A maintenance planner is responsible for ensuring that all proactive maintenance activities are planned, scheduled, and tracked in an efficient and effective manner. They must be able to anticipate potential problems before they arise (defect prevention and avoidable delays) and create a plan of action to address them. The planner will also need to coordinate with various departments, such as operations, engineering, purchasing, finance, etc., in order to ensure that the right resources are available when needed. The planner must have strong organizational skills and be able to prioritize tasks based on their importance or urgency. Additionally, they should have excellent communication skills so that they can effectively communicate plans with other departments within the organization. They should also possess good problem-solving abilities so that potential issues for planned work execution can be addressed.. Finally, it is important for the planner to understand how different pieces of equipment work together in order to identify potential areas where proactive maintenance may reduce unnecessary downtime events..