Maintenance Planner - 1st Shift - Buffalo, NY

General Mills, Inc.•Buffalo, NY

42d•$64,800 - $89,300•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Planner will serve as a site-wide technical leader for site wide maintenance and capital projects, optimizing equipment uptime and Maintenance department efficiency through effective planning, scheduling, and resource coordination. This role directly supports business objectives by ensuring the seamless execution of maintenance activities and capital project deliverables across all plant systems and equipment. To learn more about our Buffalo plant and surrounding area click here!

Requirements

3+ years of related experience
Proven ability to adapt communication style to different skill levels, fostering learning and development of work order process system, and maintenance planning and scheduling within the organization
Goal-oriented and self-motivated
Comprehensive understanding of the work order quality audit process
Strong understanding of the daily tasks of a maintenance employee and how they contribute to strategic planning and scheduling

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in maintenance planning or a deep understanding of planned maintenance strategies
Current maintenance background or equivalent technical expertise
Knowledge of predictive maintenance practices

Responsibilities

Benchmark best practices in maintenance and capital project planning, both internally and externally
Participate in company-wide maintenance and capital project initiatives
Understand and communicate how various plant systems and equipment integrate to deliver operational reliability
Partner with Maintenance Lead to develop training documentation for general maintenance and capital project execution
Support the site in resolving technical issues, eliminating root causes, and implementing processes to prevent recurrence
Collaborate with external vendors and contractors for parts, services, and technical solutions related to maintenance and capital projects
Assist with developing Maintenance department goals and objectives, including capital project planning
Use maintenance metrics (planned maintenance rate, schedule compliance, PM completion, reliability, etc.) to drive decisions
Walk down general maintenance and capital project jobs to assemble detailed job plans
Generate and update PMs and job plans for both routine maintenance and capital projects
Assemble work schedules that balance equipment and labor needs for maintenance and project activities
Work closely with production planners to optimize equipment availability for both maintenance and capital projects
Educate operations and production planners on equipment needs and risks tied to project work
Ensure time cards accurately reflect employee's time spent on capital projects in WorkBrain
Perform advanced data analysis to support maintenance and capital project problem-solving
Lead Maximo setup and data management for new capital assets and projects
Work cross-functionally to meet maintenance deliverables for capital projects and communicate needs from an early management standpoint

Benefits

At General Mills we strive for each employee's pay at any point in their career to reflect their experiences performance and skills for their current role.
The salary range for this role represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc.
As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.
Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being.
We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks.
Benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors.
You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program.
An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance.

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