Maintenance Planner

Bunge; Morristown (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Generous PTO

Job summary

Bunge in Morristown, Indiana is seeking a Maintenance Planner to enhance workforce productivity by planning maintenance work effectively. The role involves reviewing work orders, developing maintenance procedures, and ensuring materials are on hand.

Preferred candidates will have a high school diploma, 5+ years of related experience, and strong trade knowledge. Benefits include health insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, and generous paid time off based on experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 2-year vocational or technical degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years in plant maintenance, preferably as millwright or electrician.

Responsibilities

• Improve workforce productivity and quality through planning.
• Review and screen work orders for completeness.
• Develop and maintain planned maintenance procedures.

Skills

Trade knowledge

Blueprint and drawing reading

Mathematical skills

Education

High school diploma

2-year vocational or technical degree

Job description

Location: Morristown, Indiana, United States. Requisition Number: 46152.

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 ensure 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, and 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 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, food processing equipment.

Skills / Experience Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 2‑year vocational or technical degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in a plant maintenance worker capacity, preferably as 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 to enroll in medical, dental, and vision plans that meet individual needs.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – automatic 5% company contribution and matching up to 4% of your contributions.
• Family Support – 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
• Tuition Reimbursement – after one year of service, eligible for tuition expenses reimbursement up to $5,000 per year.
• Time Off – generous PTO based on professional work experience
  • 0‑9 years: 25 days
  • 10‑19 years: 30 days
  • 20+ years: 35 days