RTS Maintenance Planner

RTS Maintenance Planner

Employment Type:

Full-Time, Exempt

Location:

Memphis, TN

Riviana Foods Inc. is a world class leader in the rice sector and is America’s largest processor, marketer, and distributor of branded and private label rice products. Riviana brands are well known for their quality and excellence. Key brands include Adolphus®, Blue Ribbon®, Colusa Rose®, Carolina®, Comet®, Gourmet House®, Mahatma®, Minute®, River®, Rice Select®, Sello Rojo®, Success® and Water Maid®. Riviana Foods is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ebro Foods, S.A., a multinational food group operating in the rice, pasta and sauces sectors.

Based in Spain, Ebro Foods has commercial and/or industrial presence in more than 25 countries in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa, through its extensive network of subsidiaries and brands. Our global reach is an important factor in Riviana's success. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ebro Foods, S.A., the world leader in the rice sector, we take a world view of the rice business and draw upon the global resources of our parent company.

The SAP Maintenance Planner plans and executes plant maintenance activities to balance operating reliability against maintenance costs while meeting plant goals for safety, productivity, and customer satisfaction. The Maintenance Planner provides daily planning, scheduling, parts procuring, manpower assignments and record keeping for all maintenance activities while maintaining records on work orders, work order costs, and preventive maintenance programs to assist the RTS Plant and provide maintenance information, graphs and charts as directed.

• Manage the maintenance work order process including work request approval, prioritization, personnel time effectiveness, cost effectiveness, recording labor charges, preventive maintenance, and work order completion.
• Aid the Maintenance Manager in monitoring equipment spare parts and ensure data is accurate and complete. Assist in providing reports for work history, costs, etc.
• Prepare work outline and schedules for both daily and shutdown work activities. Develop and maintain daily, weekly, monthly, and shutdown maintenance schedules.
• Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs within SAP to achieve reliability and cost targets.
• Coordinate unit maintenance activities with operations by participating in planning meetings to ensure open communication while supporting plant production goals.
• Assist with purchasing duties by bidding work and providing proper documentation on scope of work and bid waivers.
• Assist in monitoring maintenance performance measurements such as percent emergency and schedule break work, percent scheduled work completion, percent completed and compliance for preventive maintenance, etc., by updating and maintaining the information within SAP.
• Manage equipment spare parts inventory to ensure quality, quantity, and adequacy while meeting plant cost effectiveness goals. Write requests for changes or updates that need to be done.
• Develop lists of parts required for work assignments and confirm availability.
• Manage and update SAP data to ensure proper spare parts are listed and history is kept on equipment. Use and maintain SAP database and continuously make changes as it pertains to planning, scheduling, and analyzing maintenance activities.
• Prioritize and issue work orders for all maintenance work, keeping maintenance backlog at an appropriate level. Enter requests for parts and labor on planned and emergency work in SAP.
• Originate all necessary permits and SAPs for maintenance audits.
• Ensure all safety guidelines are outlined for planned maintenance work and preventive maintenance work.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma with equivalent related experience.
• 3–5 years maintenance experience with a Technical or Management Degree or 3 years in a similar position.
• 3–5 years of experience in Maintenance Planning using SAP in a food processing environment.
• Knowledge of SAP system as it pertains to maintenance and operations.
• Knowledge of Rice Manufacturing operations, processes, and customer base.
• Strong…