Maintenance Planner

Cleveland-Cliffs has an immediate opening for a Maintenance Planner in our Primary Operations Division at our Cleveland, OH operation. The Maintenance Planner provides proactive and preventative mechanical maintenance planning to the department in accordance with established mine/steel planning standards to enable safe and efficient execution of scheduled work. The ideal candidate will have prior steel industry experience, be self-motivated, and thrive in a fast-paced work environment with complex operations. 

• Participates in the weekly asset meeting in development of the plan and schedule.
• Orders all necessary parts and materials to complete the work plan.
• Communicates with materials and maintenance scheduler to get necessary parts pre-positioned and/or delivered to the job site prior to commencement of the job.
• Utilizes General Repair Improvement Process (GRIP) for major equipment shutdowns, which is typically any work greater than one day in duration or having a significant impact to the mine plan.
• Ensures, with help from the supervisors, that work orders are properly closed out, coded properly, updated with accurate labor hours, parts and procedures and that the equipment history is updated.
• Assists in the development of long-range maintenance schedules and budgets.
• Reviews opportunities for trial and tracking of new / existing products or services with engineering and Reliability departments.
• Solicits and receives feedback from maintenance supervisors and mechanics for continuing improvement of maintenance planning practices.
• Partners closely with reliability teams.
• Ensures that all planning elements of the Cliffs’ Maintenance Process and Standards (MPS) are fully implemented and functioning.
• Generates required maintenance performance reports.
• Communicates the department’s key maintenance performance indicators (KPIs) as well as the company’s KPIs and analyzes our performance against those indicators.
• Interfaces with OEMs, vendors and contractors on non-purchasing related issues.
• Plans for the future and for continuing improvement of maintenance planning practices.
• Works closely with the maintenance and reliability engineers in performing Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and maintenance improvement.
• Ensures that all department work performed is done in a safe manner and that all work areas are maintained to meet or exceed all Cliffs’ rules

• 2-year degree in a technical field from an accredited institution.

• 3 or more years of experience in a heavy manufacturing environment

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is the largest flat-rolled steel company and the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. The Company is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package including top pay with variable compensation opportunities, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off, and more!

Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.  

As a company, we are doing what we can to keep all our employees safe and healthy. It is the current expectation that all Cleveland-Cliffs employees will be vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible. Before accepting an offer of employment you must certify that you are fully vaccinated. Cleveland-Cliffs reserves the right to require proof of vaccination.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to careers@clevelandcliffs.comor call 1-(312) 899-3097 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Do not email your application materials to this email address. Application materials sent to this email address will not be considered.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer –M/F/Veteran/Disability. We are a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment screening as a condition of employment.