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maintenance planner

Posted on May 22, 2026 by Employer details United Bakery Manufacturers Inc

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_*Maintenance Planner*_ in our food manufacturing facility *oversees* the strategic planning, scheduling, and coordination of maintenance activities to ensure equipment reliability, regulatory compliance, and minimal production downtime. *Key Responsibilities include:* *Maintenance Strategy & Planning* - Develop and manage preventive, predictive, corrective and condition-based maintenance plans. - Create and maintain long-term maintenance schedules (up to 12 months) aligned with production goals. - Develop and manage work orders and job plans using CMMS (CMMS experience is a must, CWORKS is a preferred CMMS). *Regulatory & Safety Compliance* - Ensure all maintenance activities meet food safety standards (e.g., HACCP, SQF, GMP). - Maintain maintenance documentation for audits and inspections. - Collaborate with QA, HR and safety teams to uphold hygiene, personnel and food safety protocols. *Resource Management and Coordination* - Manage and schedule technicians, contractors and equipment access to minimize production disruption in coordination with Production and QAs. - Order, maintain and manage spare parts inventory. - Optimize labor, material usage and inventory to improve cost-efficiency. *Cross-Functional Collaboration* - Liaise with production, engineering, quality & HR departments to align maintenance with operational and other business needs. - Lead maintenance planning meetings and communicate priorities to stakeholders. *Continuous Improvement* - Analyze work center performance data and predict trends for servicing needs. - Enter data into the CMMS and develop PM plans for equipment. - Work with departments to ensure sufficient spares are available. Order parts if and when needed. - Ensure the system is updated to include all required info. - Develop a PM schedule for new and existing machines/equipment. - Send out requests for PM and order spare parts for any outstanding work found during the PM. - Prepare the downtime report for the defined period and review with PM team members - Ensure PMs are completed on time and reschedule if or when needed. - Create and update stock tooling drawings as required. - Establish and maintain suitable inventory levels for spare parts. - Create spare part list and organize by machines in order to easily track where parts are being used most. - Analyze daily stock movement and establish visuals for min and max stock quantities. - Support capital projects, as well as equipment repairs and upgrades. *Qualifications & Skills* * *Experience*: 5?8 years in maintenance planning, preferably in a large or medium-size food manufacturing. * *Education*: Bachelor?s Diploma or degree in mechanical/electrical engineering or industrial maintenance. * *Systems*: Proficiency in CMMS software (CWorks preferred, but not a must) and Microsoft Office (especially Excel & Word). * *Knowledge*: Strong understanding of maintenance best practices and food safety regulations. * Strong analytical skills, including troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills, effective in quickly identifying issues, causes and sustainable corrective actions. * Maintenance * Ability to read/understand and analyze Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics & other Equipment / Machinery / Facilities Drawings and Schematics * Analysis skills * Purchasing * Root cause analysis * *Soft Skills*: Excellent communication, problem-solving, time management, organizational and team building abilities. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Pay: $80,000.00-$90,000.00 per year Education: * Bachelor's Degree (preferred) Work Location: In person