Associate Maintenance Planner

Location: 931 South Highland Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719

Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday, 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM (Overtime and weekend flexibility required)

As a Maintenance Planner, you will play a key role in optimizing technician effectiveness, improving maintenance processes, and reducing the total cost of ownership. You will independently prioritize and plan maintenance work, lead root cause analyses, manage CMMS planning, and support Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) initiatives to drive operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, prioritize, and schedule maintenance work in collaboration with multiple departments.

• Identify job resources and assemble work packages (instructions, schematics, parts lists, etc.).

• Analyze maintenance history and lead root cause analysis for recurring issues.

• Manage CMMS (SAP preferred) for proactive maintenance planning and work order management.

• Maintain and organize TPM documentation, SOPs, and maintenance records.

• Develop preventive maintenance (PM) programs, spare parts lists, and kitting strategies.

• Generate and track maintenance KPIs, reporting performance and improvement areas.

• Coordinate contractor bids, schedules, and performance tracking.

• Conduct weekly PM audits and report findings to leadership.

• Lead the Maintenance Day Program—plan schedules, facilitate meetings, and report outcomes.

• Maintain temporary repair logs, service agreements, and technical documentation.

• Partner with maintenance and production teams to minimize unplanned downtime.

• Engage daily with line mechanics to review PM needs, work orders, and parts requirements.

• Starting pay:$21.00 - $26.00 per hour. Actual placement within the compensation range may vary depending on experience, skills, and other factors

Benefits (Effective Day One, Where Applicable):

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Disability Coverage

• Paid Time Off (including vacation and sick leave)

• 401(k) with company match

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Mileage Reimbursement

Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and applicable collective bargaining agreements..

• Experience: 2+ years in maintenance planning (manufacturing or industrial environment preferred).

• Technical Skills:

  • Proficient CMMS user (SAP experience strongly preferred).

  • Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

• Soft Skills:

  • Clear technical communication and documentation skills.

  • Demonstrated teamwork, reliability, and adaptability.

  • Strong safety mindset and commitment to continuous improvement.

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with a portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partners brands and powerful distribution capabilities to provide a beverage for every need, anytime, anywhere. We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it!

Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us?

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~29,000 employees to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.