Maintenance Planning & Scheduling Engineer; Ethanol Refining; NE

Job Description

Job Description

Maintenance Planning & Scheduling Engineer – Ethanol Refining
Location: Southeast Nebraska

Salary: $110K-$115K
Engineering Degree Required | Relocation Assistance Provided

Must be authorized to work in USA

Why This Opportunity Benefits YOU

• Join a financially strong, growing ethanol producer committed to long-term reliability excellence.
• Step into a high-impact role that directly improves uptime, reduces maintenance costs, and strengthens equipment life cycles.
• Work in a culture focused on proactive maintenance, continuous improvement, professional development, and operational excellence.
• Enjoy strong organizational support, modern CMMS tools, and collaboration with a highly skilled maintenance and engineering leadership team.
• Relocation assistance available to ensure a smooth transition.

Position Summary

The Planning and Scheduling Engineer drives plant reliability by developing and executing best-in-class maintenance job plans, schedules, and work coordination. This role anticipates delays, aligns labor and materials, and ensures maintenance activities support maximum equipment uptime and long-term asset health. The position also champions proactive reliability culture, leverages CMMS data to improve performance, and supports compliance, safety, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion proactive reliability and continuous improvement across maintenance operations.
• Develop, plan, and schedule maintenance work using CMMS best practices.
• Analyze backlog, labor requirements, and KPIs to optimize maintenance effectiveness.
• Create detailed job plans that enhance equipment life expectancy and reduce costs.
• Lead weekly maintenance scheduling meetings and coordinate cross-functional activities.
• Support equipment history, root cause analysis, EMP improvements, and recordkeeping.
• Audit maintenance documentation and communicate improvement needs.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide backup support within the department as needed.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (required).
• 3+ years of planning & scheduling experience in a large-scale, continuous industrial environment (preferred).
• Knowledge of maintenance practices for major processing equipment (evaporators, heat exchangers, centrifuges, pumps, boilers, instrumentation, etc.).
• CMMS power-user experience and strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Project engineering/management experience and formal planning/scheduling training preferred.
• Must have authorization to work in the U.S. (non-student, non-third-party sponsored).

Skills & Abilities

• Strong planning & scheduling expertise with a detail-oriented, analytical mindset.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with diverse teams.
• Knowledge of preventive/predictive maintenance and reliability methodologies.
• Understanding of OSHA/EPA regulations related to manufacturing environments.