Job Description

Maintenance Planner

Job Summary

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability, minimize downtime, and improve overall plant efficiency. This role works closely with Maintenance, Operations, and Production teams to ensure maintenance work is properly planned, prioritized, and executed safely and effectively.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance activities for manufacturing equipment, machinery, and facility systems.
• Develop detailed work plans, including labor requirements, parts, tools, permits, and safety requirements.
• Create and maintain preventive maintenance (PM) schedules and ensure timely completion.
• Review and prioritize maintenance work orders in accordance with plant objectives and operational requirements.
• Coordinate equipment shutdowns, planned outages, and major maintenance projects.
• Verify availability of materials, spare parts, equipment, and resources prior to scheduling work.
• Collaborate with Maintenance Technicians and Production Managers to determine repair priorities and maintenance needs.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, equipment histories, and work order documentation within the CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).
• Monitor and analyze maintenance performance metrics such as equipment downtime, PM compliance, schedule attainment, and maintenance costs.
• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance processes, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Support inventory management of maintenance parts and recommend appropriate stocking levels.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with company safety policies, environmental regulations, and applicable standards.
• Assist with root cause analysis investigations and corrective action implementation for equipment failures.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to equipment reliability and maintenance effectiveness.

Qualifications

Education

• Associate's degree in Industrial Maintenance, Engineering Technology, Manufacturing, or a related field preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education, technical training, and relevant experience may be considered.

Experience

• 3-5 years of maintenance, maintenance planning, reliability, or manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience working in a manufacturing, industrial, or production environment.
• Experience utilizing a CMMS system preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong knowledge of industrial maintenance practices, equipment, and manufacturing processes.
• Understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance principles.
• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, drawings, schematics, and equipment documentation.
• Strong organizational, planning, and scheduling skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications and CMMS software.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing operational demands.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to noise, moving machinery, temperature variations, and industrial hazards.
• Ability to walk production areas regularly and conduct equipment inspections.
• Ability to occasionally climb ladders, work in confined spaces, and lift up to 25 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Working Conditions

• Manufacturing plant environment.
• Occasional after-hours, weekend, or emergency support may be required to support maintenance activities and production schedules.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Preventive Maintenance Compliance
• Schedule Attainment
• Equipment Downtime Reduction
• Work Order Backlog Management
• Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)
• Mean Time to Repair (MTTR)
• Maintenance Cost Control
• Safety Performance

Disclaimer: This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and qualifications required. Management reserves the right to modify job responsibilities as business needs require.

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

• Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
• Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
• Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
• The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet.  More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook  I YouTube

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Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision plans

• Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location

• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location

• Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program

• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits

• Paid Parental Leave

• Retirement Savings Plan with company match

• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)

• Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)