Maintenance Planner

For: MAINTENANCE PLANNER

Division/Department: Maintenance

Location: Grandview, WA

Job Title: Maintenance Planner

Reports To: Maintenance Manager

Type of Position: Full-Time, Hourly

Competitive benefit package

Annual wage review based on individual performance.

Company sponsored bonus package dependent upon individual & company performance.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Maintenance Planner will devise plans and programs for routine preventative maintenance and scheduled turnaround by managing FruitSmart CMMS planning as it pertains to work orders. Accurately defines and estimates required work requests and maintains a consistent tracking system. Works closely with mechanics and operations to establish a schedule of proactive maintenance during appropriate downtime. Utilizes planning and scheduling methods to ensure the most effective and least disruptive maintenance possible. Assisting in creating maintenance SOPs, Safety programs & SOPs, and scheduling of vendor site work.

Key Responsibilities:

Manages work requests in CMMS from other departments.

Responsible for PM system in CMMS. Writing of PM's (including Job Plans), scheduling, generating, assigning and modifications

Coordinate planned maintenance activities to reduce downtime and minimize production disruptions

Lead communication between maintenance and other departments to ensure timely, efficient service

Minimize interruptions once maintenance work is initiated

Support the maintenance team in setting maintenance workload goals and job objectives.

Lead CMMS updates and serve as administrator for system changes across locations.

Provide ongoing CMMS training to site teams

Drive continuous improvement in preventive maintenance task execution.

Use CMMS data to generate site-level maintenance reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually) and manage KPI tracking.

Ensures crew scheduling is completed in a timely manner, consistent with operating requirements

Ensuring maintenance requests are tracked and reviewed on a weekly basis, including Food Safety, Employee Safety and Repair activity.

Assists in establishing and maintaining FruitSmart safety programs.

Must excel in interdepartmental communications.

Work with other departments on the use of CMMS as it pertains to Audits, GMP's

Ensure all parts are identified and on-site for planned maintenance

Maintain an electronic catalog of equipment maintenance manuals

Other duties as assigned.

WORK EXPERIENCE & PERSONAL SKILL REQUIREMENTS

Knowledgeable with CMMS

Able to read and understand part diagrams

Must have excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

Strong leadership and teamwork skills.

Familiarity with Microsoft office suite.

Display initiative and flexibility with work hours.

Ability to work overtime when required

Be available via telephone for after-hour questions

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

High School Diploma and/or equivalent or higher preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All employees are subject to pre-employment drug testing.