Maintenance Planner - Electrical or Mechanical
Location: Shuqualak, MS | Full-Time | On-Site
Industry: Engineered Wood Products | Compensation: ~$85-90K + Bonus + 401(k)
A leading engineered wood manufacturer is hiring two Maintenance Planners to support a brand-new facility in Shuqualak, MS. You'll be joining during the startup phase-helping build the maintenance planning function from the ground up.
Open Roles:
Electrical Maintenance Planner (top priority)
Mechanical Maintenance Planner (active; potential to add a second)
These roles are key to ensuring safe, efficient, and well-prepared maintenance execution -and a great opportunity for experienced techs or leads ready to transition into planning full-time.
What You'll Own (not all required experience)
Build and manage job plans, PMs, task lists, and work instructions in the CMMS
Walk down jobs, gather parts/tools, and coordinate with vendors and the storeroom
Prepare work packages for downtime windows, outages, and capital installs
Partner with maintenance, operations, and automation teams to support day-to-day priorities
Support root cause analysis , preventive maintenance, and reliability improvement
Electrical Planner : Motors, drives, PLCs, MCCs, instrumentation
Mechanical Planner : Conveyors, hydraulics, gearboxes, mobile and fixed equipment
What You Bring (flexible)
3-5+ years of industrial maintenance experience (lumber, paper, mill, mfg, etc.)
1-2+ years of planning/scheduling, or strong informal planning experience as a lead tech
Solid understanding of PM systems, troubleshooting, and maintenance workflows
CMMS experience (any platform)
Comfortable coordinating with multiple stakeholders and walking the floor
Electrical Planner : Industrial electrical or E&I background preferred
Mechanical Planner : Mechanical maintenance or millwright background preferred
Compensation & Perks
Salary: ~$85-90K base depending on experience
Bonuses: Annual incentive bonus (5-21%) + pay-for-performance bonus (7-12%)
Retirement: 401(k) with strong employer contribution and match (12%)
Hours: Salaried 40-hour week, with additional flexibility during outages or startup
Relocation: Sign-on bonus available for qualified candidates
Why This Role?
Help shape the maintenance function at a greenfield facility with new equipment
Join a site with strong investment in people, safety, and culture
Work with a team that values training, stability, and career development
Clear path to grow into reliability, supervisory, or capital project roles
Be the person who helps get it right from day one
Ready to make an impact where your planning skills matter?
Apply here OR Send your resume to jacob.ayers@manpowerengineering.com and include a few times this week you're free for a short intro call.
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