Maintenance Planner

About the Role The Maintenance Planner plans and coordinates plant maintenance activities, including scheduling, parts procurement, and staffing, to support safety, reliability, productivity, and cost control. This role also maintains work orders, maintenance costs, and preventive maintenance records while providing reports and data to support plant operations. What You’ll Do: Manage the maintenance work order process including work request approval, prioritization, personnel time effectiveness, cost effectiveness, recording labor charges, preventive maintenance, and work order completion. Aid the Maintenance Manager in monitoring equipment spare parts and ensure data is accurate and complete. Assist in providing reports for work history, costs, etc. Prepare work outline and schedules for both daily and shut down work activities. Develop and maintain daily, weekly, monthly, and shutdown maintenance schedules. Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs within SAP to achieve reliability and cost targets. Coordinate unit maintenance activities with operations by participating in planning meetings to ensure open communication while supporting plant production goals. Assist with purchasing duties by bidding work and providing proper documentation on scope of work and bid waivers. Assist in monitoring maintenance performance measurements such as: Percent Emergency and Schedule Break Work, Percent Scheduled Work Completion, Percent Completed and Compliance for Preventive Maintenance, etc. by updating and maintaining the information within SAP. 8. Manage equipment spare parts inventory to ensure quality, quantity, and adequacy are being met while meeting plant cost effectiveness goals. Write requests for changes or updates that need to be done. Develop lists of parts required for work assignments and confirm as to their availability. Manage and update SAP data to ensure proper spare parts are listed and history is being kept on equipment. Use and maintain SAP data base and continuously make changes as it pertains to planning, scheduling, and analyzing maintenance activities. Prioritize and issue work orders for all maintenance work, keeping maintenance backlog at an appropriate level. Enter requests for parts and labor on planned and emergency work in SAP. Originate all necessary permits and SAPs for maintenance audits Ensure all safety guidelines are outlined for planned maintenance work and preventive maintenance work. What We’re Looking For: High school diploma combined with equivalent related experience 3-5 years maintenance experience with a Technical or Management Degree or 3 years in a similar position 3-5 years of experience in Maintenance Planning using SAP in food processing environment. You’d Be a Great Fit If You: Have knowledge of SAP systems and how they support business operations. Have an understanding of manufacturing operations, processes, and customer needs. Have strong written and verbal communication skills. Communicate effectively across teams and all levels of the organization, including leading meetings and giving presentations. Have the ability to lead, guide, and support teams in a fast-paced work environment. Can remain calm and make sound decisions during stressful situations, emergencies, and unexpected challenges. Have strong planning, organizational, and time management skills. Can set priorities and manage multiple assignments while meeting deadlines. Use creative and practical solutions to identify and resolve problems. Build positive working relationships and gain support from others to achieve shared goals. Are willing to learn and follow company standards, policies, and procedures for quality, safety, and workplace practices. Set clear goals, track progress, and address performance issues to achieve strong results. Work well with others and encourage teamwork across different groups. Support and implement changes that improve processes and overall performa…

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