Maintenance Planning & Systems Lead

Maintenance Planning & Systems Lead

About Beech-Nut Nutrition Company… Beech-Nut Nutrition Company is one of America's leading companies providing nutritious, wholesome foods for babies using real ingredients, gently cooked, with non-GMO verified, Natural or organic ingredients in almost all our products. Our work is organized around our mission to delight consumers through honest goodness in every bite. We care deeply about others, the planet, and are empowered to make a difference.

We expect, reward and celebrate strong performance.

Our Values… Our ambition to grow is underpinned by our four core values Create Wow, Everyone Hero, Nourish Others, & Take Responsibility. Our values help us navigate the ever-changing environment in which we operate and ensure we innovate to meet customer needs.

About the Role… As a Maintenance Planning & Systems Lead, you are responsible for owning the maintenance planning process, maintenance performance metrics, and CMMS systems for both Maintenance and Facilities operations. This role ensures that all maintenance work is properly planned, scheduled, and executed efficiently, while driving a shift from reactive to planned maintenance. You will lead the transition from Tabware AI to Prisma (by Sisteplant), ensuring system standardization, data integrity, and long-term sustainability.

You will play a critical role in improving equipment reliability, workforce productivity, and overall maintenance effectiveness through data-driven decision making and strong cross-functional coordination.

About the Team… The Maintenance and Engineering Team is comprised of skilled technical professionals responsible for supporting production equipment, utilities, and facility systems across Beech-Nut Nutrition's LEED® certified manufacturing facility. The team's core mission is to achieve Reliability Excellence by implementing efficient and effective engineering, maintenance, and operational practices that maximize capacity and productivity. Working cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain, the team plays a key role in minimizing downtime, improving equipment performance, and supporting a safe, sustainable, and compliant manufacturing environment so we can continue doing what we do best – making high quality, safe, and nutritious foods for babies and toddlers!

About the Work Environment… This position is located at the Amsterdam, New York LEED® certified production facility. Most job functions are performed in a well-lit, environmentally controlled office environment. You will also be required to work in an environment that requires hairnet, beard cover, safety glasses, hearing protection and lab coat. Restrictions include wearing of jewelry, nail polish and acrylic nails.

Other personal protection equipment may be required for certain tasks.

Our Commitment to Safety… At Beech-Nut we are committed to a strong safety program that protects its staff, its property, and the public from accidents. Associates at every level, including management, are responsible and accountable for the company's overall safety initiatives. Complete and active participation by everyone, every day, in every job is necessary for the safety among all workers on the job site.

Management supports participation in the program by all Associates and provides proper equipment, training and procedures. Associates are responsible for following all procedures, working safely, and, wherever possible, improving safety measures. An injury and accident-free workplace is our goal. Through continuous safety and loss control, we can accomplish this.

What You'll Do…

• Own planning and scheduling of preventive maintenance (PM) activities for both Maintenance and Facilities systems, ensuring work is fully scoped, resourced, and executable
• Develop and manage weekly maintenance schedules, balancing labor availability with production priorities
• Ensure all work orders are properly planned in CMMS, including:
  • Labor estimates
  • Required parts and materials
  • Tools and safety requirements

CMMS Ownership & Transition

• Serve as primary owner of CMMS systems, leading transition from Tabware to Prisma
• Lead system migration activities…