Maintenance Planning & Inventory Coordinator

Dairy Challenge; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dairy Challenge is seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner to coordinate and optimize maintenance activities across our plant. You will organize and implement planned and emergency maintenance, generate work orders, and oversee the MRO inventory to support reliable production.

The role requires a undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and 2–5 years in maintenance planning, with proficiency in CMMS and SAP.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• 2–5 years of maintenance, maintenance planning and scheduling, machine reliability, or related experience.
• Mechanical experience with high-speed, multi-line production, packaging and processing equipment in a plant manufacturing environment preferred.
• Certification and/or License may be required during course of employment.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchasing of parts and supplies for maintenance.
• Organize, prepare, and implement planned and emergency maintenance work activities.
• Generate and schedule maintenance work orders; track projects and generate reports.
• Oversee purchasing related to plant projects and coordinate with outside contractors.
• Maintain MRO inventory and coordinate with production personnel.
• Coordinate with other department managers to align on schedules and priorities.
• Develop labor estimates and determine spare parts requirements based on availability and lead times.

Skills

Attention to detail

Multi-project management

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Dairy Challenge is seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner to coordinate and optimize maintenance activities across our plant. You will organize and implement planned and emergency maintenance, generate work orders, and oversee the MRO inventory to support reliable production.

The role requires a undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and 2–5 years in maintenance planning, with proficiency in CMMS and SAP.