Maintenance Planner

Darling Ingredients Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food production industry is seeking a Maintenance Planner to oversee work order and maintenance activities. This role requires strong organizational and communication skills, an ability to multitask, and a minimum of 2 years of experience in a production or maintenance setting. The Maintenance Planner will be responsible for assessing documents and ensuring timely completion of tasks while working in an office and production environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years in production or maintenance environment.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Review and distribute work orders and PM schedules.
• Confer with department supervisors about work progress.
• Record maintenance data and manage inventory.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Time management

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office Programs

Job description

Job Summary
The Maintenance Planner expedites the flow of work and materials within the maintenance department according to work orders and the production schedule. Their duties include reviewing and distribution of work orders, and PM schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; and compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and maintenance problems.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Examine documents, materials, and products, and monitor work processes, in order to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications.
• Review documents such as production schedules, work orders, and staffing tables to determine personnel and materials requirements, and material priorities.
• Confer with department supervisors and other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes.
• Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaboration with management, production, maintenance and logistics.
• Confer with established personnel, venders, and customers to coordinate maintenance activities, and resolve complaints or eliminate delays.
• Record maintenance data, including work orders, spare parts used, and missed deadlines.
• Requisitions and maintains inventories of materials and supplies necessary to meet maintenance demands.
• Calculates figures such as required amounts of labor and materials, manufacturing costs, and wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators or computers.
• Distribute maintenance schedules and work orders to departments.
• Compiles information, such as work order rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, and customer information, so that status reports can be completed.
• All other duties as assigned by management

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 2 + years in a production or maintenance environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong organizational and communication skills and problem solving.
• Ability to multitask, set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrates time management skills.
• Able to speak, read, and write English.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to fax, copy and scan documents.

Physical Demands

• Occasionally lift up to 25 lbs.
• Frequently required to sit for extended periods.
• Occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, and crouch.
• Regularly required reach with hands and arms.

Work Environment

Job functions will be carried out in an office or in a production environment.

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