Maintenance Planner Major Outage Hroc

Line of Business: Service & Support Pay Range: $107,480.00 – $143,306.66 **About Us** Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest suppliers of building materials. Heidelberg Materials North America operates over 450 locations across the U.S. and Canada with approximately 9,000 employees. **What You'll Be Doing** * Build detailed outage schedules (MS Project), define task sequencing, and identify the critical path to minimize downtime. * Identify and finalize all maintenance activities plan (kiln, mills, crushers, preheaters, etc.), ensuring a clear, detailed outage scope with task-level breakdown. * Determine manpower, contractor requirements, tools, and materials; coordinate with plant teams, procurement, and vendors to ensure availability. * Develop outage cost estimates, track planned vs. expected expenditure and identify cost optimization opportunities before execution by leveraging data and plant collaboration. * Analyze potential risks (equipment delays, resource conflicts, safety concerns) and prepare contingency plans to avoid downtime overruns. * Pre-qualify vendors, align on scope, timelines, safety requirements, and ensure contracts are ready prior to outage start. * Act as the central coordination point between plant operations, maintenance, regional teams, and contractors—ensuring alignment before mobilization. * Use past outage data and KPIs (duration, cost, productivity) to improve planning accuracy and reduce future outage durations. * Drive continuous improvement through post-outage analysis, reporting, and best practices implementation **What Are We Looking For** * Minimum of 4 years of experience in maintenance and project planning within a heavy manufacturing environment; cement plant experience preferred. * Strong capability in outage planning, project management, and maintenance coordination in industrial environments * Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, timelines, and stakeholders effectively * Knowledge of cement manufacturing processes, equipment, and maintenance systems (e.g., CMMS/SAP) * Effective communication and collaboration skills to work across diverse teams and locations * Willingness and flexibility to travel to plant sites for planning and execution activities **Work Environment** This role operates in both office and plant environments, supporting multiple sites within a designated region. Travel is required during outage preparation and execution phases. The position involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, including operations, maintenance, contractors, and regional leadership. **What We Offer** * Competitive base salary and participation in our annual incentive plan * 401(k) retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions * Highly competitive benefits programs, including: * Medical, Dental, and Vision along with Prescription Drug Benefits * Health Savings Account (HSA), Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) * AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability Coverage as well as Basic Life Insurance * Paid Bonding Leave, 15 days of Paid Vacation, 40 hours of Paid Sick Leave and 10 Paid Holidays Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled