Maintenance Planner

Bunge; Good Hope (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Generous PTO

Job summary

Bunge is seeking a Maintenance Planner in Destrehan, Louisiana, to enhance productivity and work quality through effective planning and organization of maintenance work. The successful candidate will review work orders, maintain maintenance procedures, and ensure the necessary resources are available for job completion.

Qualifications include a high school diploma, relevant experience in plant maintenance, and strong skills in estimating costs and reading blueprints. Competitive benefits offered, including health plans and a 401(k) retirement plan.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years experience in plant maintenance, preferably as a millwright or electrician.
• Ability to visualize jobs to completion.
• Strong math skills required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and improve maintenance work to boost productivity.
• Review work orders and maintain planned maintenance procedures.
• Identify and order necessary materials and tools.
• Estimate costs and maintain backlog of work orders.
• Conduct informal training on maintenance procedures.

Skills

Maintenance procedures development

Cost estimation

Trade knowledge

Blueprint reading

Mathematical skills

Education

High school diploma

Two-year vocational or technical degree

Job description

City: Destrehan

State: Louisiana (US-LA)

Country: United States (US)

Requisition Number: 46151

A Day in the Life:

The primary role of the Maintenance Planner is to improve workforce productivity and work quality by eliminating potential delays and obstacles through proper planning of the required materials, procedures, and resources for maintenance work. The planner is responsible for the planning of all maintenance work performed in the area to which they are assigned. The Maintenance Planner will keep appropriate records and files to permit meaningful analysis and reporting of results or completed work.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Reviews and screens each work order to see that it has been properly completed.
• Develops and maintains planned and predictive maintenance procedures as required.
• Examines jobs to be completed and determines the best way to accomplish the work.
• Identifies and obtains (requisitions, orders, kits as appropriate and in keeping with procedures) materials, special tools and equipment necessary to complete the work.
• Determines if critical items are in stock by verifying availability.
• Estimates cost of each work order in terms of direct labor, materials required and total cost; maintains backlog files of work orders waiting scheduling in accordance with their priority limits with an estimated completion date.
• Develops a file of standard work orders (plans) for regularly recurring repair jobs, based on historical experience.
• Reviews actual labor expended versus estimated labor and material used for completed jobs.
• Conducts informal training as required of maintenance personnel regarding proper maintenance procedures and the use of any applicable maintenance software.
• Reviews all completed work orders for accuracy, updating machinery history data in applicable maintenance system of record as needed, and ensures bill of materials are up to date.
• Understands the proper methods of replacing or maintaining typical mechanical equipment items, including conveyors, belt and bucket elevators, flaking and cracking mills, pumps, grinders, and food processing equipment.

Skills/Experience Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Two‑year vocational or technical degree preferred.
• Minimum of five or more years of progressive experience operating as a plant maintenance worker, preferably as a millwright or electrician with experience leading day‑to‑day preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Adequate trade knowledge to estimate labor hours and materials and ability to visualize a job to completion.
• Ability to read blueprints and shop drawings.
• Strong mathematical skills.

Benefits:

• Health Benefits – offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision plans that meet your individual needs.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution and matching up to 4% of your contributions.
• Family Support – supporting new and growing families by providing six weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
• Tuition Reimbursement – after one year of service, eligible for tuition expenses reimbursement of up to $5,000 per year.
• Time Off – providing generous PTO based on professional work experience:
  • 0‑9 years: 25 days
  • 10‑19 years: 30 days
  • 20+ years: 35 days