Maintenance Planner - Manufacturing

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Position Description
Maintenance Procurement Planner

Overall Goal of Position:
Implement preventative maintenance program, inventory control, and procedures, as well as provide support to the Maintenance Staff on breakdown analysis and implementation of key TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) best practices to support OurRecipe@SauerBrands:

• What are we making?
◦ A safer, stronger, more sustainable Sauer Brands that forges a prosperous future for our families
• Why are we making it?
◦ To excite and delight our customers with inspired flavors
• How do we make it? With
◦ Integrity
◦ Creativity
◦ Executional Excellence
◦ Teamwork
• Where are we going? / What does our “product look like?
◦ One of the most respected food companies on the planet, known for our passion, expertise, and relentless pursuit of excellence.

Job Summary

The Maintenance Procurement Planner is responsible for scheduling routine, preventative, and emergency maintenance for the San Luis Obispo, CA production facility. This role will work closely with all departments to identify needs, establish priorities, and coordinate maintenance activities. Additionally, this position will focus on reducing chronic maintenance issues and improving overall plant efficiency through training and implementing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) best practices. This position reports to the Maintenance Manager.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manage proper inventory control procedures, and processes to ensure inventory accuracy of maintenance equipment and parts.
• Oversee all new order and restock purchases and coordinate the shipping, including returns.
• Efficiently work within our computerized maintenance management software (Maximo), Microsoft office, and Outlook.
• Issue and track purchase orders while working closely with accounts payable.
• Monitor department spend for Capital and Expense purchases.
• Review and recommend implemented inventory control to verify improvement with inventory efficiency and accountability.
• Establish and maintain inventory min/max levels, parts tracking for future data.
• Work with Maintenance Technicians to identify critical spares and create budgets for purchasing needed items.
• Optimize existing equipment preventative maintenance plans to ensure reliable operation
• Audits and monitors cycle counts routinely.
• Negotiate and shop for best pricing with suppliers.
• Create and process purchase orders.
• Complete goods receipt transactions and monitor parts budget to maintain spending controls
• Prepare various reports and enter data into the CMMS computer system.
• Perform duties as Site CMMS administrator, including working with other sites developing corporate CMMS SOP.
• Develop, implement, and manage data for preventative maintenance.
• Use 5S organizational methodologies to optimize and maintain a clean, well-organized maintenance shop.
• Coordinate contractor scheduling for third party projects.
• Required willingness to frequently stand, walk, push, pull, kneel, and reach.
• Required ability to lift 30 lbs. with or without reasonable assistance.
• Ability to work well without supervision while using time management skills.
• Ability to display great customer service skills with peers, vendors, and management.
• Perform other duties as requested by supervision.

What We Are Looking For: Characteristics, skills, experience, education, and performance history needed for success in the position:
• Personal Characteristics
• Professional Demeanor
• Entrepreneurial drive and the desire to “build a business”.
• Passionate, outgoing, energetic, and results oriented personality
• Overall confidence in one ability and comfortable communicating the facts
• Smart, creative, and inquisitive
• Character and Integrity-Does the right thing even when no one is looking
• Disciplined approach, and accountable for KPI’s
• No excuses mindset. Accountable and reliable
• Dependable team player with positive attitude
• Determination/Grit-Pursuit of Excellence
• Passion for organization, and attention to details
• Personal values that mesh with SBI values
• Performance History
• Documented history of making improvements in assigned work area/responsibilities.
• Stellar references based on contributions and performance.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the following areas
• Experience with Maximo CMM