Maintenance Planner

Maintenance Planner Company Overview Darling Ingredients repurposes and recycles materials from the animal agriculture and food industries, transforming them into essential ingredients that feed animals, fertilize crops, fuel planes, and nourish people. As the number one publicly traded company of our kind, we operate a global family of brands across more than 260 facilities in over 15 countries, enabling industries to reduce waste and become more sustainable. Benefits Full suite of benefits including 401(k), health, dental, and vision insurance, and paid time off. Job Summary The Maintenance Planner expedites the flow of work and materials within the maintenance department according to work orders and the production schedule. Duties include reviewing and distributing work orders, PM schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; compiling reports on progress of work, inventory levels, costs, and maintenance problems. Essential Duties/Responsibilities Examine documents, materials, and products, and monitor work processes, to assess completeness, accuracy, and conformance to standards and specifications. Review documents such as production schedules, work orders, and staffing tables to determine personnel and materials requirements, and material priorities. Confer with department supervisors and other personnel to assess progress and discuss needed changes. Revise production schedules when required due to design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions, collaborating with management, production, maintenance, and logistics. Confer with established personnel, vendors, and customers to coordinate maintenance activities, and resolve complaints or eliminate delays. Record maintenance data, including work orders, spare parts used, and missed deadlines. Requisitions and maintain inventories of materials and supplies necessary to meet maintenance demands. Calculate figures such as required amounts of labor and materials, manufacturing costs, and wages, using pricing schedules, adding machines, calculators or computers. Distribute maintenance schedules and work orders to departments. Compile information such as work order rates and progress, materials inventories, materials used, and customer information, so that status reports can be completed. Perform other duties as assigned by management. Minimum Qualifications High school diploma or equivalent. Minimum of 2 years in a production or maintenance environment. Preferred Qualifications Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills. Ability to multitask, set priorities and meet deadlines. Demonstrated time management skills. Able to speak, read, and write English. Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office programs. Ability to work well in a fast‑paced environment. Ability to fax, copy and scan documents. Equal Opportunity Employment Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military service, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Know Your Rights. #J-18808-Ljbffr