Maintenance Planner

Maintenance Planner

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning and coordinating maintenance activities on the second shift, from 2:00 PM to 10:30 PM, Monday through Friday. This role involves providing administrative support to the Sr Facility Engineering Manager by managing the overall preventative maintenance program, work orders, special projects, and general departmental activities. The Maintenance Planner plays a crucial role in driving continuous improvement across the maintenance department.

Responsibilities:

• Work independently or as a team member with minimal supervision.
• Maintain confidentiality while working under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Interact comfortably with personnel at all organizational levels.
• Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness in daily tasks and projects.
• Monitor and schedule preventive maintenance (PM) activities through the CMMS, based on due dates and production needs.
• Coordinate with production scheduling, maintenance supervisors, and operations to ensure equipment availability for PM and work order activities.
• Act as the system administrator for the plant CMMS, ensuring work and parts information remains accurate and up to date.
• Supervise parts room clerks and manage parts kitting for planned work.
• Establish spare parts needs for PM and related activities.
• Facilitate a safe work environment.
• Monitor PM due dates through CMMS to ensure timely completion and drive uptime improvement.
• Gather information to evaluate current work processes for flow, time requirements, costs, and duration.
• Develop strategies and programs to improve productivity and efficiency.
• Formalize PM programs, including tasks, frequency, time budgets, and materials required.
• Optimize down days by scheduling PMs on production days whenever possible.
• Maintain all PM records and order/track necessary parts.
• Review completed work orders for accuracy and close upon successful review.
• Generate and close work orders, verify resolution, and ensure timely documentation.
• Report work order status to operations and maintenance teams continually.
• Maintain stockroom organization and manage critical parts inventory.
• Assist in special projects as required to ensure top quality products.
• Fill in for Maintenance Shift Supervisor when necessary.
• Send reports of PM completion periodically.

Essential Skills:

• Five years of experience in a similar role, preferably within the food industry.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-managed and highly motivated.
• Good problem-solving skills and sound judgment.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office, CMMS (MP2, SAP, etc.), and Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• In-depth SAP preventative maintenance system experience is strongly preferred.

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Five years of maintenance experience in a high-speed production environment required.
• Experience troubleshooting, reading blueprints, and working with electrical and mechanical systems.
• Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, and welding.

Why Work Here?

Join a growing company that promotes internally. Be part of a team that values continuous improvement and professional development. Our company is committed to providing a supportive work environment and opportunities for career advancement.

Work Environment:

Work in a GMP food manufacturing company with refrigerated areas maintained at 30-40 degrees. The company has been supplying quality custom meats to well-known restaurant chains and food companies since 1985. Employees benefit from the management team's extensive experience in custom foods, from research and development to high-volume production and international shipping.

Job Type & Location:

This is a Permanent position based out of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.

Pay and Benefits:

The pay range for this position is $60320.00 - $60320.00/yr. Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

Workplace Type:

This is a fully onsite position in Pleasant Prairie, WI.

Application Deadline:

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 10, 2025.

About Aerotek:

Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies' construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.