Maintenance Planner - Food Manufacturing
Richardson International•New Hope, MN
•Onsite
About The Position
The Maintenance Planner supports a food manufacturing facility by planning, scheduling, and coordinating preventative maintenance and daily work orders. This role partners closely with Operations and Maintenance to ensure equipment reliability, food safety, and regulatory compliance.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED
- 5+ years of maintenance or plant operations experience (food manufacturing preferred)
- Availability to work weekends, holidays, and extended hours as needed
Nice To Haves
- CMMS experience
- Maintenance planning experience
- Technical or vocational degree
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced production environment
Responsibilities
- Plan and schedule preventative maintenance, work orders, and planned downtime
- Coordinate maintenance personnel and contractors during scheduled work
- Support PM programs for production lines and facility equipment
- Analyze downtime and equipment failures to drive root cause and continuous improvement
- Communicate maintenance activity across Operations, QA, Sanitation, and Safety teams
- Maintain CMMS records, work orders, logs, and maintenance documentation
- Support MRO parts inventory and equipment readiness
- Assist with food safety, quality, and environmental compliance requirements
- Participate in safety, SQF/GFSI, and quality audits
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 401k
- paid time off
- paid holidays
- training and career development opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
