Maintenance Planner

B&G Foods•Ankeny, IA

About The Position

The Maintenance Planner supports plant operations by continuously improving preventive maintenance planning and prioritizing work order completion. The role coordinates with maintenance and production personnel to plan work, prepare technicians, and help ensure production lines are changed over, set up, and tested at the earliest opportunity. The planner evaluates work orders, determines their scope and the best approach to completing them, prioritizes safety-related work, and obtains required materials. The role also maintains a library of planned job packages and equipment- and process-specific labor and material information to support efficient planning of recurring and new jobs. Post-job reviews and supporting reports help identify improvements to preventive maintenance, equipment design, inventory practices, and the overall maintenance process. The position promotes a safe working environment and helps ensure food safety and quality policies are followed. It reports food safety or quality issues beyond its responsibility to the appropriate authority and promptly reports unsafe acts and conditions to supervision or management.

Requirements

Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to support improved plant reliability and the transition from reactive to proactive maintenance.
Strong organizational and analytical skills, including proficiency in data and trend analysis.
Fast troubleshooting and resolution skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks amid shifting priorities.
Strong understanding of OSHA safety practices and procedures.
Valid driver's license.
Associate degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
Strong knowledge of CMMS systems and related systems or software.
Strong knowledge of Microsoft applications, including Excel and Outlook.

Responsibilities

Continuously improve preventive maintenance planning and prioritize work order completion.
Advise the Maintenance Manager of critical issues and assist with advance planning to prevent issues.
Communicate and collaborate with maintenance and production personnel to meet daily plant operational needs.
Review the production schedule daily with maintenance leadership to coordinate line changeovers, setup, and testing as early as possible.
Receive and examine work orders, determine their scope and the best way to complete them, and assign work accordingly, ensuring safety work orders take precedence.
Identify and obtain required work-order materials and prepare them for assigned technicians.
Develop and maintain a planner reference library, including planned job packages for recurring jobs and equipment- and process-specific labor and material information.
Conduct post-job reviews to assess completed work and post-maintenance testing, and identify improvements to preventive maintenance, equipment design, or inventory management practices.
Provide the Maintenance Manager with supporting reports on labor usage, parts and material usage, and trends.
Ensure food safety and quality policies are followed, and report issues outside the role's responsibility to the proper authority.
Immediately report unsafe acts and working conditions to supervision or management and promote a safe working environment.