Maintenance Planner 6 - Council Bluffs, IA

Tyson Foods

Council Bluffs (IA)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off
401(k)
Health insurance
Life insurance
Dental

Job summary

Tyson Foods in Council Bluffs, IA seeks an experienced maintenance planner to manage SAP PM data and drive maintenance planning and scheduling. You will analyze equipment history and KPI data to optimize reliability and labor utilization, while ensuring accurate labeling and record keeping on new equipment.

This role requires the ability to work independently, coordinate with engineering and operations, and develop best practices for preventative maintenance across sites.

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • 2+ years industrial maintenance experience preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of SAP PM and maintenance planning processes.

Responsibilities

  • Maintaining SAP PM System data and reporting.
  • Analyzing data for use in maintenance planning and scheduling.
  • Maintaining and developing enterprise-wide Best Practice preventative maintenance.
  • Ensuring a continuing review of PM work orders as they relate to equipment history.
  • Making recommended modifications to optimize equipment reliability and maintenance labor utilization.
  • Learning Universal Maintenance Standards to develop reasonable expectancies for time to complete tasks.
  • Identifying and labeling new equipment per Tyson standards and keeping records current.
  • Use KPIs to provide fact-based feedback to Maintenance Manager.
  • Plan maintenance work considering skill level and safety training requirements.
  • Review SAP data from other Tyson locations with similar equipment and report findings and recommendations.
  • Administer maintenance shift scheduling backlog and planning for scheduled downtime including parts availability.
  • Interface with engineering management, Operations Support and other departments on special projects and CIR development content.
  • Interface with Operations Support regarding reports to track and report to management.

Skills

SAP PM
Maintenance planning
Data analysis
Preventive maintenance
Scheduling
Work orders
Equipment history
KPIs
Safety training
Independent work

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

SAP
Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Details: * RESUME IS REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE * Summary: This position is responsible for planning maintenance activities and reports directly to the Maintenance Manager. This is a career path job with team members in this position gaining experience necessary for maintenance management.

Responsibilities
  • Maintaining SAP PM System data and reporting.
  • Analyzing data for use in maintenance planning and scheduling.
  • Maintaining and developing enterprise-wide Best Practice preventative maintenance.
  • Ensuring a continuing review of P.M. work orders as they relate to equipment history.
  • Making recommended modifications to optimize equipment reliability and maintenance labor utilization.
  • Learning Universal Maintenance Standards to develop reasonable expectancies for the time to complete maintenance tasks.
  • Identifying and labeling all new equipment in keeping with Tyson standards and keeping records current.
  • Use Key Performance Indicators to provide fact-based feedback to Maintenance Manager.
  • Planning maintenance work with regard to level of skill and safety training required to complete task.
  • Reviewing SAP data from other Tyson locations with similar equipment and report findings and recommendations.
  • Administering maintenance shift scheduling work order backlog and recommended planning for scheduled downtime work including scheduling availability of parts.
  • Interfacing with engineering local management, Operations Support and various other corporate departments as necessary and outside entities when working on special projects and when performing CIR development content.
  • Interfacing with Operations Support concerning appropriate reports to develop track and report to management.
Requirements
  • Education: Minimum of a high school or GED diploma.
  • Any special training in maintenance or education beyond post high school level is preferred.
  • Experience: 2+ years industrial maintenance experience required.
  • Knowledge of parts room procedures and policies.
  • Previous experience in successfully planning and scheduling maintenance management is a plus.
  • Computer Skills: Must either be proficient or become proficient in SAP maintenance and Microsoft office suite in 90 days or less.
  • Travel: 1 to 5 trips per year.
  • Supervisory Responsibilities: None
  • Special Skills: Strong mechanical aptitude, organizational skills, interpersonal communication skills, and problem-solving skills are an absolute necessity for this position.
  • The position requires the ability to work independently.
  • Candidates currently working at the Council Bluffs Case Ready facility will be given first consideration. If no candidate is selected from that location, applicants from other Tyson facilities will then be considered.
  • Relocation Assistance Eligible: No
  • Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.
  • Work Shift: A Shift (United States of America)
  • Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.
Benefits
  • We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.
Company Culture

Our Talent Strategy is to Attract, Grow, Reward and Retain the best talent, and we believe that our Culture is the connecting thread that drives that strategy! We strive to be a talent magnet to establish a reputation for being a talent rich organization where team members can grow their career while growing the business. We are a high performing organization where team members are rewarded (Pay, Benefits and Recognition) for their contributions, and given the opportunity to support and/or volunteer with programs that help Tyson make a lasting social impact in the communities where we live and work. To learn more about our culture, please read Our Purpose. If you are ready to grow your career with an industry leader and want to positively impact the team and community around you, then join us in helping us in raising expectations. Join us on the journey. At Tyson, we feed the world like family.

Equal Opportunity

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

Tyson Foods, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Background Check

Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.

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