Maintenance Scheduler

Shearer's Foods; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Shearer's Foods in Fort Worth, TX is seeking a Maintenance Scheduler to optimize the ready-to-schedule backlog and align maintenance with production priorities. You will coordinate with the maintenance, production scheduling, and sanitation teams to develop short-, medium-, and long-term work plans.

The role requires experience with CMMS systems such as Maintenance Connection, strong Microsoft Office skills, and the ability to read drawings.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; a 2-year technical degree preferred or 3 years of scheduling experience.
• Experience using a CMMS to manage maintenance work and create schedules.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to interpret mechanical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the weekly maintenance schedule for the plant.
• Coordinate with maintenance, production scheduling, and sanitation teams.
• Generate reports and track metrics from CMMS for scheduling compliance.

Skills

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Preventive Maintenance

Scheduling

Reading drawings

Education

High school diploma

Two-year technical degree

Tools

Maintenance Connection

Job description

Overview

Shearer's Foods, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Massillon, OH, is a leading manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers. Specializing in private label and co-manufacturing, Shearer's is the largest supplier of private brand salty snacks and second-largest supplier of private brand cookies and crackers.

With a strong focus on innovation, service, quality, and sustainability, Shearer's has been awarded the food industry's highest award for environmental sustainability, as well as multiple Supplier of the Year awards.

Operating 16 locations across North America and employing more than 5000 team members, Shearer's is driven by its core values of People, Grow, Impact and Win. The company mission is to deliver exceptional products and services that make snacking a time to celebrate for our customers, colleagues, and community.

At Shearer's Foods, we believe in a skills-first approach to recruitment and employment. This means focusing on what you can do and how you can grow, rather than traditional metrics alone. We are committed to adhering to anti-exclusion practices, removing barriers to access, and enhancing opportunities for all individuals based on merit and potential. Your skills, experience, and perspective are valuable-and we want to empower you to make your mark here with us.

Responsibilities

Maintenance Scheduler

3200 Northern Cross Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76137

The Maintenance Scheduler is responsible for the Ready to Schedule backlog for all work created through the work management process. The Maintenance Scheduler will work directly with the Maintenance Team, Production Scheduling Team and the Sanitation Team to develop short-, medium- and long-term work schedules. The Maintenance Scheduler schedules 100% of all available labor hours, Schedules all outside contractor work and assembles job packets with the maintenance schedule.

• Coordinates with production scheduler in scheduling meeting to schedule all ready to schedule work.
• Determines schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, criticality of equipment, Due date, production priority and skill of personnel.
• Creates weekly maintenance schedule for the associated plant and distributes maintenance schedules to departments.
• Utilizes and adheres to work scheduling work stream in the Work Management Process.
• Utilizes metrics/data to evaluate and improve work processes
• Confers with Inner plant supervisors to schedule work within or between departments
• Generate reports and track metrics from CMMS for Scheduling compliance
• Schedules as required Maintenance projects that are not capital funded
• Updates Work Scheduling practices from Job Close out feedback.
• Maintains high quality work order documentation and records in CMMS.

Qualifications

• High school or equivalent degree required; a two-year technical degree is preferred or 3 years of Maintenance Scheduling experience.
• 2+ years of high-level maintenance technician experience.
• Ability to fully leverage a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), such as Maintenance Connection
• Strong Microsoft Office skills
• Knowledge of principles involved in Preventative/Predictive Maintenance
• Knowledge of maintenance project implementation
• Strong knowledge of production and manufacturing equipment and processes
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and coordination of people
• Strong Interpersonal, decision-making, and organizational skills
• Ability to read and interpret documents and drawings
• Ability to prepare detailed repair and metrics reports
• Ability to work within an integrated operating enterprise
• Ability to manage team members in executing complex programs
• Ability to work a variable schedule
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities consistent with the essential duties and responsibilities

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.