Maintenance Planner

At Ball, integrity and trust are the foundation of who we are. Guided by our core values —"We Care. We Work. We Win.”— we create a culture where every voice matters, and every idea drives progress. Together with our global employees, customers, and partners, we’re turning bold sustainability goals into reality and shaping a future we can all be proud of. Create a new future. Apply Today. Primary Purpose of the Position Leads maintenance planning and scheduling, work order management, and coordinated execution of standardized maintenance activities in a manufacturing environment. Administers preventive maintenance data and asset records through the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and ERP platform, including JDE, SAP, or equivalent systems. Coordinates daily maintenance and planned outage/shutdown activities, drives parts and materials readiness, tracks maintenance KPIs, and identifies continuous improvement opportunities that improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and control maintenance costs. Essential Responsibilities Administers and optimizes the equipment maintenance system, CMMS, and ERP data used to set up, plan, schedule, manage, and report maintenance activities, asset history, and work orders. Reviews maintenance work orders daily to identify missed or incomplete work, communicates deficiencies to responsible personnel, and calculates assigned maintenance KPIs and compliance metrics. Runs preventive maintenance compliance reports, follows up on noncompliant work orders, and supports accurate PM completion and maintenance data quality. Reviews P1 notifications and work requests, standardizes descriptions and equipment naming, validates job scope, and improves future CMMS searchability and work order history. Meets weekly with management, Operations, and Maintenance to prioritize work requests based on severity, risk, production needs, labor availability, and equipment reliability. Creates and maintains preventive maintenance work orders in JDE, including service types, task instructions, model work orders, job plans, PM schedules, labor needs, and required parts, with input from Maintenance and Production. Maintains the JDE master tracker and controlled documentation for preventive maintenance work orders, job plans, and task instructions used in the plant. Analyzes M&R reports, equipment cost history, backlog, downtime, and other maintenance data to identify high-cost assets, recurring failures, and cost-saving or reliability improvement opportunities. Develops detailed maintenance-day and shutdown/outage plans, including hour-by-hour schedules, labor coordination, contractor support, safety requirements, parts, tools, and materials readiness. Coordinates with the storeroom, MRO, Procurement, vendors, and contractors to ensure critical parts and services are available at least two weeks before scheduled maintenance when practical. Leads maintenance-day and outage coordination through a structured planning and scheduling process and adjusts plans as plant priorities and operating conditions change. Assists in developing maintenance SOPs, standard job plans, and work instructions to improve equipment reliability, reduce unplanned downtime, and support safe, repeatable work execution. Trains team members on JDE equipment maintenance and CMMS functionality and develops training documentation, data standards, and work management practices that support accurate maintenance records. Supports preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance planning and contributes to reliability-centered maintenance, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities as applicable. May assist with establishing, reviewing, and monitoring M&R budgets, purchase requirements, and maintenance cost controls in coordination with the maintenance storeroom attendant and plant leadership. Position Requirements, Education, and Competencies Broad training and practical experience in an industr…

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