Maintenance Planner - Food Manufacturing

Maintenance Planner

The Maintenance Planner supports a food manufacturing facility by planning, scheduling, and coordinating preventative maintenance and daily work orders. This role partners closely with Operations and Maintenance to ensure equipment reliability, food safety, and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule preventative maintenance, work orders, and planned downtime
• Coordinate maintenance personnel and contractors during scheduled work
• Support PM programs for production lines and facility equipment
• Analyze downtime and equipment failures to drive root cause and continuous improvement
• Communicate maintenance activity across Operations, QA, Sanitation, and Safety teams
• Maintain CMMS records, work orders, logs, and maintenance documentation
• Support MRO parts inventory and equipment readiness
• Assist with food safety, quality, and environmental compliance requirements
• Participate in safety, SQF/GFSI, and quality audits

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• 5+ years of maintenance or plant operations experience (food manufacturing preferred)
• Availability to work weekends, holidays, and extended hours as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• CMMS experience
• Maintenance planning experience
• Technical or vocational degree
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment

Physical Requirements

• Lift up to 50 lbs
• Stand, walk, bend, reach, and climb ladders throughout the shift
• Work in hot, cold, and humid food manufacturing environments

Richardson International provides an excellent compensation package consisting of a competitive salary, flexible benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401k, paid time off, paid holidays, and training and career development opportunities.