Maintenance Planner

General Mills, Inc.; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Planner to lead asset care strategies, maintenance planning, and scheduling to improve plant reliability and safety. You will own Maximo data quality and coordinate with cross-functional teams to align maintenance with production priorities.

The role emphasizes collaboration, process rigor, and strong technical knowledge of maintenance crafts and equipment design to drive continuous improvement in asset health at the Cedar Rapids facility.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing technical field.
• Demonstrated leadership in a collaborative environment.
• Proven ability to drive results via process and teamwork.
• Experience reducing losses and improving performance in manufacturing.
• Technical knowledge of unit operations and machinery.
• Strong communication across work groups and plant teams.
• Foundational data analysis knowledge (SAP/Maximo).
• Experience with Maximo and Maintenance Planning & Scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement asset care strategies for the platform.
• Create and document high-quality PMs and Job Plans with labor, materials, tools, and instructions.
• Coordinate with the production planner to optimize equipment and labor availability.
• Lead the asset care program and drive platform improvement planning.
• Mentor others and build capability in maintenance processes and standards.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Communication

Maintenance planning

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree (Technical/Science/Engineering/Mechatronics preferred)

Tools

Maximo

SAP

LMS

Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW The Maintenance Planner is responsible for leading and delivering differential improvement in the overall effectiveness, quality and sustainability of the team’s asset care strategies. They own Asset Care Strategy, Maintenance Planning and Scheduling process, CMMS health and data accuracy for their systems. Good communication skills, process rigor as well as strong technical knowledge in maintenance crafts, equipment design and function, manufacturing requirements, and maintenance processes are required to deliver effective maintenance strategies and process improvements. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Safety Lead Human and Food Safety * Cultivate Human Safety Culture that reduces risk to our people and communities by increasing capability to proactively discuss, identify and control risk.* Cultivate Food Safety Culture that is committed to manufacturing safe food that is compliant with policy and regulatory requirements.Asset Care Leadership * Lead implementation of asset care strategies for the platform (90% of All A and B Assets) to deliver plant and department objectives (Budget, Reliability, Schedule etc.).* Communicate and educate effectively across the platform team and plant leaders about the impact and tradeoffs between performance, cost and asset health. Communicate spending history and prediction by work type and category to assist in budget management.* Early Management point person for Asset Care Strategies and Maximo setup around new capital.* Owns CMMS Data Accuracy* Owns Maximo standards and usage for the team.* Performs advanced data analysis to assist with problem solving efforts as well as proactively seek out issues to be resolved.* Maintain technical documentation for the team. Process Leadership and Ownership Driving System Utilization (DSU): * Incorporate Asset Care Strategies and MP&S in the creation and the deployment (where applicable) of the platform improvement plan. Daily Direction Setting (DDS): * Participate in platform level Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly DDS and support the advancement of plans for the day when required. Maintenance Foundational Systems (MP&S, LMS, Shutdown Planning ER, Predictive): * MP&S: Accountable for the development, implementation, training and execution of the Planning and Scheduling process.* Independently create high-quality PMs and Job Plans with well documented labor, materials, tools and instructions needed for all incoming work.* Implement a work schedule that balances equipment needs, equipment availability, labor needs, and labor availability to deliver plant priorities.* Coordinate with the production planner and platform team to understand and optimize equipment and labor availability.* Create, lead and measure effectiveness of a work prioritization process inclusive of key stakeholders including operations, engineering, quality, safety, and other plant stakeholders.* Implement LMS, Shutdown Planning, ER, and Predictive for the platform through asset care in alignment with site strategy (RE owns site strategy for LMS and Predictive).* Partners with Maintenance Team Leader on asset care connections with Defect Handling (DH) and Breakdown Elimination (BE).* Mentor and build capability in maintenance processes and standards. Know your Operation, Data and Technology * Increase technical knowledge and aptitude to assess all incoming work and independently develop work plans inclusive of labor, materials, tools and instructions.* Secure capability to independently communicate the scope of work through written documentation and verbal instructions.* Reliability expertise in how the various components fit and work together to make the equipment/system run, and capable of utilizing this skill set in documenting high-quality job plans. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS * High School Diploma* 2+ years of experience in a manufacturing technical field* Demonstrated leadership and working in a highly collaborative environment* Success in driving results through process and teamwork* Proven success reducing losses and improving performance in a manufacturing setting* Demonstrated technical capability and knowledge of unit operations and machinery (at least one production platform)* Skilled at communicating between work groups, cross-functional resources, and other members of the plant* Foundational knowledge of data analysis systems (examples: SAP, Maximo) and decision making for results* Broad experience in materials (metals, plastics, etc.), fabrication methods (welding, machining, etc.), engineering skills (reading prints, measuring), fastening methods, and lubrication principles* Craft worker experience or very strong knowledge of craft duties and capabilities* Knowledge of the skill level of different crafts* Practical knowledge of Maximo and Maintenance Planning & Scheduling PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Bachelor's degree (Technical/Science/Engineering/Mechatronics preferred)* 4+ years of experience in a manufacturing technical field* CMRP, MLTI certifications ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS * International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.* Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.