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Evonik

Global specialty chemicals manufacturer and supplier

Maintenance Planner

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMapleton, IL, USA$72.7k - $121.2kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or industry-related degree is preferred.
  • Have 5–10 years of experience in plant maintenance or construction, emphasizing planning, scheduling, and management in an industrial setting.
  • Be proficient in SAP and maintenance scheduling tools, and be able to read construction drawings.
  • A Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional certification is preferred.
  • Understand mechanical and instrument process equipment and precision maintenance practices.
  • Have hands-on experience with craft work in a plant environment.

Responsibilities

  • Develop minimum-executable work packages by defining clear scope, field-ready operation lines with estimated hours, required materials, and basic safety, access, and isolation requirements, and advance the SAP work order to REL system status and PRTS (Planner Ready to Schedule) user status only when it is executable.
  • Plan only approved, priority-aligned work that is expected to be scheduled within the next 2–3 weeks.
  • Identify all required materials for each planned work order and verify with the Storeroom whether materials are on-hand, kitted, or must be procured, including validation of procurement lead times when parts are not stocked.
  • Temporarily support scheduling until a schedule-ready backlog exists; scheduling ownership remains with the Scheduler.
  • Clean up and normalize the backlog.
  • Optimize job plans or develop the job-plan library.
  • Conduct planning audits or enforce standards.
  • Correct historical data.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree or industry-related degree.
  • Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional certification.
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, organization, leadership, and team-building abilities.
  • Diligence, reliability, cost awareness, and ability to work under pressure.

About the Company

Evonik

Global specialty chemicals manufacturer and supplier

Evonik is a global specialty chemicals company that makes high-value ingredients used in everyday products, such as cars, footwear, and animal feed. Its products are designed to enhance performance by providing tailored chemical solutions across multiple industries and applications. Evonik operates in more than 100 countries, producing specialty chemicals through advanced formulations and manufacturing processes that meet specific customer needs. The company differentiates itself by its focused strategy on high-margin specialty chemicals after restructuring, its large, multinational manufacturing footprint, and ongoing efficiency-improvement efforts that paused major acquisitions through 2027 to prioritize internal transformation. The goal is to strengthen its leadership in specialty chemicals and sustain profitable growth by delivering specialized ingredients and performance materials while improving operational efficiency.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Essen, Germany
Founded
2007

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