Maintenance Planner

Position: SayPro – Maintenance Planner – SayPro
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Unilever Jefferson City provides a holistic and hygienic choice of personal care brands that benefit the mind, body, and health of consumers while minimizing environmental footprints and promoting the individual growth of our people. Our “mission of wellbeing” is quickly becoming the new status symbol for health and beauty.

As a Maintenance Planner, you’ll work closely with the Maintenance Supervisor and play a key role in planning and purchasing. You’ll coordinate quarterly, semiannual, and annual maintenance activities, ensure compliance with regulatory systems (fire protection, PSM, pressure vessels), and support procurement of critical parts and services that keep the site running smoothly.

Location of the job:
Jefferson City, MOPay: $35.34 per hour Overall Benefits & Perks (non-union)
Medical, Dental, Vision effective immediately | 401K | Profit Sharing | Tuition/Fitness Reimbursement | Paid Leaves | Monthly Bonus Payouts | Uniforms and PPE provided| Career Advancement Opportunities Additional Perks for the “Jefferson City” location

Safety shoe and prescription safety glasses subsidy

Onsite Company store with opportunity for friends/family to shop Subsidy for Uniform shirts
- Employee picks style (dri-fit material, long or short sleeves, polo shirts, etc.)Company dinners and fun engagement activities periodically

Free Ice Cream Free coffee

Onsite Hot Meal Cafeteria What You’ll Do Planning & Scheduling Develop and manage daily, weekly, and long-term maintenance schedules for up to 25 technicians.

Coordinate quarterly, semi-annual, and annual shutdowns with internal and external resources.

Attend production planning meetings to identify maintenance windows and align priorities.

Ensure all maintenance activities are planned and scheduled daily, including training, emergency/problem-solving work orders, RCA, project support, and special requests.

Assist maintenance managers and supervisors in prioritizing work by type, trade assignments, and training needs.

Collaborate with production planners to coordinate machinery availability and required downtime.

Issue weekly work summary sheets to factory leadership detailing planned activities, required parts, permits, downtime, resources, and execution priorities.

Develop and manage an IF Down/Do (IDD) kit location for tasks under one hour; communicate and schedule unexecuted IDD work within two weeks.

System Ownership Serve as the subject matter expert for Microsoft Dynamics 365 (DMS).Maintain accurate asset structures, BOMs, and maintenance plans.

Train operators and technicians on system usage and updates.

Coordinate and monitor kitted maintenance tasks to ensure timely execution.

Own technical loss analysis by reviewing factory loss data and developing corrective plans; escalate unresolved issues to supervisors.

Support new project implementation through DMS system development and structure build.

Coach and train team members on DMS interaction and performance actions.

Regularly engage with technicians to clarify assigned work, revise PM tasks, and update BOMs/parts ordering.

Purchasing & Vendor Coordination Interface with external vendors for planned work (e.g., fire systems, BFPs, pressure vessels, calibrations, PMs).Process expedited purchase orders, obtain necessary approvals, and ensure timely delivery of critical parts.

Performance Analysis & Record Keeping Maintain accurate electronic and paper records; ensure DMS master data is current (asset structure, BOMs, maintenance plans).Convert maintenance notifications to work orders within 24–48 hours or cancel with feedback to submitters.

Report key metrics: PM completion by line (on time/in full)
Technician execution performance

PM/Failure Tag correlation to production losses

Safety, Quality, and Failure Tag KPIsTechnician workload and scheduling

Maintenance backlog status

DMS improvement updates (feedback, RCA, BOM changes)
Communication & Soft Skills Collaborate with purchasing and stockroom teams to ensure availability of materials, parts, and services.

Attend supply chain and production planning meetings to identify maintenance opportunities and communicate major…