Maintenance Planner

Kraft Heinz • Garland, TX

18d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Planner plans and coordinates preventive and corrective maintenance activities to support reliable plant operations. The role manages work orders, maintenance schedules, parts coordination, and equipment information using SAP while partnering closely with the maintenance team. The schedule is first shift, Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with a $39.84 hourly base pay rate plus a $1.00 shift premium. Required overtime and weekend work occur during peak season and are paid at overtime rates.

The position administers the preventive maintenance program, coordinates parts requisitions and work-order scheduling, maintains equipment information in SAP, analyzes work-order completion, and tracks maintenance, repair, and operations costs. It also provides support to Maintenance Supervisors, participates in KHMS and CBM initiatives, and follows safety, environmental, quality, and Good Manufacturing Practice requirements.

The role is based at the Garland Plant. Employees are expected to perform the essential duties after completing 160 hours of on-the-job training, which includes machine operation and applicable safety procedures.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED credential.
• Three to five years of experience as a Maintenance Technician.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and communicate effectively with groups of employees throughout the organization.
• Ability to perform arithmetic with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; calculate rates, ratios, and percentages; and create and interpret bar graphs.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets, word-processing software, email, internet applications, and other common office software.
• Experience using SAP and Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to solve practical problems involving multiple variables where limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule format.
• Ability to meet the position’s physical demands, including frequent lifting or moving of up to 10 pounds and occasional lifting or moving of up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Administer the Preventive Maintenance Program; enter PM information into SAP, update records when equipment or maintenance tasks change, run weekly PM reports, generate PM work orders, and distribute them to appropriate team members.
• Email parts lists to vendors, request needed parts, follow up on orders, file requisition documentation after receipt, assist the Stockroom Analyst with requests, complete stockroom request forms, and send recommended parts lists for pricing.
• Coordinate work-order scheduling meetings; run reports for open and outstanding work orders; provide assigned work-order lists to team members; organize weekend maintenance work in the weekend report and distribute it to Maintenance Supervisors.
• Update SAP equipment information for departmental equipment and document equipment model and serial numbers; complete paperwork for stockroom inventory requests.
• Track and count completed work orders in SAP, transfer work-order information to Excel, and create bar graphs showing the percentage of completed work orders.
• Retrieve MRO cost information from SAP, transfer it to Excel, and provide cost reports to the Maintenance Manager.
• Support Maintenance Supervisors with special projects and provide backup coverage during vacations, absences, or other coverage needs.
• Support and perform duties associated with KHMS and CBM initiatives.
• Maintain safety and quality awareness around production lines and process machinery; keep the work area clean and follow GMPs, Kraft Heinz Safety Values, and safety and environmental policies and procedures.
• Help maintain an injury-free work environment, review work areas for hazards and loss-control opportunities, and report hazards, injuries, illnesses, and other losses to the appropriate supervisor.
• Complete 160 hours of on-the-job training, including machine operation and applicable safety procedures, and sign the appropriate training documentation with the trainer.

Benefits

• Affordable access to healthcare, protection, and savings plans for employees and eligible dependents, subject to applicable plan terms and conditions.
• Physical wellbeing offerings: medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and screenings/assessments.
• Social offerings: paid time off, company holidays, leave of absence, recognition, and training.
• Emotional wellbeing offerings: Employee Assistance Program, wellbeing programs, and family support programs.
• Financial offerings: 401(k), life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, and disability coverage.
• Wellbeing events, resources, and learning opportunities supporting physical, social, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED