Maintenance Planner

Food & Beverage Manufacturing; Concordville (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the food and beverage manufacturing industry as a Maintenance Planner. This role involves managing maintenance work, optimizing schedules, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and experience in maintenance planning. Enjoy competitive salary and benefits while contributing to a dynamic team.

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Well-being benefits

Discount programs

Qualifications

• 3 years experience in manufacturing, maintenance planning, or inventory coordination.
• Strong maintenance program experience preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Windows, Excel, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Manage planning and scheduling of all maintenance work.
• Optimize maintenance plans and schedules.
• Track Maintenance KPIs and develop improvement plans.

Skills

Organizational skills

Detail-oriented

Technical strength in manufacturing

Strong multi-tasking skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a Technical field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join to apply for the Maintenance Planner role at Food & Beverage Manufacturing

Make a Difference in YOUR Career!

Our vision is both simple and ambitious: to put our drinks on every table.

We are the world’s largest bottler for retailers and A-brands. Our products are distributed worldwide from our production sites in Europe and North America. Although our own branding may not appear on the labels of the beverages we produce, there is a good chance you are reading this while sipping one of our drinks.

Our ambition is to continually improve and it’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We are solutions-based. We are innovative. We seek out new challenges and conquer them. This is our company ethos, but it’s our people’s too: Refresco is at the cutting edge of a fast-moving industry because we have passionate people pushing the boundaries of what’s best.

Stop and think: how would YOU put our drinks on every table?

Position Description

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for managing the planning and scheduling of all maintenance work, including developing, scheduling, optimizing, analyzing, and closure of work orders of all types. Incumbent should be highly organized and detail-oriented.

Salary range: $70k - $90k (depending on relevant experience)

Essential Functions:

• Maintaining and responsibility for the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Manage the work order process to ensure a robust and thorough use of the system.
• Track activities and communicate effectively to all stakeholders.
• Optimize maintenance plans and schedules for predictive, preventive, routine, scheduled, and emergency maintenance services to production, utility operations, and infrastructure systems to ensure safe operations, regulatory compliance, and equipment availability across the plant.
• Coordinate work and work closely with planning and production on needed line downtime and prioritization of activities.
• Collaborate with Spare Parts Coordinator to develop, implement, and optimize kitting processes.
• Ensure all equipment in the plant is in the CMMS with all necessary PMs in place.
• Work closely with maintenance technicians to ensure work is completed on time and in full.
• Improve current maintenance systems and monitor the processes.
• Set up new equipment PMs into the CMMS.
• Track Maintenance KPIs and develop and execute improvement plans.
• Develop and maintain detailed PMs.
• Support continuous improvement activities and best practice reapplication between areas.
• Plan shutdown times and utilize Plan, Do, Check, Act to improve.
• Plan and schedule 3rd party maintenance and ensure activities are accurately reflected in CMMS.
• Fill in as a backup for the Spare Parts Coordinator and Maintenance Supervisor as necessary.
• Train maintenance staff to effectively utilize the CMMS.
• Manage resources effectively to meet deadlines, financial, and production targets.
• Act as a change agent and leader in the maintenance organization.
• Adhere to company policies, procedures, GMPs, and SOPs.
• Encourage coworkers to work safely.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Technical field (or equivalent experience) plus three (3) years experience in manufacturing, maintenance planning, or inventory coordination. Strong maintenance program experience preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Windows, Excel, Outlook) with the ability to learn new applications.

Position-Specific Skills:

• Ability to perform and succeed under schedule and cost pressures.
• Professional handling of changing priorities and requirements.
• Technical strength in manufacturing and packaging equipment and processes, including complex diagrams.
• Thorough knowledge of industrial maintenance regulations, standards, and codes.
• Understanding of engineering principles and maintenance practices.
• Objective judgment and fact-based decision making.
• Strong multi-tasking skills.
• Flexibility to work all shifts, weekends, and holidays as necessary.

Working Environment:

• Occasional exposure to dirt, grease, fumes, cold, noise, dust, and extreme heat.
• Compliance with GMPs, SQF, and PPE policies.
• Ability to work in hot and cold seasonal environments.

A Career with Refresco

Refresco offers a competitive salary and benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid holidays and vacation, well-being benefits, and discount programs.

Join Refresco TODAY and enjoy a rewarding CAREER!

Note: Employment agencies must have agreements with Refresco to submit résumés; otherwise, résumés submitted directly will be considered property of Refresco.

Company Description

Manufacturing environment with high growth and expansion.