Maintenance Planner

ZipRecruiter; La Grange (TX); On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Maintenance Planner to optimize equipment upkeep and minimize downtime. This role involves scheduling maintenance tasks, managing parts inventory, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills, be bilingual in English and Spanish, and have experience with maintenance planning and CMMS systems. Join a dynamic team dedicated to delivering high-quality solutions in the food industry, where your contributions will directly impact production efficiency and safety. This is an excellent opportunity for those who thrive in a collaborative environment and are passionate about maintenance excellence.

Benefits

Basic Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Paid Time Off

Paid Leave

Holiday Pay

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401 k (matching)

Qualifications

• 2 years of related experience in maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Proficient in MS Office and familiar with CMMS software.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule maintenance tasks to minimize production impact.
• Manage storeroom inventory and ensure parts availability.

Skills

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Maintenance planning and scheduling

Organizational skills

Communication skills

CMMS software proficiency

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

CMMS system

Job description

The Maintenance planner is responsible for planning and scheduling maintenance in a way that minimizes equipment downtime and impact on production. The maintenance planner is also responsible for storeroom control by ordering, receiving, storage and inventory of all equipment parts and supplies as well as the verification and data entry of inventory control transactions.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Work with maintenance supervisor and production team to determine and assign prioritization to work orders and preventive maintenance. Schedule due dates for all corrective work orders and preventive maintenance.
• Plan and Schedule the execution of maintenance tasks with minimal impact on production activities.
• Manage small maintenance improvement projects such as upgrading parts and processes.
• Utilize CMMS system for inventory transactions and parts data entry as well as work orders scheduling.
• Analyze and develop technical PM program and procedures for equipment.
• Organize the labor resources, parts, materials, etc. to have work orders performed efficiently.
• Utilize manuals, blueprints and/or electrical schematics to develop maintenance work instructions and plan repairs.
• Ensure maintenance technicians have the tools and parts needed to perform repairs and complete work orders.
• Manage the storeroom with the identification of equipment or machines in need of spare parts and oversee the inventory of all storeroom items.
• Assess issues with the supervisor and mechanics to determine necessary parts and inventory.
• Receive and unpack incoming orders, checking against items listed on requisitions, invoices, or other order forms.
• Maintain records and prepare necessary reports.
• Communicate with vendors, both verbally and in writing, on matters relating to supplies and planned work.
• Count and store items received in bins or shelving and mark part numbers on containers as well as conduct asset inventory and audit of spare parts.
• Assure all planned and scheduled tasks are completed in accordance with Safety, Quality and Food Safety requirements.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Bilingual (English/Spanish).
• Proficient in MS Office: Outlook, Word, Excel.
• Knowledge of general equipment, maintenance planning, scheduling, and storeroom management.
• Excellent organizational, time management skills and ability to work independently.
• Good communication skills; attentiveness to detail, including high-level of safety awareness.
• Familiarity and competence in utilizing technology and operations software systems (CMMS).
• Shift: 1st shift but can work flexible schedule and overtime as needed.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 2 years related experience.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods standing, walking, and sitting.
• Physical ability to do work requiring frequent stooping, climbing stairs, twisting, and bending frequently.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at a time.

Core Benefits

• Basic Life Insurance
• Short Term
• Long Term
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Leave
• Holiday Paid

Voluntary Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• 401 k (matching)
• Accident
• Critical Illness
• Wellness
• Gym membership

Job Type:

• Full-time

Pay:

• $24.00 to 28.00 pay range

Schedule:

• 1st shift- Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends (as needed)

Company Description

Element Food Solutions is a dry blend products supplier with diversified, better-for-you ingredients and a packaging solutions provider for the food industry. Our commercialization expertise in handling specialty dry blend ingredients and agglomeration technologies provides focused, customer solution-based execution. We bring world class manufacturing while partnering to deliver on-trend products and packaging. We offer gluten-free and allergen-segregated processing options and nutritional claim know-how. Dynamic capabilities with an SQF-certified facility allows us to lead product, processing and packaging innovations for retail, foodservice and industrial customers.