Maintenance Planner

Refresco•Paw Paw Township, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Our vision is both simple and ambitious: to put our drinks on every table. We are the leading global independent beverage solutions provider, serving a broad range of national and international retailers as well as Global, National and Emerging (GNE) brands. Our products are distributed worldwide from production sites in Europe, North America, and Australia. Refresco is at the cutting edge of a fast-moving industry due to passionate people pushing boundaries. The Maintenance Planner reports to the Department Manager and is responsible for the planning and scheduling of all maintenance work, including developing, scheduling, optimizing, analyzing, budgeting, and closing work orders.

Requirements

Proficient in Excel, Word, SAP and Power Point.
Must have experience setting and maintaining a budget.
Excellent interpersonal skills and customer focus.
Technically strong understanding manufacturing and packaging equipment and processes as well as complex diagrams.
Thorough technical knowledge in the field of industrial maintenance, including relevant regulations, standards and codes.
Thorough understanding of engineering principles and maintenance practices.
Strong multi-tasking competency.
Flexibility to work all shifts, weekends and holidays as necessary.
Comfortable working independently and showing initiative.
High School Diploma or Equivalent.
Three (3) years’ experience in manufacturing, maintenance planning or inventory coordination.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Food/ Beverage Manufacturing preferred.
Bachelor’s Degree in technical field preferred.
Strong maintenance program experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Adhere to all health and safety policies/procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and wear the required personal protective equipment (PPE) while in the warehouse or production areas.
Responsible to adhere to food quality and food safety as per quality standards and/or Safe Quality Food requirements.
Responsible for maintaining the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
Manage the work order process to ensure a robust and thorough use of the system.
Track activities and communicate effectively to all stakeholders.
Optimize maintenance plans and schedules for predictive, preventive, routine, scheduled and emergency maintenance services to production, utility operations and infrastructure systems as necessary to provide for safe operations, regulatory compliance and equipment availability related to equipment and systems plant wide.
Coordinate work and work closely with planning and production on needed line downtime and prioritization of activities.
Collaborate with Parts Coordinators to develop, implement and optimize kitting process.
Ensure all equipment in the plant is in the CMMS with all necessary PMs in place.
Work closely with maintenance technicians to ensure work is completed on time and in full.
Improve current maintenance systems and monitor the processes.
Set up any new equipment PMs into the CMMS.
Track Maintenance KPIs and develop and execute improvement plans in support of the Maintenance Manager.
Support continuous improvement activities and best practice reapplication between areas.
Plan, schedule and track 3rd party vendors and ensure activities are accurately reflected in CMMS while adhering to the budget.
Fill in as a backup for the Parts Coordinator and Maintenance Supervisor as necessary.
Train maintenance staff to effectively utilize the CMMS.
Manages resources effectively to meet both deadlines/promise dates as well as financial and production targets.
Assist in the monitoring of daily, weekly, yearly PM programs.

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
Life and AD&D Insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
Short-term disability and long-term disability
Pet Insurance
Legal Benefits
401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
12 Paid Holidays
Vacation Days and Paid Sick Time Off Days
Well-being Benefit
Discount and Total Reward Programs