Maintenance Planner 7- 1st Shift- Wilkesboro, NC

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

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Health benefits

Job summary

Tyson Foods, headquartered in the United States, is seeking a Maintenance Planner to organize and optimize maintenance activities across the plant. The role includes supporting hatchery and mill operations by maintaining SAP PM plans, creating and modifying work orders, and ensuring equipment reliability through data-driven planning.

The ideal candidate will have a strong mechanical background, experience in maintenance scheduling, and proficiency with SAP and Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; maintenance training preferred.
• Two years of in-house mechanical experience; Tyson training is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and SAP or ability to learn quickly.

Responsibilities

• Maintain SAP PM data and reporting; analyze data for maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Develop enterprise-wide preventative maintenance best practices and review PM work orders.
• Plan maintenance work considering skills and safety training required; optimize equipment reliability and labor use.
• Interface with engineering, local management, and other departments on projects and CIR development.
• Administer shift scheduling, work order backlog, and downtime planning; ensure proper parts availability.

Skills

Strong verbal and written comms

Mechanical aptitude

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Maintenance training

Tools

Microsoft Suite

SAP

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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