Maintenance Planner & MRO Scheduler

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. seeks an experienced Maintenance Planner to coordinate maintenance planning activities and provide operations support in our Wisconsin facility.

You will manage in-house preventive maintenance, work orders, and parts inventory, ensuring efficient equipment operation and compliance with GMP and safety requirements. The role requires SAP experience, strong organizational skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with maintenance staff and production teams to

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 2–4 years MRO, manufacturing, or related experience.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Certification and/or License may be required during course of employment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate in-house planned maintenance, preventive maintenance, and work order backlog based on production and maintenance requirements.
• Prepare, review, update, and close maintenance work orders through SAP or established program.
• Manage and coordinate work order backlog to establish execution schedules based on production and maintenance requirements and available resources to minimize planned downtime activities.
• Schedule and manage daily and weekly maintenance activity schedules.
• Create purchase orders to procure parts and production supplies, including price negotiation and purchase processes.
• Maintain inventory of maintenance department parts and production supplies, including inventory control and purchasing coordination.
• Maintain up-to-date library of machine manuals, prints and schematics.
• Prepare maintenance financial, statistical, and technical reports.
• Follow GMP and regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Communication

Prioritization

Organizational skills

Safety compliance

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Inventory system

Job description

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. seeks an experienced Maintenance Planner to coordinate maintenance planning activities and provide operations support in our Wisconsin facility.

You will manage in-house preventive maintenance, work orders, and parts inventory, ensuring efficient equipment operation and compliance with GMP and safety requirements. The role requires SAP experience, strong organizational skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with maintenance staff and production teams to