Maintenance Planner: PM Scheduling & Spare Parts Master

Element Food Solutions, LLC.; Illinois; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Element Food Solutions, LLC. is seeking a Preventive Maintenance Planner to organize and optimize maintenance activities for minimal downtime in a food manufacturing setting.

The role oversees storeroom/inventory, coordinates with maintenance and production teams, and ensures tools, parts, and data are available for timely repairs. Fluency in English/Spanish is preferred; 1st shift with possible overtime.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
• 5 years of related experience.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of general equipment, maintenance planning, scheduling, and storeroom management.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills; ability to work independently.
• Bilingual preferred (English/Spanish).
• Familiarity with CMMS software.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Maintenance Supervisor and Production Team to determine, assign & prioritize work orders and preventive maintenance.
• Schedule due dates for all corrective work orders and preventive maintenance.
• Plan and schedule the execution of maintenance tasks with minimal impact on production activities.
• Manage small maintenance improvement projects such as upgrading parts and processes.
• Utilize CMMS system for inventory transactions and parts data entry as well as work orders scheduling.
• Analyze and develop technical PM program and procedures for equipment.
• Organize labor resources, parts, materials, among other resources to have work orders performed efficiently.
• Utilize manuals, blueprints and/or electrical schematics to develop maintenance work instructions and plan repairs.
• Ensure maintenance technicians have the tools and parts needed to perform repairs and complete work orders.
• Manage storeroom with identification of equipment or machines in need of spare parts and oversee inventory of all storeroom items.
• Assess issues with Maintenance Supervisor and mechanics to determine necessary parts and inventory.
• Receives and unpacks incoming orders, checking against requisitions, invoices, or other order forms.
• Maintain records and generate crucial reports with maintenance performance metrics and indicators.
• Communicates with vendors on matters relating to supplies and planned work.
• Count and store items received and mark part numbers on containers; conduct asset inventory and audit of spare parts.
• Assure all planned and scheduled tasks are completed in accordance with safety, quality and food safety requirements.
• Complete other duties as assigned.
• Shift: 1st shift but can work flexible schedule and overtime as needed.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Storeroom management

MS Office

CMMS software

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

CMMS Software

Job description

Element Food Solutions, LLC. is seeking a Preventive Maintenance Planner to organize and optimize maintenance activities for minimal downtime in a food manufacturing setting.

The role oversees storeroom/inventory, coordinates with maintenance and production teams, and ensures tools, parts, and data are available for timely repairs. Fluency in English/Spanish is preferred; 1st shift with possible overtime.