The posting
Job Description
Who will you be working with?
The Friction Product Line designs and manufactures high-friction and low-friction composition, sintered brake shoes, specialty shoes, and disc brake linings for freight, locomotive and transit vehicles.
How will you make a difference?
The Maintenance Planner responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability, improve maintenance efficiency, and minimize production downtime. This role works closely with maintenance technicians, production leaders, engineering, and operations to ensure all maintenance work is properly planned, scheduled, and executed.
What do we want to know about you?
- Associate degree in Industrial Maintenance, Engineering Technology, or related field preferred. Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, or related discipline is preferred.
- Experience with Maximo, or similar maintenance management systems is preferred.
- Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) or maintenance planning certification is preferred.
- Experience supporting lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives is preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of maintenance planning, maintenance supervision, or industrial maintenance experience.
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
- Strong planning, scheduling, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, mechanical drawings, and equipment documentation.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
What will your typical day look like?
- Develop detailed maintenance work plans, including labor requirements, parts, tools, permits, and estimated completion times.
- Create and maintain weekly and daily maintenance schedules in coordination with production and maintenance leadership.
- Review, prioritize, and manage maintenance work orders through the CMMS system.
- Ensure required materials, replacement parts, and resources are available before scheduled work begins.
- Maintain equipment records, preventive maintenance schedules, and asset history.
- Analyze equipment failures and maintenance trends to identify opportunities for reliability improvements.
- Provide assistance to maintenance as needed to make necessary repairs throughout facility.
- Track key maintenance performance indicators, including:
- Schedule compliance Preventive maintenance completion Equipment downtime Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) Maintenance backlog
- Support predictive and preventive maintenance programs.
- Coordinate contractor maintenance activities and external service providers as required.
- Promote and maintain compliance with all safety, environmental, and company standards.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to improve equipment reliability and maintenance effectiveness.
What about the physical demands of the job?
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.
- Regularly lift a minimum of fifty pounds (50lbs).
- Working outside in extreme heat and cold weather.
- Frequently stand, walk, bend, crouch, push and pull.
- Regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts and extreme heat (non-weather).
- Occasionally exposed to airborne particles.
The hourly range for this role is between $34.00 – $36.00. The actual hourly rate offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands, and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).
Additional Information
Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary rate for this role is currently $0-0 The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at mywabtecbenefits.com. Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if eligible.
What could you accomplish in a place that puts People First?
At Wabtec, it’s not just about a job - it’s about the impact you make. When our people come together, we’re Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other.
If you’re ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.
Who are we?
Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. Whether it’s freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together – are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.
Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We’re lifelong learners, obsessed with better. Learn more at www.WabtecCorp.com.
Culture powers us and the possibilities.
We believe the best ideas come from a mix of experiences and backgrounds. At Wabtec, we strive every day to create a place where everyone belongs. We’re building a culture where leadership, inclusion and your unique perspective fuel progress.
We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.
Need accommodation? Just let us know - we’ve got you.
