Maintenance Planner: Lead Planning, Reliability & Projects

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) matching

Stock purchase plan

Career development opportunities

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Conagra Brands is seeking a Maintenance Planner to lead planning, scheduling, and execution of maintenance across assigned manufacturing areas. You will collaborate with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and Storeroom teams to improve equipment reliability and safety while supporting capital projects.

Requires 5+ years of maintenance experience, strong mechanical/electrical knowledge, and SAP PM proficiency.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; technical training preferred.
• Five or more years of maintenance experience in industrial/manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Experience with SAP Plant Maintenance, including work orders, job plans, BOMs, equipment history, confirmations.
• Experience planning and executing maintenance, reliability, capital improvement projects.
• Demonstrated leadership coordinating maintenance work and directing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, prioritization, and scheduling of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities.
• Develop and maintain job plans, labor estimates, BOMs, and maintenance records in SAP.
• Coordinate maintenance work execution, labor allocation, contractor activities, and shutdown planning.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance leaders to improve schedule adherence and equipment reliability.
• Monitor maintenance performance metrics and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Analyze maintenance history and reliability data to address recurring issues and improve asset performance.
• Lead small to mid-scale equipment upgrades and reliability projects.
• Support larger capital projects through planning and execution coordination.
• Provide leadership to Maintenance Technicians and address staffing or performance issues.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

MS Office

Education

High school diploma or GED

Technical training

Tools

SAP Plant Maintenance

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Conagra Brands is seeking a Maintenance Planner to lead planning, scheduling, and execution of maintenance across assigned manufacturing areas. You will collaborate with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and Storeroom teams to improve equipment reliability and safety while supporting capital projects.

Requires 5+ years of maintenance experience, strong mechanical/electrical knowledge, and SAP PM proficiency.