Maintenance Planner

Job Description:

Make an Impact Where Reliability Matters

At Hobart Brothers LLC, an Illinois Tool Works (ITW) company within the Welding Group, we don’t just manufacture welding consumables—we help build the world. Our products support critical infrastructure like vehicles, ships, bridges, railcars, and more. We succeed by putting safety, quality, and productivity first, and by living our core values: integrity, respect, trust, shared risk, and simplicity.

We’re looking for a Maintenance Planner who is passionate about reliability, proactive planning, and turning strategy into execution. If you enjoy improving equipment uptime, reducing reactive maintenance, and partnering cross-functionally to keep operations running at their best, this role is for you.

What You’ll Do

As a Maintenance Planner, you will be a key driver of safe, reliable, and efficient equipment performance by ensuring maintenance work is well-planned, fully prepared, and ready to execute.

• Champion safety by embedding safety considerations into every job plan and maintenance activity
• Review and validate maintenance work requests for clarity, completeness, and appropriate priority
• Partner with Production Coordinators and Maintenance Leadership to align priorities and timelines
• Own a prioritized, ready-to-schedule maintenance backlog that minimizes delays and reactive work
• Create detailed job plans for corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance activities
• Perform field walk-downs to improve planning accuracy and job success
• Develop and maintain weekly and short-term maintenance schedules aligned to labor and production needs
• Collaborate with Maintenance Supervisors and Operations to maximize wrench time and schedule compliance

Materials, Reliability, and Continuous Improvement

• Ensure material readiness by identifying, ordering, staging, and coordinating parts before work is scheduled
• Partner with Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) suppliers to maintain accurate min/max levels and timely replenishment
• Manage long-lead, custom, and non-stock parts including vendor coordination and delivery tracking
• Maintain and improve equipment BOMs and spare parts accuracy in the CMMS
• Plan materials and coordination for shutdowns, outages, and major maintenance events
• Optimize PM and PdM task frequencies to improve asset reliability
• Support RCM, Autonomous Maintenance, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Participate in root cause analysis and ensure corrective actions are effectively planned
• Track and improve KPIs related to readiness, parts availability, and kitting effectiveness

What You Bring

• Associate’s degree in a technical field or equivalent maintenance/reliability experience (5+ years preferred)
• Experience with reliability-focused maintenance including PM optimization, PdM, RCM, or TPM
• Hands-on experience with CMMS systems for planning and asset management
• Experience coordinating with vendors and contractors
• Strong computer skills and attention to detail
• A proactive mindset focused on prevention, efficiency, and continuous improvement

Why Hobart Brothers?

• Be part of a respected global organization backed by Illinois Tool Works

• Make a measurable impact on safety, reliability, and operational performance

• Work in a collaborative environment where planning excellence is valued

• Grow your career in reliability, planning, and asset management

• Contribute to products that support essential industries worldwide

Compensation Information:

The specific pay rate upon hire will depend on a combination of work location and the successful candidate's qualifications and prior experience.

ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential. 

As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.