Maintenance Planner

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning facility and equipment maintenance to ensure economic and safe operation. Responsibilities will also include assist MRO, inventory control and a general understanding of mechanical and electrical maintenance.

Responsibilities

- CMMS (Computerized Maint. Mgmt System) database skills and administration

Become thoroughly knowledgeable of and proficient in the use of all aspects of the current CMMS system.

- Fully implement use of CMMS including all equipment listings, groupings, hierarchies, work orders, parts and P.M.s

- Maintenance workflow management

Coordinate with all maintenance groups to establish necessary schedules of P.M. tasks identified by maintenance and set up a continuous improvement process to ensure P.M.s is efficient.

- Assure work orders are submitted properly and that requested work is actually needed through coordination with requestor, production, maintenance, and engineering.

- Determine best way to accomplish work through consulting with requestor, maintenance, engineering, and others as needed. Make sketches/diagrams if needed for clarification, order/reserve any parts/materials/tools required, estimate job time and costs, and schedule work accordingly based on production and maintenance requirements, schedules and associated priorities.

- Prepare proposed work schedules daily for approval by maintenance supervisors. Issue approved work schedules and assures proper accounting of all completed work. Properly reschedule all carryover work.

- Ensure safety needs are given top priority in planning

- Maintenance Effort Tracking and reporting vis--vis Parts Inventory, Work Order backlog/Completion and Efficiency o Understand and assist in proper inventory control procedures for maintenance spare parts.

Maintain data system to provide reports, as requested, on the status of all planned work (work orders, P.M.s), and on details of all completed work, equipment histories, trends, etc.

- Establish and track appropriate position performance measurements (e.g.: work completed per schedule, accuracy of estimates, reduction in downtime totals and frequencies, overtime reduction, timeliness and accuracy of CMMS reports, etc.)

- Required to be informed of their food safety and regulatory responsibilities, their role in meeting the requirements of the Food Safety Code, and responsibility to report food safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action and/or the designated Food Safety and/or GFSI qualified Individual.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

- Five (5) year's experience in the field of maintenance/electrical of projects/ equipment

- Previous experience in a manufacturing environment.

- Experience with implementing & improving a PM system

- Lean Manufacturing certification or training desired

- Communication and PC skills

- Proven ability to manage multiple projects

- High School Diploma or G.E.D. required, Associates Degree preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

- Mechanical/Electrical systems operation and maintenance.

- Computerized mechanical preventative maintenance system.

- Equipment record keeping.

- Inventory control.

- Mechanical parts/systems procurement.

- Computer operation.

- Mechanical/Electrical systems maintenance and management of equipment records, engineering reports, inventory and stock control, and safety.

- Blueprint reading of building and mechanical systems.

- Computers: operation and utilization of maintenance, accounting, and word processing software.

- Problem solving develop alternatives for improvements in the efficiency of the maintenance department.

- Knowledge of mechanical parts distribution system, including vendors' contact people and brand names carried.

- Knowledge of purchasing and requisition procedures and ability to maintain parts stock inventories at a level consistent with demand.

- Locate inefficient and excessive maintenance expenditures and advise supervision.

- Prepare decision alternatives.

- Select equipment for maintenance program.

- Plan equipment repair and replacement projects.

- Verbal and written correspondence, reports and recommendations to managers and supervisors, daily interaction with supervisors, maintenance crews

- Ability to work with diverse groups in a positive and productive manner.

- Serve as an effective member of a maintenance management team and deal effectively with maintenance planning and project scheduling.

- Development of equipment records data entry, maintenance schedules, materials usage and maintenance expenditures.

- Advise and consult with maintenance/operation supervisors, mechanics/contractors regarding the scheduling of preventative maintenance tasks.

- Input data entries into equipment records, request material, make corrections on work orders and all other keyboard entry required for maintenance of the computerized maintenance management system.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

At Farmer Brothers, we are committed to pay transparency and ensuring fair and competitive compensation for all employees. The base salary range for this role is defined above and may vary depending on experience and qualifications.

To account for cost-of-living differences, we apply location-based salary adjustments. Employees working in higher-cost cities may receive a geographical pay premium, which is determined based on market data and local economic factors.

If applicable, your specific salary will be discussed during the hiring process based on your work location.

- In addition to base salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, which may include benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off.

- The total leave provided in the Companys Paid Time Off (PTO) policy is in at least an amount of hours and pay sufficient to satisfy the requirements of state or local laws in the locations where the Company operates.

- For questions regarding our compensation structure, including location-based pay adjustments, please reach out to Farmer Brothers Human Resources for details.

**This job posting remains open until the position is filled or the posting is removed. The deadline has not passed unless explicitly stated otherwise.**