Maintenance Planner

job summary:

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Planner to drive equipment reliability and optimize asset availability across our manufacturing operations in Chicago IL. This role will plan, schedule, and scope all preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance work orders, orchestrate planned outages, and ensure necessary materials, tooling, and labor are staged before the job begins.

location: Chicago, Illinois job type: Permanent salary: $75,000 - 85,000 per year work hours: 8am to 5pm education: High School

responsibilities:

• Conduct on-site job reviews to scope work orders, estimating required labor hours, special tooling, safety measures (LOTO, hot work, confined space), and staging necessary spare parts prior to release.
• Build, align, and coordinate weekly maintenance schedules and planned equipment shutdown/turnaround activities in direct partnership with Operations and Maintenance Supervisors.
• Manage the full lifecycle of work orders within the CMMS (eMaint, SAP PM, or Maximo)-tracking work order backlog, updating equipment histories, and driving preventive maintenance (PM) compliance.
• Monitor key maintenance metrics (MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance, downtime) and collaborate with engineering on root cause failure analyses (RCA) and predictive maintenance initiatives (vibration, oil analysis, thermography).
• Ensure every job plan embeds standard operating procedures, hazard identification, and strict adherence to plant OSHA safety standards.

qualifications:

3+ years of maintenance experience in manufacturing or heavy industry.

skills:

operational efficiency,continuous improvement,corrective maintenance,Heat Treatment,Purchasing,Maintenance,manufacturing operations,predictive

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.