Maintenance Planner 7- 1st Shift- Wilkesboro, NC

Tyson Foods; Wilkesboro (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tyson Foods in Wilkesboro, NC seeks a Maintenance Planner to coordinate preventive maintenance and support hatchery/mill facilities with SAP-PM planning. You will create and modify plans, analyze equipment history, and drive reliability improvements across the site.

Responsibilities include maintaining SAP PM data, scheduling work orders, and collaborating with engineering, operations, and support teams to optimize maintenance labor and downtime.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED.
• At least two years in-house mechanical experience.
• Proficiency in SAP and basic Microsoft Office.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and problem solving.
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of parts room procedures is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan maintenance activities and develop SAP-PM plans for hatchery/mill operations.
• Maintain SAP PM data and reporting; analyze data for maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Support enterprise-wide Best Practice preventative maintenance and equipment history reviews.
• Coordinate scheduled downtime and parts availability; optimize labor utilization.
• Interface with engineering, Operations Support, and other departments on projects and CIR development.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Organizational skills

Interpersonal communication

Problem solving

Independent work

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Maintenance training (Tyson)

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Details:

SUMMARY: This position is responsible for planning maintenance activities. This position may also support feed mill and hatchery managers by providing ongoing technical service of hatchery/mill SAP-PM Plans through plan creation, clean -up, and modifications. This is a career path job with team members in this position gaining experience necessary for maintenance management. Specific responsibilities include: Maintain SAP PM System data and reporting; analyzing data for use in maintenance planning and scheduling; maintain and develop 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; identify and label all new equipment in keeping with Tyson standards and keeping records current; use of Key Performance Indicators to provide fact based feedback to Maintenance Manager; plan 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; interface 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: Minimum of two years in house mechanical experience; formal
mechanical skills training received from Tyson maintenance training;
knowledge of parts room procedures and policies. Previous experience in
successfully planning and scheduling maintenance management is a plus.
Computer Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Suite and SAP preferred or
ability to learn in short period of time.
Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills.
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.
Supervisory: NA
Travel: 1 to 5 trips per year

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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