Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

Crown Bakeries; Pleasant Prairie (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Crown Bakeries is seeking a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to organize and optimize maintenance activities, coordinating resources and materials to minimize downtime. This role partners with maintenance teams, production staff, and management to enhance reliability and efficiency of equipment and systems.

The position emphasizes developing maintenance schedules, data collection, and proactive planning using CMMS and reporting tools to drive operational performance in a production environment.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating maintenance schedules and resources.
• Proven ability to prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for maintenance planning.

Responsibilities

• Creates and communicates mechanics' work schedule
• Maintain and update equipment listings and records
• Champion for Root Cause Analysis (RCA's)
• Demonstrates the ability to proactively prioritize needs, put first things first, and effectively manage resources
• Creates and schedules work using a CMMS, email, and other forms of communication
• Creates and communicates reports using the CMMS and other data collection software
• Follows up for answers in unresolved situations
• Identify opportunities to simplify and/or improve process
• Measures maintenance performance and takes appropriate action
• Development and maintain positive, productive relations with all customer/ partner groups
• Works with the Engineers and Maintenance crew to ensure operational needs are met
• Works cross-functionally to achieve goals
• Follows all GMP’s
• Ensures the production of a safe, high-quality product

Skills

Maintenance planning

Organizational skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Priority management

Tools

CMMS

Data reporting

Job description

Job Summary

The Maintenance Planner/Scheduler is responsible for organizing, coordinating, and optimizing the maintenance activities of the organization to ensure the reliability and efficiency of equipment and systems. This role involves developing maintenance schedules, data collection, coordinating resources, assigning tasks, and ensuring that all necessary materials and tools are available for maintenance tasks. The Maintenance Planner/Scheduler works closely with maintenance teams, production staff, and management to minimize downtime and maximize operational performance through matriculas planning and preparation.

Responsibilities

• Creates and communicates mechanics' work schedule
• Maintain and update equipment listings and records
• Champion for Root Cause Analysis (RCA's)
• Demonstrates the ability to proactively prioritize needs, put first things first, and effectively manage resources
• Creates and schedules work using a CMMS, email, and other forms of communication
• Creates and communicates reports using the CMMS and other data collection software
• Follows up for answers in unresolved situations
• Identify opportunities to simplify and/or improve process
• Measures maintenance performance and takes appropriate action
• Development and maintain positive, productive relations with all customer/ partner groups
• Works with the Engineers and Maintenance crew to ensure operational needs are met
• Works cross-functionally to achieve goals
• Follows all GMP’s
• Ensures the production of a safe, high-quality product

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler or similar role.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance processes and strategies.
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of relevant safety regulations and best practices in maintenance.

Work Environment

This job operates in a production environment. The employee is frequently exposed to facility elements such as noise, dust, fumes and odors. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and filing cabinets.

EEO STATEMENT

Crown Bakeries is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment. It is our policy to recruit, hire, train and promote individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. We prohibit any such discrimination or harassment in our workplace and strive to foster a diverse and inclusive workforce. This EEO policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.