Planner Maintenance

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits (medical insurance)

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

401K plan with employer match

Job summary

Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream is seeking a Maintenance Technician to support a busy processing facility in Indiana. The role requires hands-on preventive and predictive maintenance of production equipment, strong safety discipline, and collaboration with plant teams to minimize downtime.

You will work with CHAMPS CMMS for work orders, calibrate tools, and ensure equipment reliability while upholding safety standards in a fast-paced dairy environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with preventive/predictive maintenance of processing equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical and control issues.
• Strong understanding of safety policies and procedures.
• Experience coordinating with plant teams and maintenance personnel.

Responsibilities

• Put on PPE, perform safety checks, and ensure safety devices function properly.
• Obtain daily production schedule and prioritize maintenance work.
• Coordinate with operators to address line issues and ensure equipment readiness.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on key processing equipment.
• Plan parts ordering and execution of maintenance tasks.
• Coach and develop maintenance staff in TPM concepts and practices.
• Maintain calibration of production equipment and tools; monitor boneyard and tanks.
• Assist in safety program development and incident reporting.
• Ensure timely completion of tasks and adherence to budgets.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Safety compliance

Team coordination

Tools

CHAMPS CMMS

Job description

• Put on all required PPE and Safety Gear, perform a safety check on equipment and ensure safety devices are functioning properly.
• Obtain work schedule and daily production, risk predictions, from scheduler, prioritize work and prepare for operations.
• Communicate with prior and/or operator to discuss any line issues, and to ensure that all E-Stops, Machine and People Guards, interlocks, chain, door and like devices have been tested and are operational according to Laurel Operations Center (LOC), Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) minimum requirements and/or prerequisites.
• Answer telephones, e-mails, voice mail and act on, address and resolve scheduling issues and concerns.
• Monitor equipment and machinery operations in order to serve as a resource to team members for preventive maintenance guidelines as well as unanticipated machinery breakdowns.
• Plan, write and implement preventive and predictive maintenance tasks and procedures on key processing equipment.
• Work with plant teams and maintenance personnel in identifying and planning work in the area.
• Plan and identify work including ordering of parts and planning the execution of work and assist with maintenance duties as required.
• Coach and develop area maintenance and other personnel in preventive/predictive maintenance principles and concepts.
• Observe maintenance and production employees at work and provide observations, instruction and incident reports as required.
• Maintain and calibrate production and shop equipment and tools, monitor boneyard, and mix tanks as required.
• Assist with the development, maintenance and implementation of safety programs and procedures.
• Investigate and assign resources to maintenance needs, provide instructions and guidance as required to support production.
• Ensure work is completed in a timely and satisfactory manner and ensure employee performance in work completed
• Establish and manage adherence to the operating unit maintenance budgets.
• Understand and utilize (TPM) concepts and finished product conformance to requirements.
• Maintain the Computerized Maintenance Management System data base (CHAMPS)
• At end of shift, secure all equipment, complete all required paperwork and perform general housekeeping and clean-up as required.

Role and Activity

• Put on all required PPE and Safety Gear, perform a safety check on equipment and ensure safety devices are functioning properly.
• Obtain work schedule and daily production, risk predictions, from scheduler, prioritize work and prepare for operations.
• Communicate with prior and/or operator to discuss any line issues, and to ensure that all E-Stops, Machine and People Guards, interlocks, chain, door and like devices have been tested and are operational according to Laurel Operations Center (LOC), Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) minimum requirements and/or prerequisites.
• Answer telephones, e-mails, voice mail and act on, address and resolve scheduling issues and concerns.
• Monitor equipment and machinery operations in order to serve as a resource to team members for preventive maintenance guidelines as well as unanticipated machinery breakdowns.
• Plan, write and implement preventive and predictive maintenance tasks and procedures on key processing equipment.
• Work with plant teams and maintenance personnel in identifying and planning work in the area.
• Plan and identify work including ordering of parts and planning the execution of work and assist with maintenance duties as required.
• Coach and develop area maintenance and other personnel in preventive/predictive maintenance principles and concepts.
• Observe maintenance and production employees at work and provide observations, instruction and incident reports as required.
• Maintain and calibrate production and shop equipment and tools, monitor boneyard, and mix tanks as required.
• Assist with the development, maintenance and implementation of safety programs and procedures.
• Investigate and assign resources to maintenance needs, provide instructions and guidance as required to support production.
• Ensure work is completed in a timely and satisfactory manner and ensure employee performance in work completed
• Establish and manage adherence to the operating unit maintenance budgets.
• Understand and utilize (TPM) concepts and finished product conformance to requirements.
• Maintain the Computerized Maintenance Management System data base (CHAMPS)
• At end of shift, secure all equipment, complete all required paperwork and perform general housekeeping and clean-up as required.

BEHAVIORS AND CORE VALUES: Must consistently showcase the desired behaviors that represent our Core Values.

We Take Ownership

• Stay committed to responsibilities from start to finish
• Make sound decisions and get into the right level of detail
• Apply resources to initiatives that add growth, improve efficiencies, or reduce waste

We Do What Is Right

• Choose transparency over convenience, even if it means difficult conversations
• Set clear roles and responsibilities, enabling everyone to exercise appropriate initiative and judgment
• Speak up when you see something that does not align to our values and policies

We Seek to Improve

• Strive to continuously improve and innovate to exceed expectations
• Value feedback from others and encourage open dialogue to understand how we can improve
• Learn from both successes and failures

We Are Better Together

• Ensure decisions are based on what’s best for the whole business
• Practice inclusion by seeking diverse perspectives
• Treat everyone with fairness and respect

Work Environment

In this position, the employee will regularly work with and around others; in a wet and/or humid environment; in areas of high noise level; and around mechanical, electrical, and pressurized equipment. The work is fast paced.

• Cold Temperatures: Parts of the facility, such as storage and production areas, may be kept at low temperatures. Requires use of cold-protective PPE.
• May involve standing, lifting, and walking in refrigerated zones for extended periods.
• Fast-Paced: Workers often operate under strict timelines to meet production quotas.
• High-speed manufacturing floor with frequent movement, line assignment changes, and tight production timelines.
• Standing for Long Hours: Many roles require prolonged standing and repetitive tasks.
• Repetitive hand and arm movements required.
• Must be able to stand for hours with frequent bending, reaching, and lifting.
• Food Safety Regulations: Employees must follow hygiene and safety guidelines, including wearing protective gear (gloves, hairnets, etc.).
• Team-Oriented: Workers collaborate to ensure smooth production and packaging.

The position involves frequent exposure to nuts and other potential allergens.

The pay scale for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The pay range for prospective employees in this role is $85,000-$90,000 a year.

We offer a comprehensive group benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, paid time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, 401K plan with employer match and annual contribution available.

Visa sponsorship not available. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future. The company does not provide visa sponsorship or any immigration support (including STEM OPT training plan and H-1B lottery registration) for this position.

Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc. provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants, regardless of race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.