Mechanical Maintenance Planner - Sturgis, MI Plant

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title

Mechanical Maintenance Planner

Working at Abbott 

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: 

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. 
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year. 
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution 
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. 
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.  
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.  

 

The Opportunity  

 

This position works out of our Sturgis, MI location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives. 

 

For over 70 years, Abbott’s Sturgis, Mich., has been impacting its community while producing products that provide essential nutrition to millions of families around the world. Working here, you’ll feel part of a family that is dedicated to making a difference and helping others. 

What You’ll Work On

The Mechanical Maintenance Planner supports safe, efficient, and compliant maintenance operations for plant equipment and facilities at the Sturgis Plant. The role plans, schedules, and coordinates maintenance work, manages materials and spare parts, and serves as a key liaison between Maintenance, Manufacturing, and Engineering, occasionally acting as the point of contact for the Maintenance Supervisor when needed.

• Manage and maintain maintenance documentation within the facility work order system, including Preventive Maintenance (PM), Predictive Maintenance (PdM), and demand work orders.
• Review and conduct field checks of work orders prior to planning to define job scope, sequence of operations, labor, materials, equipment, and priorities.
• Estimate labor hours and develop maintenance labor standards; prepare schematics, sketches, material lists, and tool requirements to support safe and efficient job execution.
• Coordinate requisitioning and ordering of non-stock and low-inventory spare parts; work with vendors and the stockroom to ensure timely delivery and proper storage to minimize equipment downtime.
• Monitor and maintain spare parts data and coordination between the Maintenance Department and Plant Stock Room (excluding engineering capital projects).
• Monitor, update, and maintain existing plant maintenance systems, including PM, PdM, and scheduled work orders (excluding capital project PM creation).
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