Maintenance Planner and Procurement Specialist

pladis; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic global biscuits and confectionery company where you can thrive as a Maintenance Planner and Procurement Specialist. This role is crucial for managing maintenance work packages, ensuring safety and efficiency on the production floor. With a focus on preventative and predictive maintenance, you'll collaborate across departments to optimize operations while upholding the highest standards. If you have a knack for organization and a passion for quality, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment. Embrace the chance to grow and contribute to a company dedicated to bringing joy to consumers worldwide.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in maintenance planning.
• Strong communication and analytical skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage maintenance planning and scheduling for optimal asset uptime.
• Coordinate with teams on procurement and contractor performance.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Prioritization Skills

Education

High School Diploma

Associate's Degree

Tools

AS400

Excel

Word

Lotus Notes

MP2

Job description

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast-growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic brands, infrastructure, and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis, you need to be purpose-led, resilient, and positive. Success here requires pace and agility, collaboration, and accountability. If that resonates with you, pladis offers global ambition, a clear vision, a roadmap for success, challenges, and unrivaled opportunities to learn and make an impact.

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PURPOSE:

The Maintenance Planner and Procurement Specialist manages efforts around identifying executable maintenance work packages, including work plans, materials, tools, and labor requirements. This role also manages the parts room and associates, and spends time on the production floor inspecting work sites to ensure safety and process considerations are incorporated into job plans.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND DELIVERABLES:

1. Prioritize requests based on failure risk; determine technician requirements and hours.
2. Maintain asset criticality rankings in the CMMS.
3. Own the preventative maintenance (PM) program, continuously improving procedures based on failure data.
4. Manage the predictive maintenance (PdM) program, including infrared testing, vibration analysis, oil analysis, ultrasonic testing.
5. Review and ensure proper completion of work orders.
6. Maintain a schedule of work orders requiring equipment shutdowns, updating weekly.
7. Ensure GMP adherence during maintenance, including contractor work.
8. Coordinate with other departments to support maintenance activities.
9. Review completed work for best practices and improvements.
10. Incorporate safety rules into planning.
11. Report food safety issues.

Planning Duties

1. Manage maintenance planning and scheduling, ensuring data accuracy.
2. Collaborate with M&E and operations to optimize asset downtime.
3. Develop and implement policies, procedures, and goals.
4. Provide scheduling support, monitor work order status, and improve data quality.
5. Prepare maintenance reports and KPIs.
6. Facilitate work order processes and root cause analysis.

Procurement Duties

1. Determine and order material needs.
2. Manage procurement contracts and warranties.
3. Coordinate with teams on CAPEX projects and contractor performance.
4. Maintain parts inventory processes and stage materials for work orders.

Skills and Experience Required:

Qualifications:

• High School diploma required; Associate's degree preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of experience.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Basic computer skills, including AS400, Excel, Word, Lotus Notes; MP2 experience preferred.
• Analytical and math skills.
• Teamwork and independent work capability.
• Strong communication skills.
• Sense of urgency, prioritization skills, professionalism, integrity.

Working Conditions:

• Manufacturing environment following GMP standards.
• Office environment.
• Variable temperatures.
• Physical demands include standing, sitting, walking, lifting up to 50 pounds, bending.

Additional Job Information:

Starting salary at $75,000/year, based on market and experience. pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity. Recruitment agencies must adhere to our PSL terms. We do not accept CVs outside of our PSL and do not pay fees for non-PSL candidates.