About this role
As the largest pureplay adhesives company in the world, H.B. Fuller’s (NYSE: FUL) innovative, functional coatings, adhesives and sealants enhance the quality, safety and performance of products people use every day. Founded in 1887, with 2024 revenue of $3.6 billion, our mission to Connect What Matters is brought to life by more than 7,500 global team members who collaborate with customers across more than 30 market segments in over 140 countries to develop highly specified solutions that enable customers to bring world-changing innovations to their end markets. Learn more at www.hbfuller.com.
Maintenance Planner/Scheduler with MRO Purchasing
Position Overview
The Maintenance Planner/Scheduler with MRO Purchasing is responsible for ensuring that all maintenance activities are planned, scheduled, and executed efficiently while maintaining optimal inventory levels of critical spare parts and supplies. This role acts as the central coordinator between maintenance, operations, vendors, and procurement to minimize downtime, improve asset reliability, and control maintenance-related costs.
Key Responsibilities
🛠️ Maintenance Planning & Scheduling
• Develop detailed job plans for preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Create and manage weekly and long-term maintenance schedules in coordination with maintenance supervisors and operations.
• Ensure labor, materials, tools, permits, and equipment are available before work begins.
• Maintain accurate equipment histories, job plans, and asset data in the CMMS.
• Prioritize work orders based on safety, production needs, and asset criticality.
• Track schedule compliance and drive continuous improvement in planning processes.
📅 Work Order & CMMS Management
• Review incoming work requests for clarity, priority, and scope.
• Convert approved requests into well-defined work orders with clear instructions.
• Monitor work order progress and closeout accuracy, ensuring proper documentation of labor, materials, and failure codes.
• Generate reports on backlog, KPIs, and maintenance performance metrics.
🧰 MRO Purchasing & Inventory Coordination
• Source, purchase, and expedite MRO parts, tools, and supplies required for maintenance activities.
• Maintain optimal inventory levels by monitoring usage, lead times, and critical spares.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure competitive pricing and reliable delivery.
• Work with the storeroom team to improve inventory accuracy, cycle counts, and part standardization.
• Evaluate alternative suppliers or parts to reduce cost and improve reliability.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and documentation requirements.
🤝 Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with maintenance supervisors, technicians, engineering, and operations to align schedules and priorities.
Communicate upcoming work, shutdown plans, and material shortages proactively.
Support reliability initiatives by providing data, insights, and planning expertise.
Qualifications
• Experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, or industrial maintenance.
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, or industrial equipment.
• Experience with MRO procurement
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to read technical drawings, manuals, and equipment specifications.
Preferred Skills
• Certification in Maintenance Planning/Scheduling (e.g., SMRP, PEMAC)
• Experience in manufacturing, utilities, or heavy industry
• Knowledge of reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) principles
• Negotiation and vendor management experience
• Familiarity with CMMS systems (e.g., MVP).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, and geographic location.
The salary for this role is .In addition to your salary, H.B. Fuller offers employees a competitive total rewards package including comprehensive benefits, incentive and recognitions programs, health & wellness benefits, 401K contributions, paid time off and paid holidays. Eligibility may vary.
H.B. Fuller is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and proud to have created a collaborative culture where employees around the world are seen, heard, and respected. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or marital status or status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected classification.
H.B. Fuller does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms. To conduct business with H.B. Fuller, a written service agreement must be executed by Human Resources prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. Without a signed service agreement, H.B. Fuller shall not be obligated for payment of any fee or compensation.
Other facts
About H.B. Fuller
H.B. Fuller is a leading global adhesives provider focusing on perfecting adhesives, sealants and other specialty chemical products to improve products and lives.
Your day probably begins and ends with us. Just about everywhere you look – including the windows through which you see and the magazines you read – you’ll find industrial adhesives and sealants produced by H.B. Fuller. Most likely, we made the glue holding together your cereal box, the seals that keep your refrigerator airtight, and the specialty adhesive in your baby’s disposable diaper. While our products are virtually invisible, they play a vital role in ensuring the quality and convenience of modern life. We take pride in working with our customers to add value.
At H.B. Fuller, we are committed to connecting what matters, bringing together people, products and processes that answer and solve some of the world's biggest adhesion challenges. Through our reliable, responsive technical service, we create lasting, rewarding connections with customers in the packaging, hygiene, electronic and assembly materials, automotive, paper converting, woodworking, construction, general assembly and consumer goods industries.
And, we are committed to building an environment where employees are engaged, challenged and given an opportunity to drive superior results. We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the company. With long-term, profitable growth as the ultimate goal, we strive to cultivate an environment that offers stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities.
What you'll do
- The Maintenance Planner/Scheduler is responsible for planning, scheduling, and executing maintenance activities efficiently while managing inventory levels of critical spare parts. This role coordinates between maintenance, operations, vendors, and procurement to minimize downtime and improve asset reliability.
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