Strategic Maintenance Planner: Parts & PM Scheduling

Crest Foods Co.; United States, Northern America, Americas; Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

Crest Foods Co. is seeking a Parts Inventory / PM Maintenance Planner to organize preventive maintenance work, coordinate parts availability, and support efficient maintenance execution across the facility.

This role helps reduce downtime by ensuring work orders are planned, and parts and tools are available before work begins, with accurate maintenance records. Responsibilities include planning PM activities, creating/closing work orders in the maintenance system, managing parts inventory, and

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; technical degree, trade school, or related certification preferred.
• Experience in maintenance planning, parts inventory, storeroom management, or industrial maintenance preferred.
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, or production equipment maintenance.
• Experience using a CMMS, ERP, inventory system, or similar work order software preferred.
• Ability to read and understand equipment manuals, bills of materials, drawings, and parts lists.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple work orders, parts requests, and deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Outlook, and basic reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate preventive maintenance activities to minimize downtime and support production needs.
• Create, update, and close work orders in the maintenance management system with complete labor, parts, tools, instructions, and safety details.
• Review equipment history, PM compliance, and maintenance trends to identify reliability improvements.
• Manage parts inventory levels, including stock counts, reorder points, critical spares, and obsolete inventory.
• Coordinate with purchasing, maintenance technicians, and operations to ensure parts and materials are available before scheduled work begins.
• Stage parts, kits, drawings, manuals, and other job materials for planned maintenance work.
• Assist with planning shutdowns, rebuilds, equipment installs, and other large maintenance projects.
• Promote safe work practices by including lockout/tagout, PPE, and safety requirements in job plans.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Parts inventory

Storeroom management

Industrial maintenance

Reading manuals/drawings

Organizational skills

Microsoft Excel/Office

Education

High school diploma

Technical degree or trade cert (preferred)

Tools

CMMS

ERP system

Work order software

Inventory system

Job description

Crest Foods Co. is seeking a Parts Inventory / PM Maintenance Planner to organize preventive maintenance work, coordinate parts availability, and support efficient maintenance execution across the facility.

This role helps reduce downtime by ensuring work orders are planned, and parts and tools are available before work begins, with accurate maintenance records. Responsibilities include planning PM activities, creating/closing work orders in the maintenance system, managing parts inventory, and