Senior Planner

Required Skills & Experience

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Industrial Technology, Maintenance, or related field preferred
• 5+ years of maintenance experience in heavy industrial or manufacturing environments (metals, chemical, paper, etc.)
• 3–5+ years of experience within maintenance planning, scheduling, or reliability
• Experience leading shutdowns, turnarounds, or major maintenance projects
• Strong experience with CMMS systems and maintenance work management processes
• Knowledge of preventive/predictive maintenance and reliability best practices (SMRP preferred)
• Strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Planning & Scheduling Certification (PSC)

Job Description

Overview:

Insight Global is seeking a Planner to lead plant-wide maintenance work management across multiple production value streams in a heavy industrial environment. This role is responsible for driving a proactive maintenance culture, improving schedule compliance, and ensuring all maintenance work is properly planned, prioritized, and executed safely and efficiently

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive a proactive, data-driven maintenance culture focused on safety, reliability, and cost control
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Reliability, and Storeroom teams to align maintenance priorities Planning & Work Management
• Oversee the full maintenance work lifecycle within CMMS (scope, plan, schedule, execute, close-out)
• Ensure all work orders are fully planned with labor, materials, tools, permits, and safety requirements
• Maintain a healthy, well-prioritized backlog and ensure work is “shovel-ready” before scheduling Scheduling & Execution
• Develop and manage short- and long-term maintenance schedules
• Balance internal resources and contractors across multiple teams
• Drive schedule compliance and minimize reactive/emergency work Shutdowns & Turnarounds
• Lead planning and execution of major plant shutdowns and turnarounds
• Develop detailed schedules, labor plans, contractor coordination, and execution timelines
• Track performance and drive continuous improvement post-outage Reliability & Continuous Improvement
• Partner with reliability teams to strengthen PM/PdM programs and maintenance strategies
• Analyze KPIs (schedule compliance, backlog, productivity, etc.) to identify gaps and improve performance
• Drive initiatives focused on reliability, root cause analysis, and planned work optimization CMMS, Materials & Compliance
• Ensure consistent CMMS utilization, accurate work order data, and KPI reporting
• Coordinate with purchasing/storeroom to ensure material readiness and effective inventory management
• Enforce strict adherence to safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements