Maintenance Planner (Facilities)

Conagra Brands; Russellville (AR); On-site; USD 64,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Bonus incentive opportunity

401(k) matching

Stock purchase plan

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Conagra Brands is seeking a Senior Maintenance Planner/Engineer to lead planning, scheduling, and execution of maintenance in assigned manufacturing areas, driving reliability improvements and small to mid-scale capital projects. You will partner with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and Storeroom teams to optimize resources and ensure safe, efficient work.

The role requires strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, SAP Plant Maintenance, and leadership to guide Maintenance

Qualifications

• Five or more years of maintenance experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Experience with SAP Plant Maintenance, including work orders, job plans, bills of material, equipment history, and confirmations.
• Experience planning and executing maintenance, reliability, or capital improvement projects.
• Demonstrated leadership experience coordinating maintenance work and directing priorities.
• Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
• Experience influencing cross-functional teams and driving results.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution activities within assigned manufacturing areas while supporting reliability improvements and small to mid-scale capital projects.
• Develop and maintain job plans, labor estimates, bills of material, and maintenance records within SAP.
• Coordinate maintenance work execution, labor allocation, contractor activities, and shutdown planning.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance leaders to improve schedule adherence, plan attainment, and equipment reliability.
• Monitor maintenance performance metrics and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Lead small to mid-scale equipment upgrades, reliability, safety, and obsolescence projects.
• Support larger capital projects through planning and execution coordination.
• Provide leadership and direction to Maintenance Technicians within assigned areas and escalated staffing or performance issues as needed.
• Maintain a strong field presence to remove execution barriers and support safe, efficient work completion.
• Participate in root cause analysis, reliability reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Champion safety, lockout/tagout compliance, food safety, and good manufacturing practices.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Excel

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

SAP Plant Maintenance

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

Reporting to the Senior Project Engineer, you will lead maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution activities within assigned manufacturing areas while supporting reliability improvements and small to mid-scale capital projects. You will partner with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and Storeroom teams to improve equipment reliability, optimize maintenance resources, and support a proactive maintenance culture through effective work management and continuous improvement.

Lead the planning, prioritization, and scheduling of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities. Develop and maintain job plans, labor estimates, bills of material, and maintenance records within SAP. Coordinate maintenance work execution, labor allocation, contractor activities, and shutdown planning. Partner with Operations and Maintenance leaders to improve schedule adherence, plan attainment, and equipment reliability. Monitor maintenance performance metrics and identify opportunities for continuous improvement. Analyze maintenance history and reliability data to address recurring equipment issues and improve asset performance. Lead small to mid-scale equipment upgrades, reliability, safety, and obsolescence projects. Support larger capital projects through planning and execution coordination. Provide leadership and direction to Maintenance Technicians within assigned areas and escalated staffing or performance issues as needed. Maintain a strong field presence to remove execution barriers and support safe, efficient work completion. Participate in root cause analysis, reliability reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives. Champion safety, lockout/tagout compliance, food safety, and good manufacturing practices.

Ingredients Required for Your Success

• High school diploma or GED required; technical training preferred.
• Five or more years of maintenance experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Experience with SAP Plant Maintenance, including work orders, job plans, bills of material, equipment history, and confirmations.
• Experience planning and executing maintenance, reliability, or capital improvement projects.
• Demonstrated leadership experience coordinating maintenance work and directing priorities.
• Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
• Experience influencing cross-functional teams and driving results.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.

Physical Requirements

More information about essential tasks and the facility will be shared during the hiring process. This role may require you to be in our manufacturing facilities. When visiting these sites, the physical requirements below may apply: You may be required to walk around the facility, climb stairs/ladders, kneel, or perform repetitive tasks that require hand-eye coordination. You may be required to lift or carry materials that can vary in weight and size. This is a manufacturing environment with large, moving equipment. Noise levels can be high, and temperatures may vary.

Compensation

Annual Base Salary: $64,000.00 - $85,000.00 The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Our Benefits

• Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
• Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
• Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions– within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®. Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions– within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®. Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.