Maintenance Planner

Sunny Sky Products, LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunny Sky Products, LLC is seeking a Maintenance Planner to coordinate and optimize maintenance across our manufacturing plant. You will develop preventive maintenance plans, manage work orders, and ensure timely completion while coordinating with production, engineering, and procurement teams.

The role requires hands-on experience with CMMS and SAP, strong organization, and the ability to work occasional evenings or weekends to address urgent issues and support shutdowns.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating maintenance activities in a manufacturing plant.
• Ability to develop and optimize maintenance plans and schedules.
• Familiarity with CMMS systems and SAP for work orders and purchasing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and update preventive maintenance plans and schedules.
• Create and manage work orders for maintenance tasks.
• Allocate resources for maintenance tasks including materials and tools.
• Verify and validate completed work orders and repairs.
• Track production schedule to optimize maintenance activities.
• Use CMMS to track maintenance, assets, and generate reports.

Skills

Maintenance planning

CMMS usage

SAP

Work order mgmt

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Job description

Sunny Sky Products prides itself on our commitment and dedication to creating, manufacturing and delivering top quality products in the beverage industry. We have generated an extensive product portfolio that includes frozen dispensed beverages, cold dispensed, hot dispensed and beverage enhancers.

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for coordinating and optimizing maintenance activities to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of equipment and facilities. The planner develops and implements maintenance plans, manages work orders, and parts to minimize downtime and maximize productivity. The planner works closely with other departments to support continuous improvement and safety initiatives along with production downtime, and preventive and predictive maintenance controls.

*This position is based in a manufacturing plant environment, which may involve exposure to loud noise, heavy machinery, and varying temperatures. The planner reports to the Maintenance Supervisor and may require occasional evening or weekend work to address urgent maintenance issues or complete special projects.

Job Responsibilities

The responsibilities include but are not limited to –

• Develop and update preventive maintenance plans, schedules, and repairs to minimize disruptions to operations due to equipment failure
• Create and manage work orders for maintenance tasks (properly defined) and ensure work is completed on time
• Allocate the necessary resources for maintenance tasks, including man, materials, tools, and equipment
• Verification and validation of work orders and repairs performed
• Daily tracking of production schedule to identify opportunities for executing maintenance activities
• Utilizing CMMS (e-work orders) to track maintenance activities, manage assets, and generate regular reports and present it to the team
• Order the parts & maintain safe inventory levels to carry out the repairs and tasks without delay
• Perform goods receipt and other related tasks in SAP to facilitate timely payments to vendors
• Responsible for keeping the parts area clean and well-maintained
• Plan the maintenance tasks in advance for shutdown and complete them during shutdown
• Implementing proactive maintenance measures to prevent potential disruptions
• Routine inspection of equipment, utilities and facility to identify potential issues and schedule repairs as needed
• Work with maintenance technicians, supervisors, engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure effective communication and coordination of maintenance activities
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, equipment service reports, contracts and compliance reports
• Analyze equipment history and other data to identify trends and patterns to inform maintenance planning decisions
• Investigating maintenance-related problems, analyzing root causes, and implementing solutions to prevent issues
• Communicate with the team for any special assignments.
• Responsible for the quality and safety of products produced, including machinery used by Sunny Sky Products.
• Entering Goods Receipts into SAP system for Maintenance Purchases.

For more information about our company please visit our website at www.sunnyskyproducts.com

Sunny Sky Products is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship.

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