Senior Maintenance Planner

Flora Food Group; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Flora Food Group is seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner to join our on-site Kansas facility. In this role, you will develop detailed job plans and maintain preventive maintenance schedules to maximize equipment uptime and production reliability.

You will coordinate with maintenance leadership, operations and engineering to align activities with production needs, analyze failure trends, and support root-cause investigations to reduce downtime and maintenance costs.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in industrial maintenance planning or scheduling.
• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed job plans defining scope, labor, materials, and safety requirements.
• Create and manage weekly and daily maintenance schedules to optimize uptime.
• Maintain accurate work orders and preventive maintenance schedules in CMMS.
• Coordinate with Maintenance leadership, Operations, Engineering and other teams.
• Analyze equipment failure trends and support root-cause investigations.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Location: New Century, KS Factory Working Model: On-site Contract Type: Full time

Why this role matters

In your first year, you will deliver a well-structured maintenance schedule that maximizes equipment uptime and supports production goals. This role is essential to Flora Food Group’s commitment to reliable, high-quality food production by ensuring maintenance activities are planned and executed efficiently. You will connect maintenance planning with operational needs, helping to prevent breakdowns and improve equipment reliability. Your work directly supports the kitchens and production lines that bring better food to tables every day.

What you'll do

• Develop detailed job plans that clearly define scope, labor, materials, and safety requirements to ensure maintenance work is well-prepared and effective.
• Create and manage weekly and daily maintenance schedules, balancing priorities, labor availability, and parts to optimize equipment uptime.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date work orders and preventive maintenance schedules within the CMMS system to support reliability and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with Maintenance leadership, Operations, Engineering, and other teams to align maintenance activities with production needs and minimize downtime.
• Analyze equipment failure trends and support root cause investigations to improve preventive maintenance and reduce breakdowns.

Performance

You will own the maintenance planning process, driving improvements in schedule compliance and reducing emergency repairs. Your data-driven approach will enhance equipment reliability and control maintenance costs through effective work order management. Success will be measured by improved maintenance backlog management, higher preventive maintenance effectiveness, and reduced unplanned downtime.

Care

You will report to the Maintenance Manager and work closely with a team of technicians, engineers, and operations staff. Your role requires collaboration across departments to ensure maintenance activities are safe, well-coordinated, and sustainable. By planning ahead and securing parts and resources, you help build a maintenance culture that supports long-term operational excellence and food quality.

Passion

You are passionate about the craft of maintenance planning and its impact on food production. Your curiosity about equipment performance and preventive strategies drives continuous improvement. You understand that reliable machinery is key to delivering consistent taste, nutrition, and functionality in every product Flora Food Group makes.

About you

You bring solid experience in industrial maintenance planning or scheduling, with a strong grasp of mechanical and electrical systems. You are skilled at organizing complex schedules and communicating clearly across teams. Your approach is methodical and data-driven, with a focus on improving maintenance effectiveness and equipment reliability. You challenge reactive maintenance habits and promote planned, preventive work. You take pride in working for a company with over 150 years of expertise in food, and you understand that excellent work in every function is what allows Flora Food Group to put better food on tables around the world. You bring the same rigour and care to your discipline that our teams bring to every product, because how we work is as important as what we make.

Where this could lead to

This role typically leads to senior maintenance planning or reliability specialist positions within 2 to 3 years. You may also progress into maintenance management roles, overseeing larger teams and broader operational responsibilities as you deepen your expertise and leadership skills.