Maintenance Planner

Maintenance Planner

The primary role of the Maintenance Planner is to improve work force productivity and work quality by eliminating potential delays and obstacles through proper planning of the required materials, procedures, and resources for maintenance work. The planner is responsible for the planning of all maintenance work performed in the area to which they are assigned. The Maintenance Planner will keep appropriate records and files to permit meaningful analysis and reporting of results or completed work.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Reviews and screens each work order to see that it has been properly completed.
• Develops and maintains planned and predictive maintenance procedures as required.
• Examines jobs to be completed and determine best way to accomplish the work.
• Identifies and obtains (requisitions, orders, kits as appropriate and in keeping with procedures) materials, special tools and equipment necessary to complete the work.
• Determines if critical items are in stock by verifying availability.
• Estimates cost of each work order in terms of direct labor, materials required and total cost.
• Maintains backlog files of work orders waiting scheduling in accordance with their priority limits with an estimated completion date.
• Develops a file of standard work orders (plans) for regularly recurring repair jobs, based on historical experience.
• Reviews of actual labor expended versus estimated labor and material used for completed jobs.
• Conducts informal training as required of maintenance personnel regarding proper maintenance procedures and the use of any applicable maintenance software.
• Reviews all completed work orders for accuracy, updating machinery history data in applicable maintenance system of record as needed, and ensures bill of materials are up to date.
• Understands the proper methods of replacing or maintaining typical mechanical equipment items. This includes, but is not limited to: Conveyors, belt and bucket elevators, flaking and cracking mills, pumps, grinders, food processing equipment.

Skills/Experience Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 2 year vocational or technical degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 or more years of progressive experience operating in the capacity as a plant maintenance worker preferably as millwright or electrician with some experience leading day-to-day preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Adequate trade knowledge to estimate labor hours and materials and ability to visualize a job to completion.
• Has the ability to read blueprints and shop drawings.
• Strong mathematical skills.

Benefits:

• Health Benefits Offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision plans that meet your individual needs.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions.
• Family Support Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
• Tuition Reimbursement after one year of service, eligible for tuition expenses reimbursement of up to $5000 per year.
• Time Off Providing generous PTO based on professional work experience 0 9 years: 25 days 10 19 years: 30 days 20+ years: 35 days

At Bunge, our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they're grown to where they're neededin faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate.

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