Maintenance Planning & Systems Lead

BEECH-NUT NUTRITION COMPANY•Amsterdam, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Maintenance Planning & Systems Lead, you are responsible for owning the maintenance planning process, maintenance performance metrics, and CMMS systems for both Maintenance and Facilities operations. This role ensures that all maintenance work is properly planned, scheduled, and executed efficiently, while driving a shift from reactive to planned maintenance. You will lead the transition from Tabware AI to Prisma (by Sisteplant), ensuring system standardization, data integrity, and long-term sustainability. You will play a critical role in improving equipment reliability, workforce productivity, and overall maintenance effectiveness through data-driven decision making and strong cross-functional coordination.

Requirements

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, or related field OR equivalent hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment.
3+ years of experience in maintenance, planning, reliability, or a related technical role in manufacturing.
Experience working with a CMMS platform (Tabware, Prisma preferred, or similar).
Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Ability to analyze data and use it to support decision making and performance improvement
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and standard business applications.

Responsibilities

Own planning and scheduling of preventive maintenance (PM) activities for both Maintenance and Facilities systems, ensuring work is fully scoped, resourced, and executable
Develop and manage weekly maintenance schedules, balancing labor availability with production priorities
Ensure all work orders are properly planned in CMMS, including: Labor estimates, Required parts and materials, Tools and safety requirements
Serve as primary owner of CMMS systems, leading transition from Tabware to Prisma
Lead system migration activities including: Asset structure alignment, PM migration and standardization, Data cleanup and validation
Establish and maintain CMMS standards for: Work order quality, Planning requirements
Train and support end users to ensure successful system adoption
Track, analyze, and report maintenance performance metrics including: PM completion rate, Schedule compliance, Planned vs. unplanned work, Equipment downtime
Develop dashboards and reports to support data-driven decision making
Identify trends and drive corrective actions to improve performance
Support development and optimization of preventive and predictive maintenance programs
Identify chronic equipment issues and support root cause analysis and long-term solutions
Improve PM effectiveness by eliminating non-value-added work and optimizing frequencies
Ensure required parts are identified and available prior to scheduled work
Support development of critical spare parts strategy (ABC analysis, min/max levels)
Coordinate with vendors and contractors as needed
Act as the primary liaison between Maintenance, Facilities, Production, and Engineering
Lead planning and scheduling meetings

Benefits

medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage for you and your dependents
life & long-term disability
flexible spending and health savings account
paid vacation and holidays
New York State paid sick time
401(k) retirement benefits with 4% company match
Tuition assistance
Access to an online learning system (LMS)
Access to robust on-the-job (OTJ) training programs
Opportunities to volunteer and support the local community
Generous maternity/paternity benefits & take your child’s 1st birthday off
Take your birthday off each year!
Baby food coupon program until your child’s 2nd birthday
Service Awards
On-site fitness center
On-site café
On-site Company Store
A private on-site Mother’s Room to support nursing mothers and pumping needs at work
Nourish Others Learning Lab with computer stations