Maintenance Planner II

Maintenance Planner II

Sun Opta delivers customized supply chain solutions and innovation for top brands, retailers, and food service providers across a broad portfolio of beverages, broths, and better-for-you snacks. With over 50 years of expertise, Sun Opta fuels customers' growth with high-quality, sustainability-forward solutions distributed through retail, club, food service, and e-commerce channels across North America.

The Maintenance Planner II is responsible for tracking and coordinating parts needed for maintenance utilizing the maintenance system and Oracle. Also functions as a receiver.

Essential functions of the job include:

• Works with procurement to support facility buyer.
• Working with maintenance staff on reconciling work orders with part numbers.
• Administration and utilization / Receive in MVP
• Stocks parts on shelves according to indexing system.
• Records and maintains control of all spare parts inventory items purchased.
• Reconciles the inventory.
• Receives UPS and distributes packages, as necessary.
• Sends out packages as necessary via UPS or USPS.
• Receives incoming parts, supplies into the inventory, and distributes them, as necessary.
• Secures supplies or parts as needed in the local area.
• Completes weekly, monthly, and quarterly inventories / cycle counting.
• Maintenance of all electronic records and ensures accuracy of system.
• Accounts for new inventory in the system.
• Ensures compliance with all established internal control procedures.
• Follow company GMP's (Good manufacturing practices) and all other quality programs.
• Responsible for ensuring the work area is clean and organized.
• Strictly adhering to all safety policies.
• Wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) when required.
• Commitment to ensuring that the products produced meet all food safety and quality requirements.
• All other duties, as assigned.

Supervisory responsibilities include:

• None.

Minimum qualifications include:

• High School diploma or GED.
• Prior maintenance-related experience.
• 2+ years' experience in purchasing/receiving parts in a manufacturing environment.
• ERP experience.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Technical education.
• Experience with Oracle.

Knowledge and skills include:

• MS Excel skills, plus a solid working knowledge of MS Word and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of business systems.
• High attention to detail and strong follow-up skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• The ability to work cross functionally with various internal departments, stakeholders and supplier partners is key.
• Must be able to effectively manage information and communicate effectively internally and externally.
• Must be able to effectively purchase 140+ unique materials.

Additional considerations include:

• This role will be at the Sun Opta Plant in Omak, WA.
• Shift: This is a day shift role, 6 am to 2:30 pm, M-F.
• Pay Rate: $37.25 / hour.

Work environment/physical demands include:

Approximately 85% of work is performed in an office environment.
15% of work may involve being in the agricultural or manufacturing/plant floor environment which is not climate controlled and may contain allergens. Ability to lift at least 50 lbs.

Featured benefits include:

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid Family leave
• Paid maternity leave
• 401(k) with Match
• Voluntary Life, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital indemnity
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition assistance
• Short-term and Long-term Disability insurance

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER EOE M/W/VET/DISABLED