Occupation
Maintenance planner
Maintenance planners turn maintenance demand into an executable schedule: scoping jobs, ordering parts, booking access to equipment, and sequencing work so technicians are not waiting. They also maintain the asset records and preventive routines that the plan is built from. The role reduces reactive work by making planned work easy to do.
Also known as: Maintenance scheduler · Planner-scheduler (maintenance) · Reliability planner · Asset care planner
Occupation content
Part of Manufacturing, production and quality
What the work involves
- Scope incoming work requests and build job plans covering labour, parts, tools, and access
- Schedule planned maintenance around production windows and shutdowns
- Raise parts requisitions and confirm materials are staged before work is released
- Maintain asset registers, equipment hierarchies, and preventive maintenance routines
- Review completed work orders, backlog, and failure history for planning improvements
- Coordinate contractors, permits, and isolations for larger planned jobs
How people commonly enter
- Progression from a maintenance trade or technician role into planning
- A college diploma in engineering technology, maintenance management, or operations
- Employer training on the maintenance management system combined with shop-floor experience
- Reliability or maintenance planning certification taken alongside work
Typical training: Varies by employer or jurisdiction
Licensing: Not typically licensed
Typical work context
Desk based · Team based · Predictable routine · Varied work · Hybrid office
Related interests
Conventional (organizing) · Realistic (hands-on) · Investigative (analytical)
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Skills to practise
- Planning and scheduling exercises
- Technical reasoning
- Data interpretation
- Data checking and clerical accuracy
- Problem solving
Practice suites
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