MFG PLANT MAINTENANCE PLANNER (HOURLY)

The Kroger Co.•Tolleson, AZ

22h

About The Position

The MFG Plant Maintenance Planner helps optimize workforce productivity and work quality by eliminating potential delays and obstacles through planning and coordinating manpower, parts, and materials. The role performs work safely, efficiently, and accurately to maintain and improve plant performance in Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR), and support the Customer 1st strategy. It provides leadership aligned with Kroger Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles and demonstrates the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The planner uses computer tracking software and systems to plan and schedule maintenance work, maintain records, and report completed work. The position also supports food safety and quality programs, including the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of SQF Systems. The employee must be able to work around ingredients and finished products known to contain food allergens and perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 18 years of age.
Ability to learn a computer maintenance management system.
Basic administrative and math skills.
Effective planning and organizational skills.
Functional knowledge and use of Microsoft Office.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Ability to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens.
Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Technical school background or two years of work experience in maintenance.
Working knowledge of a computer maintenance management system.
Overall knowledge of manufacturing operations, procedures, and equipment.
Previous maintenance supervision experience.

Responsibilities

Use computer tracking software and systems to plan and schedule maintenance work, maintain appropriate records and files, and report results of completed work.
Maintain a file of standard work orders for recurring repairs.
Follow a weekly schedule for preventive maintenance and planned work, balancing the schedule with available hours and ensuring full utilization of personnel.
Communicate with appropriate teams to ensure equipment availability before scheduling.
Maintain a ready package of schedulable work orders requiring equipment shutdown for use during an unscheduled shutdown.
Review work requests and work orders to ensure the scope is clearly defined; identify and obtain materials and special tools.
Estimate labor, material, and total costs for each work order.
Follow up to ensure completed schedules and work orders are returned on time; review completed schedules and capture appropriate comments in the database.
Manage the work-order backlog, including work awaiting scheduling and ready/non-ready work orders.
Compare actual labor and material usage with estimates for completed jobs and determine corrective measures to improve estimating accuracy and work methods.
Follow established programs, policies, and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
Support development, implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement of SQF Systems.
Be accountable to Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.