Maintenance Planner — SAP Scheduling & Parts Logistics

Riviana Foods Inc.; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Benefits package

401(k) retirement plan

Career development

Meaningful work

Team environment

Job summary

Riviana Foods Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Planner for our Memphis, TN plant. The role focuses on coordinating maintenance activities, managing work orders, and ensuring safety, reliability, and cost control through SAP-based planning and data reporting.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of maintenance planning experience, SAP knowledge, and solid communication skills to lead cross-functional teams and support production goals in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma combined with equivalent related experience.
• 3-5 years maintenance experience with a Technical or Management Degree or 3 years in a similar position.
• 3-5 years of experience in Maintenance Planning using SAP in food processing environment.
• Have knowledge of SAP systems and how they support business operations.
• Have an understanding of manufacturing operations, processes, and customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage the maintenance work order process including work request approval, prioritization, personnel time effectiveness, cost effectiveness, recording labor charges, preventive maintenance, and work order completion.
• Aid the Maintenance Manager in monitoring equipment spare parts and ensure data is accurate and complete. Assist in providing reports for work history, costs, etc.
• Prepare work outline and schedules for both daily and shut down work activities. Develop and maintain daily, weekly, monthly, and shutdown maintenance schedules.
• Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs within SAP to achieve reliability and cost targets.
• Coordinate unit maintenance activities with operations by participating in planning meetings to ensure open communication while supporting plant production goals.
• Assist with purchasing duties by bidding work and providing proper documentation on scope of work and bid waivers.
• Assist in monitoring maintenance performance measurements such as: Percent Emergency and Schedule Break Work, Percent Scheduled Work Completion, Percent Completed and Compliance for Preventive Maintenance, etc. by updating and maintaining the information within SAP.
• Manage equipment spare parts inventory to ensure quality, quantity, and adequacy are being met while meeting plant cost effectiveness goals. Write requests for changes or updates that need to be done.
• Develop lists of parts required for work assignments and confirm as to their availability.
• Manage and update SAP data to ensure proper spare parts are listed and history is being kept on equipment. Use and maintain SAP data base and continuously make changes as it pertains to planning, scheduling, and analyzing maintenance activities.
• Prioritize and issue work orders for all maintenance work, keeping maintenance backlog at an appropriate level. Enter requests for parts and labor on planned and emergency work in SAP.
• Originate all necessary permits and SAPs for maintenance audits
• Ensure all safety guidelines are outlined for planned maintenance work and preventive maintenance work.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Planning

Time management

Teamwork

Problem solving

Decision making

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma

Technical or Management Degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Riviana Foods Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Planner for our Memphis, TN plant. The role focuses on coordinating maintenance activities, managing work orders, and ensuring safety, reliability, and cost control through SAP-based planning and data reporting.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of maintenance planning experience, SAP knowledge, and solid communication skills to lead cross-functional teams and support production goals in a fast-paced environment.