Maintenance Planner

ELEMENT FOOD SOLUTIONS LLC•Hodgkins, IL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning and scheduling maintenance activities to minimize equipment downtime and production impact. This role also involves storeroom control, including ordering, receiving, storing, and managing inventory of parts and supplies, as well as verifying and entering inventory control transactions. The planner will work with the maintenance supervisor and production team to prioritize work orders and preventive maintenance, schedule corrective actions, and manage small improvement projects. A key part of the role is utilizing the CMMS system for inventory and work order management, developing PM programs, organizing resources, and creating work instructions using technical documentation. The planner ensures technicians have necessary tools and parts, manages spare parts inventory, communicates with vendors, and maintains records. Adherence to safety, quality, and food safety requirements is essential. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
2 years related experience.
Proficient in MSOffice: Outlook, Word, Excel.
Knowledge of general equipment, maintenance planning, scheduling, and storeroom management.
Excellent organizational, time management skills and ability to work independently.
Good communication skills; attentiveness to detail, including high-level of safety awareness.
Familiarity and competence in utilizing technology and operations software systems (CMMS).

Nice To Haves

Bilingual Preferred (English/Spanish).

Responsibilities

Work with maintenance supervisor and production team to determine and assign prioritization to work orders and preventive maintenance.
Schedule due dates for all corrective work orders and preventive maintenance.
Plan and Schedule the execution of maintenance tasks with minimal impact on production activities.
Manage small maintenance improvement projects such as upgrading parts and processes.
Utilize CMMS system for inventory transactions and parts data entry as well as work orders scheduling.
Analyze and develop technical PM program and procedures for equipment.
Organize the labor resources, parts, materials, etc. to have work orders performed efficiently.
Utilize manuals, blueprints and/or electrical schematics to develop maintenance work instructions and plan repairs.
Ensure maintenance technicians have the tools and parts needed to perform repairs and complete work orders.
Manage the storeroom with the identification of equipment or machines in need of spare parts and oversee the inventory of all storeroom items.
Assess issues with the supervisor and mechanics to determine necessary parts and inventory.
Receives and unpacks incoming orders, checking against items listed on requisitions, invoices, or other order forms.
Maintain records and prepares necessary reports.
Communicates with vendors, both verbally and in writing, on matters relating to supplies and planned work.
Count and store items received in bins or shelving and mark part numbers on containers as well as conduct asset inventory and audit of spare parts.
Assure all planned and scheduled tasks are completed in accordance with Safety, Quality and Food Safety requirements.
Complete other duties as assigned.