Maintenace Planner

Farmer Focus; Harrisonburg (VA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly payroll

Paid time off

Dental and vision plan options

401(k) plan with company match

Education reimbursement

Employee assistance programs

Career growth programs

Job summary

Farmer Focus is seeking a Maintenance Planner to support reliability-based maintenance in our plant. You will partner with the Maintenance Manager and plant teams to plan, schedule, and track preventive and predictive maintenance, ensuring equipment reliability and production support.

The role emphasizes planning, scheduling, data-driven improvements, and collaboration across QA, IT, Safety, and Production to optimize maintenance performance.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in maintenance planning, preferably in a poultry plant or food manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance concepts.
• Experience using CMMS to manage records, work orders, scheduling, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain equipment records, priorities, and profiles in CMMS to support repair analysis.
• Create, release, and schedule preventive and predictive maintenance plans and work orders.
• Generate PM work orders for the next 14–28 days and monitor completion.
• Plan and schedule corrective work to maximize crew utilization and minimize downtime.
• Review requests and create work orders detailing labor, parts, services, and timing.
• Create and submit purchase requisitions for parts and services daily.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Organizational skills

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Self-motivated

Adaptability

Tools

CMMS

Job description

**Maintenance Planner Job Description****Job Title:** Maintenance Planner **Department:** Maintenance – Parts Room **Reports To:** Reliability Manager **FLSA Status:** Exempt **Location:** Annex **Work Arrangement:** On-site **Shift / Schedule:** 1st shift **Travel Requirements:** Minimal travel as needed between plant locations **Employment Type:** Full-time**Role Overview / Purpose and Scope**The Maintenance Planner supports the development and execution of a reliability-based maintenance strategy focused on preventive and predictive maintenance. This role partners closely with the Maintenance Manager and plant teams to plan, schedule, track, and continuously improve maintenance work that maximizes equipment reliability, supports production needs, and strengthens maintenance team effectiveness.**Key Responsibilities*** Maintain accurate equipment records, status priorities, and catalog profiles in the CMMS to support repair analysis and part failure data collection.* Set up, maintain, release, and schedule preventive and predictive maintenance plans and work orders to maximize equipment reliability.* Determine cost-effective preventive and predictive maintenance approaches based on equipment criticality.* Generate PM work orders for the next 14–28 days and monitor completion to support ongoing equipment reliability.* Plan and schedule corrective work to maximize maintenance crew utilization, reduce downtime, and minimize scheduled overtime.* Review work requests, collaborate with other departments as needed, and create work orders that clearly define labor, parts, services, and timing requirements.* Create purchase requisitions for parts and services, organize department requisitions, and submit them daily to the Maintenance Director for review and approval.* Calculate available crew hours for the following week, review backlog, and develop weekly schedules based on priorities, labor availability, and operational needs.* Lead weekly maintenance scheduling meetings and incorporate requests from QA, HACCP, IT, Production, Safety, and other departments into maintenance planning.* Partner with maintenance supervisors to improve PM work orders based on equipment performance, part performance, and failure trends.* Prepare weekly scorecards and maintenance reports, including PM completion, overtime, planned versus actual versus scheduled hours, downtime, and weekend work lists.* Track equipment downtime weekly by event, duration, equipment, time, and mechanic.* Create and maintain staffing reports categorized by name, shift, and department.* Assist the Maintenance Director and maintenance leadership team with additional department work as needed.**Compensation:**$85,000 - $105,000**Benefits:** Farmer Focus offers a competitive total rewards package designed to support team members’ health, financial well-being, and professional growth. Available offerings may include weekly payroll, paid time off and sick leave, semi-subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision plan options, a 401(k) plan with company match, education reimbursement opportunities, employee assistance programs (EAP), and internal learning, development, and career growth programs.**All benefits, programs, and offerings are subject to eligibility requirements, plan terms, and company policies, and may be changed, amended, or discontinued by Farmer Focus at any time.*****Qualifications**** 2–3 years of experience as a Maintenance Planner, preferably in a poultry plant or food manufacturing environment.* Knowledge and understanding of plant equipment, general maintenance practices, preventive maintenance, and predictive maintenance.* Experience using a CMMS to maintain equipment records, create work orders, schedule maintenance, and generate reports.* Strong organization, planning, time management, and follow-through skills.* Ability to work independently, remain flexible, and adjust priorities in a fast-paced plant environment.* Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams and departments.* Strong attention to detail and a self-motivated approach to improving maintenance processes and equipment reliability.* Preferred qualifications include experience creating purchase requisitions and knowledge of industrial maintenance and electrical functions.New team members must be able to pass a drug, alcohol and background screening post-offer and prior to the start of their employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act requires that verification of employment eligibility be documented for all new employees by the end of their third day of work.**Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Travel**The Maintenance Planner works in a plant maintenance environment and regularly collaborates with maintenance, production, QA, HACCP, IT, Safety, and other departments. This role uses the CMMS, reports, schedules, purchase requisitions, and maintenance performance data to support equipment reliability and maintenance planning. Minimal travel may be required as needed.This position does not have an application deadline. Farmer Focus will recruit until the role is filled.