Proactive Maintenance Planner: Elevate Plant Reliability

BG Foods; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BG Foods in Ankeny, IA is seeking a Maintenance Planner to drive preventive maintenance planning, prioritize work orders, and advise on critical issues to keep production lines running. You will collaborate with Maintenance and Production teams, review daily schedules, prepare materials, maintain planner libraries, and help optimize the PM program while ensuring food safety.

Strong communication, organizational and data-analysis skills are required, along with CMMS and MS Office knowledge and a

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent technical experience required.
• Solid CMMS knowledge and experience with related software.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Outlook for reporting and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Drive preventive maintenance planning and prioritize work orders.
• Advise Maintenance Manager on critical issues and advance planning.
• Collaborate with Maintenance and Production teams to meet daily needs.
• Review daily production schedules to ensure efficient changeovers and testing.
• Assess work orders, determine scope, assign tasks, prioritizing safety.
• Identify materials needed and prepare supplies for technicians.
• Maintain planner libraries and prepared job packages for recurring work.
• Use labor and material data to support planning of new jobs.
• Perform post-job reviews and adjust PM programs based on results.
• Provide reports on labor, parts, and trends to management.
• Enforce food safety/quality policies and report issues accordingly.
• Promote a safe working environment and report unsafe conditions.

Skills

Communication skills

People skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Data analysis

Trend analysis

Troubleshooting

OSHA safety

Driver's license

Education

Associate degree in a technical field

CMMS systems knowledge

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

BG Foods in Ankeny, IA is seeking a Maintenance Planner to drive preventive maintenance planning, prioritize work orders, and advise on critical issues to keep production lines running. You will collaborate with Maintenance and Production teams, review daily schedules, prepare materials, maintain planner libraries, and help optimize the PM program while ensuring food safety.

Strong communication, organizational and data-analysis skills are required, along with CMMS and MS Office knowledge and a