Maintenance Planner & Scheduler: Optimize Plant Reliability

Perdue Farms, Inc.; Sioux Center (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hiring bonus

Job summary

Perdue Farms Inc. in Sioux Center, IA, seeks a Maintenance Planner and Scheduler to plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance activities across the facility.

You will work with Maintenance, Operations, and cross-functional teams to maximize productivity, control costs, and minimize downtime, ensuring safe, efficient work orders and asset reliability. The role requires hands-on planning, strong organizational skills, experience with CMMS and MS Office, and the ability to analyze data to drive

Qualifications

• 2-year trade school preferred, technical education beyond high school, vocational training, or equivalent maintenance experience.
• Demonstrate collaboration and influence skills.
• Demonstrate strong organizational abilities.
• Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary liaison between Maintenance, Operations, and supported departments to ensure timely, efficient, and quality maintenance services.
• Perform short-range and long-range planning, including backlog analysis and resource balancing.
• Plan and schedule major and minor shutdowns and develop standardized shutdown plans.
• Develop and maintain planned job packages, labor standards, and material libraries.
• Keep Maintenance and Operations leadership informed of critical issues and recommend continuous improvement opportunities.
• Maintain accurate maintenance data, CMMS administration, equipment history, and cost tracking.
• Procure maintenance materials and services within established guidelines.
• Schedule preventive, predictive, and planned maintenance activities to support operational reliability goals.
• Perform other maintenance-related duties as assigned by the Maintenance Manager.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Education

Trade school or equivalent maintenance training

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

Perdue Farms Inc. in Sioux Center, IA, seeks a Maintenance Planner and Scheduler to plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance activities across the facility.

You will work with Maintenance, Operations, and cross-functional teams to maximize productivity, control costs, and minimize downtime, ensuring safe, efficient work orders and asset reliability. The role requires hands-on planning, strong organizational skills, experience with CMMS and MS Office, and the ability to analyze data to drive