Maintenance Planner Scheduler

Maintenance Planner Scheduler - $10,000 Sign On Bonus

Perdue Farms is a fourth-generation, family-owned food and agricultural business deeply rooted in tradition yet with a forward-thinking mindset. We believe that success starts with our people, and our culture is built on a foundation of teamwork, integrity, and respect, where every voice matters and everyone is encouraged to contribute to our shared goals. We are dedicated to creating a supportive, inclusive environment where associates feel valued and inspired to make an impact, both within the company and in the communities we serve.

From promoting growth and development to prioritizing work-life balance, we’re committed to helping our team members thrive.

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The role of the Maintenance Planner Scheduler is to improve workforce productivity and work quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning and coordination of manpower, parts and material, and equipment access. Reporting to the senior-level Maintenance Planner or the Maintenance Superintendent and maintaining a liaison between Production and Maintenance, this position is responsible for planning, scheduling and coordination of all planned maintenance work performed on the plant site.

Through providing work direction to the Maintenance Planning Clerk, this position is also responsible for ensuring records and files essential to meaningful analysis and reporting are compliant.

• Act as principal contact and liaison person between Maintenance and Production and other supported departments. In this capacity, this position ensures that all internal customers of Maintenance receive timely, efficient and quality service. This position also takes a continuing interest in customer (internal) needs. With keen awareness of the customers situation (schedule, problems, etc.), the Planner is able to help Production balance their need for daily output with their need of equipment reliability through proactive maintenance.
• Responsible for long-range as well as short-range planning. Long-range planning involves the regular analysis of backlog relative to available resources. These two basic variables must be kept in balance if a proactive maintenance environment is to be established and sustained.

• Planning and scheduling for shutdowns (major and minor)
  • Bar Charts
  • Networks
  • Development of model shutdown plans by standard segments
• Development of planner reference systems including a file of Planned Job Packages for recurring jobs, plus labor and material libraries for each equipment center.
• Keeps the senior-level Maintenance Planner and/or Maintenance Superintendent properly informed of abnormal or critical situations and seeks advice on matters outside the Planner's knowledge or authority.
• Makes recommendations for system improvement.
• Promotes the conservation of energy.

• Through the Senior Maintenance Planner, responsible for:
• Custodianship of the CMMS
• Maintenance timekeeping, payroll input, and cost distribution
• Maintenance of vacation, absenteeism and tardiness records
• Maintains essential records and files from which this position prepares and distributes accurate and meaningful management reports.
• Interpretation and provision of historical equipment cost information.
• Participation in budgetary preparation, tracking, and analysis.
• Assists the Maintenance Superintendent and Production Manager in periodic analysis of cost trends with recommendations for continual improvement.
• Performs other maintenance related tasks and special assignments as requested by the Maintenance Superintendent or Production Manager.

• High School diploma or GED.
• Further technical education beyond high school or vocational training (minimum Perdue Maintenance A Mechanic technical and competency knowledge).
• Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree highly preferred.

• 2+ years of relevant work experience.
• Thorough working knowledge of Maintenance Software System(s); MS products; specifically, spreadsheet savvy, and working knowledge of Purchasing system and…