Maintenance Planner: Optimize Preventive Maintenance & Schedules

Dairy Challenge; High Point, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

DFA Milk in High Point, NC is seeking a Maintenance Planner to coordinate preventive and predictive maintenance programs and support daily operations. You will manage work orders in SAP, prepare parts procurement, and track inventory while ensuring compliance with GMP and safety regulations.

Responsibilities include scheduling activities, maintaining manuals and schematics, generating reports, and collaborating with maintenance staff to improve programs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2 to 4 years MRO, manufacturing, or related work experience.
• Certification and/or License – may be required during course of employment.

Responsibilities

• Manage preventive and predictive maintenance program to maintain efficient equipment operation.
• Prepare, review, update, and close maintenance work orders (e.g., job plan, labor hours, skill set required, and parts availability) 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, purchasing approval coordination, and inventory product process.
• Maintain up-to-date library of machine manuals, prints and schematics.
• Manage SAP or applicable system, including set up entities, vendors, and equipment.
• Prepare maintenance financial, statistical, and technical reports, including equipment history maintenance and open order updates.
• Work closely with maintenance staff on continuously improving programs by editing tasks and frequencies when approved by manager.
• Maintain safe working conditions for employees and compliance with all state and federal regulations regarding health and safety issues.
• Follow all GMP good manufacturing practices (GMP) and work in a manner consistent with all corporate regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements.

Skills

MS Office

Manufacturing equipment knowledge

Organization skills

Communication

Adaptability

Multitasking

English proficiency

Education

High school diploma

2–4 years MRO/related experience

Certification/licensing may be required

Tools

SAP

Job description

DFA Milk in High Point, NC is seeking a Maintenance Planner to coordinate preventive and predictive maintenance programs and support daily operations. You will manage work orders in SAP, prepare parts procurement, and track inventory while ensuring compliance with GMP and safety regulations.

Responsibilities include scheduling activities, maintaining manuals and schematics, generating reports, and collaborating with maintenance staff to improve programs.