Maintenance Planner

Company Overview: MP Materials (NYSE: MP) is rebuilding American industrial capability for a new era of autonomy, robotics, and electrification. We are the only U.S. company with a fully integrated rare earth supply chain—from mining and refining to advanced metal and magnet manufacturing. Our products include both the critical materials used to make permanent magnets and the finished magnets themselves—enabling next-generation technologies in robotics, automation, aerospace, transportation, defense, and energy systems. These materials are the foundation of physical AI—the convergence of computation, movement, and control. We hire ambitious, mission-driven people who want to tackle complex challenges and shape the future of strategic industries. Our culture is rooted in teamwork, resiliency, and integrity, with a deep commitment to operational excellence and national purpose. MP is rapidly evolving from a materials producer into a leading U.S. manufacturer—and our people are driving that transformation. Position Overview: The Maintenance Planner plays a critical role in ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient execution of maintenance activities across MP Materials operations. This position is responsible for developing, coordinating, and managing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance plans and schedules to support operational readiness and equipment reliability. The Maintenance Planner works closely with Maintenance, Operations, Procurement, Warehouse, and Reliability teams to ensure maintenance work is properly prioritized, planned, documented, and executed with minimal operational disruption. This role supports continuous improvement initiatives by maintaining accurate maintenance data, optimizing maintenance resources, and driving schedule compliance through SAP PM and maintenance planning best practices. Position Responsibilities: Develop and manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance plans and schedules using SAP PM (Plant Maintenance). Create, prioritize, and maintain maintenance work orders to support safe and efficient execution of maintenance activities. Coordinate labor, materials, tools, permits, and equipment required for planned maintenance work. Maintain and manage maintenance backlog reporting, schedule compliance tracking, and work execution visibility. Coordinate with Operations to align maintenance schedules with production priorities and equipment availability. Work closely with Procurement and Warehouse teams to ensure timely availability of spare parts, materials, and maintenance services. Monitor maintenance KPIs and generate reports related to downtime, schedule adherence, labor utilization, and maintenance performance. Analyze equipment history, maintenance trends, and failure data to support reliability improvement initiatives. Maintain accurate equipment records, maintenance history, and asset data integrity within SAP PM. Support outage…