Maintenance Planner

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in maintenance with experience in planning and scheduling, preferably within the food, chemical, pharmaceutical, or beverage industries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) accuracy by establishing and maintaining all assets, preventative maintenance schedules, and work order elements.
• Update CMMS system as required to ensure adequate preventative maintenance.
• Create detailed work plans and work orders for each member of the maintenance staff.
• Present plans to maintenance, production, and scheduling teams for review and feedback.
• Create and provide KPI reports to the maintenance manager.
• Estimate materials and man-hour requirements for all planned work.
• Validate material availability and work with purchasing to acquire necessary materials.
• Develop a preliminary workforce weekend schedule by crew, ensuring all required skills and resources are met.
• Collaborate with Safety, Production, Scheduling, and Maintenance departments on specific concerns.
• Follow up with maintenance supervisors and mechanics regarding the completion of all planned work, ensuring accurate documentation, including a list of all parts used.
• Accurately track and report metrics on the performance of planning and scheduling functions to the maintenance manager.
• Issue scheduled work orders with job plans to the maintenance staff.
• Finalize the maintenance resource schedule based on the agreed plan with scheduling and production.
• Update the CMMS system with failure information on equipment to build a history database for future reference.
• Review stock levels of maintenance items and communicate changes to the MPS Coordinator.
• Ensure the production of safe and quality food products.
• Report all food safety-related problems to your supervisor, manager, or the quality assurance department for immediate action.
• Assist the MPS Coordinator with maintenance-related inventory accuracy.
• Perform other duties as assigned on an as-needed basis.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required; a technical associate degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience within maintenance.
• At least 2 years of experience in a maintenance planner/scheduler position.
• Experience with CMMS systems such as MQ1, AX, or MVP is preferred.
• CMMS administration experience, including updating information, creating preventative maintenance schedules, and creating work plans for maintenance staff.
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Strong understanding of maintenance processes and effective use of work order systems.
• Excellent customer service skills, with the ability to communicate effectively via phone or email to clients or vendors.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Experience communicating across all levels of an organization.