Maintenance Planner - HVAC Millwright
Date: May 27, 2026
Location: Hemlock, MI, US, 48626
Company: hemlocksem
Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) is a leading global provider of hyper pure polysilicon, an essential material used in the semiconductor and solar industries. From smartphones in your pocket to satellites in orbit, our materials play a foundational role in modern technology.
At HSC, employees do work that matters. Team members are part of a safety focused organization that values teamwork, excellence, responsibility and customer focus. Rooted in Michigan for more than 65 years, HSC continues to evolve through innovation, operational discipline and a strong commitment to its people and communities.
This role contributes to HSC’s ongoing work and long-term success by supporting teams, processes and priorities that keep operations running effectively.
Summary
The Maintenance Planner - HVAC Millwright is responsible for giving Maintenance Trades a "head start" for executing maintenance work by planning maintenance work orders in the most cost effective, efficient manner adhering to regulatory and safety rules. The Maintenance Planner develops a job execution strategy that includes labor, components/materials, equipment and tools to ensure maximum asset availability. Each maintenance plan is devised using continuous improvement (e.g. past maintenance plans are captured via tasklists, referenced, and adjusted to incorporate feedback/learnings).
The Maintenance Planner should have firsthand expertise in a maintenance trade and needs to have knowledge of a wide range of HSC's manufacturing processes and equipment.
Essential Functions
- Daily review of incoming work notifications/orders in the CMMS for assigned work centers for detailed scope, accuracy, timelines, etc to prioritize planning of maintenance requests.
- Visit job site, confer with requestor/Maintenance Coordinator and other support needed to ensure understanding of the scope to create the best strategy to execute the maintenance.
- Take measurements, prepare high level mark-ups and/or supporting information (sketches, digital photographs, manuals, etc.) when complexity of the job warrants.
- Create an effective job plan in the CMMS by determining resource requirements including what trades are required, labor hour estimates and special tools/equipment necessary to execute the work (i.e. aerial work platforms, scaffolding, ladders, etc.).
- Communicate any special safety/permit considerations (i.e. confined space, excavation, critical lift, etc.) in the job plan.
- After determining the materials needed for the jobs create stock reservations and/or purchase requisitions in the CMMS to procure components and materials.
- Review work order feedback to create and modify task lists in the CMMS and incorporate improvements in future job plans that increase planning efficiency.
Additional Duties/Responsibilities
- Actively participate in the weekly scheduling meeting.
- Review, plan, and approve new Long Term Maintenance Plan (PM’s) requests.
- Collaborate regularly with the Skilled Trades teams, Maintenance Coordinators and Plant Engineering to identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities that improve planning effectiveness and maintenance efficiency (e.g. natural work group meetings & tailgate meetings).
- Support Maintenance Planner Technical Leader in Capital Project planning, as needed.
Skills
- Demonstrated proficiency in SAP (Plant Maintenance module).
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Optimizes work processes
- Problem-solving
- Situational Adaptability
- Strong organizational and planning skills
- Teamwork
- Time Management
- Must obtain formal Maintenance Planning & Scheduling training, as well MS Excel, CMMS and other job-related training courses.
Required Work Experience
- Journeyman status in an industrial skilled trade.
- Minimum of 5 years maintenance experience in skilled trades in an industrial manufacturing plant environment, preferably Petro-Chem industry.
- Previous experience planning and estimating maintenance in industrial manufacturing plant preferred.
Minimum Required Education/Certification
- Skilled Trades Journeyman Certification
- Associates's or Bachelor's Degree: maintenance/skilled trades related field preferred.
Behaviors
- Action oriented
- Collaborative
- Customer focused
- Decision quality
- Detailed Oriented
- Effectively plans and prioritizes work
- Positive Attitude
- Self-starter/self-initiative
- Strategic mindset
- Tech savvy
Physical Requirements
The range for this position is $90,000 - $120,000 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position are dependent on hours worked and may include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, variable bonus, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, and PTO.
HSC is an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please call our Human Resources department at:
989.301.5333
or email your request to
G1HSC-HR@hscpoly.com
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
Req No. 1309
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