Maintenance Planner
Innophos
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- Pay
- $79K to $117K
- a year
- Location
- Chicago Heights, IL
- Work style
- On-site
- Posted
- Oct 22
- 3 days ago
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About the company
Innophos
Chemicals · 1,001 to 5,000 employees
What you'll do
- Schedule and coordinate preventive maintenance in line with production priorities.
- Support daily maintenance activities and help troubleshoot equipment issues.
- Analyze recurring maintenance problems and drive root cause resolution.
- Ensure all maintenance activities meet safety, quality, and regulatory standards.
- Coordinate contractors for fire systems and mobile equipment PMs.
- Serve as backup to the Mechanical Supervisor as needed.
What you need
- High School Diploma or GED required; technical degree or certification preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance experience (chemical or food industry ideal).
- 3+ years in a maintenance planning or supervisory role.
- Strong knowledge of chemical plant equipment (pumps, piping, heat exchangers, etc.).
- Experience in union and PSM-regulated environments, including PHA and MOC processes, preferred. While our site is not PSM-covered, we follow PSM guidelines and best practices.
- Proficiency with CMMS and Microsoft Excel.
- Familiarity with MRO inventory management.
- Hands-on role in a chemical manufacturing setting.
- Must be able to wear PPE and work in areas with exposure to chemicals, dust, and varying temperatures.
- Frequent climbing, bending, lifting (up to 50 lbs), and working at heights.
- Must adhere to GMPs and site hygiene protocols.
Key skills
CMMSJD Edwards/E1Problem-solving skillsLeadCommunicate effectively
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Innophos is hiring a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler at our Chicago Heights, IL manufacturing site. This role serves as the central point for all planned maintenance activities, coordinating closely with Production, Maintenance, and support teams to minimize downtime and optimize equipment reliability.
Reports to: Maintenance Manager
The Planner/Scheduler is responsible for developing and managing preventive and corrective maintenance schedules using the CMMS (preferably JD Edwards/E1), ensuring safety, quality, and environmental compliance. This position requires strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to lead and communicate effectively across departments.