Maintenance Planner

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Job Details:

At Tyson Foods, we believe that our team members are the heart of our success. Are you ready to take on a dynamic role where you can make a significant impact? Join Our Team in the Prepared Foods Division as a Maintenance Planner!

Setting the table for your success:

At Tyson Foods, our team members’ health and wellness is very important to us. We believe in helping our team members thrive inside and outside of the workplace. That’s why we’re committed to providing a holistic benefits package that provides support for you and your family.

We invest in our team members and their success by providing resources like BENEFITS ON DAY ONE OF EMPLOYMENT and FREE EDUCATION!

Benefits include: medical/Rx, dental, and vision coverage; 9 paid holidays; 401(k) with employer match; stock purchase program; and product purchase program.  We also offer CAREER GROWTH and much more!

SUMMARY: This facility is part of our Prepared Foods business unit. The Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning maintenance activities. This is a career path job with team members in this position gaining experience necessary for maintenance management.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain SAP PM System data and reporting.
• Analyze data for use in maintenance planning and scheduling.
• Maintain and develop enterprise-wide Best Practice preventative maintenance.
• Ensuring a continuing review of P.M. work orders as they relate to equipment history.
• Make recommended modifications to optimize equipment reliability and maintenance labor utilization.
• Learn universal maintenance standards to develop reasonable expectations for the time to complete maintenance tasks.
• Identify and label all new equipment in keeping with Tyson standards and keeping records current.
• Use of Key Performance Indicators to provide fact-based feedback to Maintenance Manager.
• Plan maintenance work regarding level of skill and safety training required to complete task.
• Review SAP data from other Tyson locations with similar equipment and report findings and recommendations.
• Administer maintenance shift scheduling, work order backlog, and recommended planning for scheduled downtime work, including scheduling availability of parts.
• Interface with engineering, local management, Operations Support, and various other corporate departments as necessary and outside entities when working on special projects and when performing CIR development content.
• Interface with Operations Support concerning appropriate reports to develop, track and report to management.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Education: Minimum of a high school or GED diploma. Any special training in maintenance or education beyond post high school level is preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of two years in-house mechanical experience; knowledge of parts room procedures and policies. Previous experience in successful planning and scheduling maintenance management is a plus.
• Computer Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Suite and SAP preferred or ability to learn in short period of time.
• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Special Skills: Strong mechanical aptitude, organizational skills, interpersonal communication skills and problem-solving skills are an absolute necessity for this position. The position requires the ability to work independently.
• Supervisory: NA
• Travel: 1 to 5 trips per year
• Must reside in the United States to be considered.
• Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

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