Planner, Maintenance

Donuts Inc.; Addison (IL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Clyde’s Donuts is seeking a proactive Maintenance Planner to enhance equipment reliability and manage maintenance operations. The successful candidate will coordinate activities, ensure safety compliance, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Benefits

Annual bonus eligibility

Health, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with matching contribution

Generous paid time off benefits

Company-provided uniforms

Qualifications

• 5+ years in maintenance planning with inventory experience preferred.
• Experience across multiple trades: electrical, mechanical, HVAC.
• Commitment to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Ensure maintenance activities meet safety and regulatory standards.
• Lead maintenance planning meetings and manage CMMS.
• Conduct risk assessments and oversee storeroom inventory.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

CMMS systems

Job description

Career Opportunities with Clyde's Donuts

A great place to work.

Careers At Clyde's Donuts

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

Over a century ago, the Bickford family took ownership of Clyde’s Delicious Donuts. Since 1920, our company has grown to become a beloved name, known for our innovative and high-quality donuts that delight taste buds of all ages. Today, Clyde’s is a thriving, high growth, 4 th generation family-owned food manufacturer and a leading national supplier of donuts to the largest global retailers in mass grocery, convenience stores, and food service. Our Company is financially strong with a consistent track record of stability and growth under the careful leadership of the Bickford family. We invite you to consider a career with our special company.

Position Summary

The Maintenance Planner ensures efficient maintenance operations through proactive planning, scheduling, and coordination of maintenance activities. This role requires a motivated, collaborative individual focused on equipment reliability, safety, and continuous improvement.

Work Hours: Monday - Friday/ 6:00AM - 2:30PM

• Ensure maintenance activities meet safety and regulatory standards.
• Lead daily/weekly maintenance planning meetings.
• Administer the CMMS (MVP): manage work orders, equipment records, PM tasks, and inventory.
• Generate and analyze KPIs: budget, labor, work order completion, and PM compliance.
• Communicate work order status, priorities, and schedules to operations.
• Manage maintenance planning: backlog, safety assessments, job hazard analyses, and production alignment.
• Oversee storeroom inventory: cycle counts, variances, part levels, and critical spares.
• Purchase parts and coordinate vendor maintenance services.
• Conduct risk assessments to balance maintenance needs with budget.
• Interpret technical documents, manuals, and schematics.
• Standardize preventive/predictive maintenance across facilities.
• Support operations with inventory, LOTO, PM, and general maintenance activities.
• Assist Maintenance Manager with projects and capital improvements.
• Provide after-hours emergency maintenance support.
• Continuously optimize PM frequencies based on data and performance.
• Manage purchasing, receiving, inventory records, and parts room organization.
• Administer maintenance payroll and related administrative tasks.
• Comply with all safety, security, sanitation and food safety requirements including safe work practices, OSHA requirements, and GMP's when in production areas. Report all safety, food safety or quality issues to supervisor or Food Safety department.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in maintenance planning; inventory control experience preferred.
• Experience across multiple trades: electrical, mechanical, HVAC, facilities.
• High Speed Manufacturing / Packaging (2 years Minimum Exp)
• Strong organizational, time management, and prioritization skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to continuous improvement.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office & CMMS systems required, MVP experience preferred
• Food processing experience (SQL environment) preferred

Desired Personal Traits

• A self-starter with a strong work ethic who operates with a sense of urgency.
• Upbeat, calm, and steady demeanor working with people in fast paced environments.
• Enthusiastic about safety, quality and the customer experience.
• Principled, honest, ethical.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized.
• Collaborative with both the desire and ability to lead, train and mentor others.

We Offer

Compensation estimates are provided in good faith at the time of job posting. Job offers may vary based on the candidate’s education, certifications, job-related knowledge, skill, experience, geographic location, shift, and internal equity. Clyde’s may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

• Target Hourly Wage: $35.00 - $45.00
• Position is eligible for annual bonus
• Medical plan options including HMO, PPO and HDHP with H.S.A
• Dental Plan. Two plan options.
• Vision plan.
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Short-term and long-term disability plans (Company paid).
• Group term life and AD&D insurance (Company Paid).
• Voluntary insurance plans Including life, AD&D, accident and critical illness.
• Generous paid time off benefits and 7 holidays.
• 401(k) plan including 4% matching contribution and immediate vesting.
• Various leaves of absence programs for life’s emergencies.
• Clean, modern, and safe facilities.
• Company-provided uniforms and an annual safety shoe subsidy.

Sponsorship Not Available

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. Applicants must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Clyde’s Donuts.

Work Environment and Job Physical Demands

These conditions are common to Maintenance.

• Exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Exposure to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Exposure to extreme hot conditions on such equipment as operating fryers and extreme cold conditions such as blast spiral freezers.
• Exposure to noise, dust, and fumes.
• Standing and walking on slippery floors.
• Working in close proximity to equipment and other employees.
• Lifting of up to 50 pounds and movement of equipment.

Clyde’s Donuts is proud to be an equal opportunity/ reasonable accommodation employer.