Maintenance Planner

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Where is the work:
On-Site (5 days)

Trane Technologies is hiring a Maintenance Planner in Tyler, Texas. The Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning and scheduling maintenance activities to improve technician effectiveness, increase planned work execution, and support plant reliability goals. This role ensures work orders are properly defined, resourced, and scheduled for efficient execution. The role also serves as the primary day-to-day site interface for the externally managed spare parts crib to ensure strong parts availability, kitting, and maintenance job readiness.

Responsibilities:

·         Develop detailed job plans and work packages for maintenance activities.

·         Maintain backlog quality and work order readiness.

·         Schedule preventive maintenance and planned corrective work.

·         Coordinate labor, parts, tools, contractor support, and permits as needed.

·         Support outage and shutdown planning activities.

·         Maintain CMMS data accuracy and planning standards.

·         Track maintenance planning metrics and identify opportunities for improvement.

·         Partner with Supervisors, Engineering, and storeroom functions to improve maintenance readiness.

·         Serve as the primary day-to-day coordinator with the externally managed spare parts crib supplier.

·         Coordinate with the supplier on parts availability, kitting, staging, stock accuracy, critical spare readiness, and support for planned work.

·         Align spare parts stocking strategies with maintenance backlog, PM requirements, and shutdown/outage plans.

·         Escalate significant service, inventory, or material availability issues to the Maintenance Manager.

·         Support continuous improvement of storeroom processes that improve planned-work execution and reduce maintenance delays due to parts availability.

Qualifications:

·         Associate’s degree, technical certification, or equivalent industrial experience preferred.

·         Minimum 3 years of maintenance planning, maintenance coordination, or industrial maintenance experience required.

·         Experience with CMMS systems preferred.

·         Experience coordinating with storeroom, MRO, or vendor-managed inventory operations preferred.

·         Knowledge of maintenance planning, scheduling, and work management practices.

·         Strong understanding of maintenance materials coordination and job readiness requirements.

·         Strong organizational and documentation skills.

·         Ability to coordinate across maintenance, production, engineering, and supplier teams.

·         Proficiency with CMMS and standard office software.

·         Strong follow-up and issue escalation discipline.

Annual Base Salary Range or Hourly Base Pay Range:
$60,000.00 - $86,169.99
Compensation Type:
Salary
Incentive Eligible:
No
Sales Commission Eligible:
No

Disclaimer : We strive to provide competitive compensation for this position, tailored to a variety of factors. The actual compensation will depend on elements such as seniority, merit, geographic location, education, experience,  travel requirements, and union designation.   Our compensation range is generally based on the national average for the country.  Additionally, benefits may vary depending on the region, business alignment, union involvement, and employee status.

Thrive at work and at home:

- Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives – WE DARE TO CARE!
- Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
- Paid time off includes  up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
- 401K match up, educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.

Disclaimer:  Benefit offerings may vary by site as well as Collective Bargaining Agreements and local/state regulations

Safety Sensitive Role:
Yes
The company designates certain roles as Safety Sensitive. Safety Sensitive roles may require that you pass additional drug screening.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.