Maintenance Planning Leader

Office•White City, OR

About The Position

The Maintenance Planning Leader leads and manages the plant maintenance planning program to improve the Maintenance Department’s efficiency and productivity and the reliability of plant equipment. The role manages incoming work requests and plans and schedules non-reactive maintenance jobs and preventive maintenance, aiming for 100% PM completion. It reviews PM effectiveness and reports incomplete PMs. The leader provides maintenance employees with organized, detailed job plans that include technical specifications, machinery history, parts and tools lists, and safety procedures, and ensures work is completed safely, efficiently, on time, and in compliance with environmental requirements. The position is a collaborative member of the Maintenance Leadership Team and leads a team of around eight direct reports in warehouse and maintenance. The role also coordinates maintenance orders and inquiries, maintains accurate records and the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), supports audits, and helps maintain systems and procedures for Safe Quality Food (SQF), food safety, and sustainability. The position backs up the Maintenance Parts Clerk and Maintenance Buyer as needed. It requires an experienced craftsperson with strong people skills, computer literacy, and knowledge of CMMS. An associate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is required, along with 5–7 years of experience as a maintenance craftsperson or maintenance planner/scheduler. The work involves regularly standing, walking, handling and reaching, climbing or balancing, kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling, and talking or hearing. The employee regularly lifts or moves up to 50 pounds. The work environment frequently includes wet or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and high or precarious places; exposure to extreme cold occurs occasionally. The noise level is usually moderate, and the position involves moderate amounts of movement, reaching, stretching, lifting, pulling, pushing, and rapid movement. The position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Requirements

Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
5–7 years of experience as a maintenance craftsperson or maintenance planner/scheduler.
Experienced craftsperson with excellent people skills.
Computer literacy.
Knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
Ability to influence others without authority.
Ability to build relationships and gain the trust of maintenance craftspeople.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to write detailed job plans that maintenance craftspeople can interpret.
English language proficiency.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, and compute rates, ratios, and percents.
Ability to solve practical problems and work with concrete variables where standardization is limited.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule-based instructions.
Ability to meet the described physical demands, including regularly lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual language skills.

Responsibilities

Verify work-order validity and gather information needed to schedule work.
Ensure routine maintenance work-process requirements are used consistently and effectively to improve the process and meet goals.
Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to identify underlying issues.
Identify and implement opportunities to improve efficiency and productivity.
Meet daily with the maintenance team to review service work orders and provide input on their definition, accuracy, and priority.
Coordinate receipt, scheduling, and processing of maintenance orders and inquiries, including the Preventive Maintenance Program.
Track area planning backlog and work orders, keep data current and accurate, and resolve issues.
Maintain accurate maintenance logs and records.
Coordinate and support maintenance internal and external audits.
Continuously review and manage the CMMS with new data as received.
Comply with the employee handbook, safety manual, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) booklet.
Implement and maintain systems and procedures that support Safe Quality Food (SQF).
Back up the Maintenance Parts Clerk during absences.
Provide leadership to the Assistant Maintenance Buyer and back up the Maintenance Buyer during absences.
Follow food safety and sustainability programs and participate in required training.
Lead and manage the plant maintenance planning program, including planning and scheduling non-reactive maintenance and preventive maintenance work.
Review preventive maintenance effectiveness, ensure completion, and report incomplete PMs.
Provide detailed, organized job plans with technical specifications, machinery history, parts and tools lists, and safety procedures.
Ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, on time, and in compliance with environmental requirements.