Engineering Planner, Senior

Job Summary

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating site maintenance and calibration activities. The role ensures reliable scheduling and supports Preventive Maintenance and Calibration compliance while partnering with Maintenance, Reliability, and Production teams to support asset reliability and efficient operations.

About Our Engineering Team

You will be part of a collaborative Maintenance and Engineering team that supports safe, compliant, and reliable operations. The team works closely with Reliability, Production, Quality, and external partners to deliver planned maintenance and calibration activities in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment. Strong teamwork, operational discipline, and a safety‑first mindset are core to how the team operates.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and maintain site maintenance and calibration schedules.

• Plan and coordinate all planned maintenance and calibration activities using CMMS.

• Monitor, track, analyze, and report schedule performance; implement adjustments as needed to maintain PM and Calibration compliance.

• Identify and implement improvements to maintenance planning and execution processes.

• Partner with maintenance teams, VMI suppliers, and vendors to ensure materials are available while minimizing inventory value.

• Oversee parts inventory accuracy, cycle counts, and physical inventories; provide required reporting.

• Perform initial screening of incoming work orders, define scope, and determine the appropriate level of planning.

• Conduct field walkdowns to identify job requirements, safety hazards, materials, tools, calibration standards, and equipment access needs.

• Develop job plans, labor and material estimates, and material lists to maximize efficiency and wrench time.

• Research and gather engineering specifications, drawings, and technical documentation as required.

• Capture and analyze maintenance data including losses, costs, breakdowns, and tag resolution.

• Support TPM and RCM‑based maintenance initiatives.

• Coordinate directly with contractor resources to ensure work order scope and expectations are clearly understood.

• Support Quality Systems activities as needed, including investigations and reporting.

• Serve as back‑up to CMMS Administrators.

• Participate in budget preparation, cost tracking, and cost trend analysis; recommend opportunities for continual improvement.

Qualifications & Experience

Required:

• Associate’s degree or equivalent technical experience.

• Minimum of 8 years of maintenance planning and scheduling experience.

• Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).

• Experience developing and maintaining maintenance documentation, reports, investigations, and SOPs.

• Experience planning and scheduling shutdowns (major and minor).

• Working knowledge of planning and scheduling methods, including Gantt charts, Critical Path Analysis, and resource leveling.

• Proficiency with Windows‑based applications.

• Strong attention to detail with a consistent ability to deliver accurate, error‑free work.

• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities, schedules, and business needs.

Preferred:

• FDA / cGMP experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.

• Experience with CMMS platforms such as Maximo, BMRAM, or similar systems.

Formalities

Location: Onsite, Bothell, Washington

Schedule: Full-time, onsite

Compensation Range: $83,920 - $115,390