Maintenance CMMS Specialist
Job Location:
Garden Grove, CA - USA
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Job Summary
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry were inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. Were proud to play a part in protecting the worlds democracies. And were committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do opening up and protecting our planet.With over 16000 employees across 32 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the worlds aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of 3.6bn in 2025. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Own the effective administration data quality governance reporting and user support of Maintenance Connection for the Garden Grove Facilities Engineering Repair & Maintenance organization. The Maintenance CMMS Specialist converts maintenance activity into reliable system records dashboards asset history PM master data and actionable insights that support planning scheduling reliability spares compliance and leadership decision-making. This role is cross-trained with the Maintenance Planner/Scheduler and provides backup coverage for routine planning and scheduling support but remains distinct by owning CMMS configuration master data governance user support reporting and data standards rather than weekly schedule ownership job-plan sequencing or labor coordination.
CMMS Governance & System Administration
- Administer Maintenance Connection as the system of record for maintenance work intake asset records PM master data work orders status visibility and maintenance history.
- Maintain data governance standards including asset hierarchy naming conventions priorities failure codes locations requester information and closure documentation.
- Support CMMS configuration changes data cleanup initiatives dashboard enhancements system controls and standardization efforts to ensure accurate and reliable maintenance data.
PM Work Order & Asset Data Management
- Maintain and validate PM work-order backlog asset and spare-parts data to support maintenance planning and execution.
- Prepare reports identify missing or inaccurate data and ensure work-order and PM records are complete and current.
- Support asset criticality assessments PM optimization failure analysis critical spares management vendor history and equipment reliability initiatives in partnership with Maintenance Reliability Stores and Engineering teams.
Maintenance Reporting & Analytics
- Develop maintain and analyze maintenance KPIs and reports including PM compliance backlog health work-order aging emergency work closure quality labor utilization and parts usage.
- Identify trends data-quality issues repeat failures high-maintenance assets and process improvement opportunities to support operational and leadership decision-making.
User Support Training & Process Compliance
- Provide first-line support for Maintenance Connection users across Maintenance Operations Facilities Stores and Leadership teams.
- Troubleshoot system access and application issues develop user guidance and deliver training on CMMS processes mobile applications asset selection status updates and documentation requirements.
- Promote compliance with work-request work-order and closeout standards to ensure consistent system use and data quality.
Cross-Functional Coordination & Data Readiness
- Partner with the Maintenance Planner/Scheduler by providing CMMS data reporting and backup support for planning and scheduling activities as needed.
- Ensure contractor project and facility work is properly captured in Maintenance Connection including asset history PM additions risk assessments and turnover documentation.
- Support data readiness system controls and documentation requirements while management and HR retain responsibility for operational approvals labor decisions and personnel matters.
- Bachelors degree in Information Systems Data Analytics Industrial Technology Engineering Maintenance Management Business or a related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered where appropriate.
- 2 years of experience in maintenance administration CMMS support data management planning support manufacturing operations facilities or a comparable technical/customer-service environment.
- At least 1 year of hands-on Maintenance Connection experience including work orders assets preventive maintenance records reporting or user support.
- Working knowledge of CMMS-based work-order governance asset hierarchy PM records backlog reporting equipment history and maintenance performance metrics.
- Strong data-quality discipline attention to detail analytical capability and ability to convert maintenance data into clear reports and follow-up actions.
- Ability to communicate effectively with maintenance technicians supervisors planners engineers stores personnel operations users contractors and leadership.
- U.S. Person status as required to support export compliance and ITAR-controlled aerospace and defense manufacturing operations.
- Advanced Maintenance Connection reporting administration dashboard import/export or configuration experience.
- Experience supporting maintenance planning PM load leveling backlog review spares linkage or work-order improvement in a manufacturing or facilities environment.
- Experience with Excel Power BI or similar tools for KPI reporting trend analysis data cleansing and leadership dashboards.
- Familiarity with aerospace defense cleanroom chemical utilities or regulated manufacturing documentation expectations.
- Strong customer-service orientation with the ability to train users reinforce process discipline and resolve system or workflow issues.
- Ability to provide backup planning or scheduling support without assuming primary planner accountability or supervisory authority.
Salary Range: $84048.00 -$105059.00
Well offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry who knows how far you can go
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles weve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. Its a culture that won us The Best Workplace Culture Award. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
Were also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We arethe place where human dreams plus humanendeavour shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.
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About Company
GKN Aerospace is a global engineering group that make essential components for industries that touch lives across the globe
