Maintenance Manager

Overview:

Insight Global is seeking a Manager of Maintenance Planning & Scheduling 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:

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and develop a team of maintenance planners and schedulers supporting multiple value streams
• 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

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Maintenance, or related field preferred
• 7–10+ years of maintenance experience in heavy industrial or manufacturing environments (metals, chemical, paper, etc.)
• 3–5+ years of leadership 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

Plusses:

Planning & Scheduling Certification (PSC)

Compensation:

$120,000 to $150,000 per year annual salary.

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.