Maintenance Planner jobs in Asheville, NC

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients. 

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work. 

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission. 

Your Role at Baxter

This is where we make life-saving products

Under direction of supervisor, support plant equipment reliability by ensuring maintenance department has planned work to perform weekly applying the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).

Your Team

Baxter is focused on saving and sustaining lives by finding solutions to complex problems. Each day, the manufacturing team strives to create quality products for our customers—and are sometimes met with unforeseen issues to solve. The high-caliber talent at Baxter meets these challenges head-on, as a team, to create products with the customer's needs top-of-mind.

We build relationships with each other to get work done.

As a multidisciplinary environment, we are always learning from others and exchanging ideas. This means we are open to new opinions and encourage Baxter employees always to be their authentic selves and celebrate our various backgrounds.

What we offer from Day One:

• Shift flexibility to trade shifts and leverage overtime opportunities
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
• 160 hours of Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• 401K match
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

What you'll be doing

• Assesses service requests for validity, accuracy, visibility and completeness. Ensures compliance and expectations prior to approving service request.
• Owns the work order and service request backlog
• Prioritizes and plans work orders based on asset criticality
• Plans all aspects of non-emergency work orders to include parts required, estimated labor hours, special tools, detailed instructions and any coordination with contractors, other departments and support groups.
• Partners with maintenance, operations, quality, stockroom and vendors as vital to ensure backlog work orders include everything vital to execute the work order
• Partners with other plant personnel to plan and schedule maintenance work
• Works with technicians and reliability engineers to build non-Preventive Maintenance (PM) / non-Predictive Maintenance (PdM) job plans to include parts required, technical specifications, special tools and detailed instructions
• Manages the maintenance job plan library
• Utilizes parts kitting process for PMs and all other work orders that can be scheduled and kitted
• Utilizes work order status to accurately partition work orders
• Work closely with maintenance supervisors to ensure:
• Insure weekly assignments are delivered on time
• Confirm Weekly assignments are returned in a timely manner to continue supporting the planning process
• Updates job plans based on feedback from technicians, supervisors, managers and department engineers
• Escalates issues for requested work which does not appear to be valid, feasible or has cost constraints, or requires engineering design/change control.
• Prepare and submit ‘addition-to-stores’ requests as the need arises

What you'll bring

• A.A.S in related curriculum or equivalent experience
• Acquire planner certification within 1 year
• 5 years of previous industrial maintenance experience.
• Prefer 2 years of previous industrial maintenance experience in assigned area
• Must have the knowledge, skill and ability to perform corrective, preventive, predictive and improvement tasks and projects on industrial assets and systems to develop solid job plans for others to execute
• Knowledge and proficiency with:
• Microsoft Office computer software
• North Cove’s drawing database
• Maximo CMMS
• Optimally use Maximo to accomplish all items listed above
• Optimally present information one-on-one and in small groups
• Understand verbal and written safety and quality instructions and read and comprehend written work instructions including words and drawings.
• Must have basic English written and oral communication skills adequate to connect with other team members

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $48,000 - $66,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

Other Duties as Assigned

Please note this job description is not crafted to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Overtime is worked as required.

The successful candidate for this job may be required to verify that he or she has been vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for individuals with medical conditions or religious beliefs that prevent vaccination, and in accordance with applicable law.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
                                                                                                                                                               
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Reasonable Accommodations

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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