Maintenance Planning Manager

Red Boot Beverage; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Simple IRA

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Red Boot Beverage is seeking a Maintenance Planning Manager to develop and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs, ensuring equipment reliability and safe, efficient production. The role oversees planning, scheduling, and coordination of maintenance activities, with emphasis on CMMS data, safety, and continuous improvement within a beverage co-packing facility.

The ideal candidate holds a engineering/maintenance degree, 5+ years in manufacturing maintenance planning, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, maintenance management, manufacturing, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• 5+ years in maintenance planning, reliability, or maintenance management in manufacturing.
• Proficiency with CMMS platforms and maintenance planning practices.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with ability to manage competing priorities.
• Knowledge of preventive, predictive maintenance and reliability improvement methods.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance programs to support equipment reliability.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance activities for efficient labor, parts, and resources.
• Manage the maintenance work order process from prioritization to documentation.
• Review equipment history to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate with procurement/inventory to improve spare parts availability and readiness.
• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

CMMS proficiency

Maintenance planning

Data analysis

Safety practices

Scheduling & prioritization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/maintenance/manufacturing

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

On-site | Full-Time | U.S. Work Authorization Required

Position Summary

The Maintenance Planning Manager is responsible for developing and managing maintenance planning processes that improve equipment reliability, maximize asset availability, and support safe, efficient production within the beverage co-packing facility. This role manages preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance planning activities, ensuring resources, materials, and schedules are aligned with operational priorities.

Essential Responsibilities

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation, and perform other duties as assigned.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive preventive and predictive maintenance programs to support equipment reliability and production goals.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance activities to ensure effective use of labor, tools, parts, and external resources.
• Manage the maintenance work order process, including prioritization, planning, scheduling, execution tracking, and documentation.
• Review equipment history and maintenance data to identify trends, recurring issues, and opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure maintenance plans include accurate job scopes, required materials, labor estimates, safety requirements, and necessary documentation.
• Develop and maintain accurate equipment records, maintenance procedures, and technical documentation within the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Partner with procurement and inventory teams to improve spare parts availability, inventory accuracy, and maintenance readiness.
• Support root cause analysis efforts and continuous improvement initiatives focused on equipment performance and reliability.
• Coordinate with contractors and vendors to support specialized maintenance activities and ensure work is completed safely and effectively.
• Assist in developing maintenance strategies for new equipment installations, process improvements, and facility upgrades.
• Provide guidance and support to maintenance team members on planning processes, doc.
• Orders, receives, inventories, organizes, and properly stores maintenance parts, supplies, and equipment.documentation standards, and best practices.
• Provide hands-on maintenance support when needed to assist with troubleshooting, repairs, equipment improvements, and maintain production continuity.
• Meets all Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Safe Quality Food (SQF) requirements; participate in food safety meetings as required.
• Cultivates and promotes a strong safety culture and follows all safety policies, procedures and regulations; identify and communicates workplace hazards and correct or seek assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions; participates in safety meetings as required.

Note: This job description is not exhaustive and may evolve over time.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, maintenance management, manufacturing, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
• 5+ years of maintenance planning, reliability, or maintenance management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with CMMS platforms and maintenance planning practices.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, safety practices, and reliability improvement methods.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems
• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, schematics, and blueprints; trouble shoot as needed
• Ability to work effectively both independently as well as in a team environment to attain personal, team and company goals
• Well-organized and skilled in time management, prioritization, scheduling, and meeting deadlines

Work Expectations

• This is a regular, full-time position with daily hours on site.
• The ability to be available for work daily and extended hours as necessary.
• Work is performed in a warehouse environment, manufacturing plant and occasionally outside in what may be adverse weather conditions.
• The work environment can involve exposure to heat, cold, humidity, moving machinery, noise, visual strain, close quarters, fumes, odors, dust mists, and gases.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk andlisten.
• This position requires long periods of sitting, standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing and operating machinery.
• The employee should be able to lift and/or move items up to up to 50+ pounds frequently and up to 100 pounds occasionally.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Required to perform essential functions at heights more than 8 feet.

Travel

This position requires up to 5% of local travel.

Why Join Red Boot Beverage

Join Red Boot Beverage and be part of a growing team where your expertise can make a real impact. This is an opportunity to help strengthen equipment reliability, improve maintenance processes, and support a safe, high-performing production environment while working collaboratively with a team that values quality, safety, continuous improvement, and getting the job done right.

Benefits

• Simple IRA
• Simple IRA matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance