Maintenance Planner

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Grape-Nuts and Malt-O-Meal cereal, and Peter Pan peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray Nutrish, Kibbles 'n Bits and 9Lives dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.

Brand

Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We're always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we're growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That's where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets.

Location Description

The Lawrence, Kansas facility is 236,000 square feet and home to about 155 hard working team members who are proud to produce iconic pet food brands like Kibbles 'n Bits. Lawrence is a college town and the home to both the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University with Kansas State University about 85 miles away. The city is known for a thriving music and art scene and is also the home of the University of Kansas athletic teams.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

* Overall success of the planning function * In partnership with the Operations Maintenance Coordinator and Maintenance Supervisor, facilitate and execute daily and weekly scheduling process * Maintain an accurate, up-to-date backlog status * Ensure the accuracy of the information on new maintenance work orders * Entry of the transaction in EAM to convert work requests to work orders * Visit the job site of all new maintenance work orders to confirm the scope of work and develop a preliminary estimate of labor and material requirements and record these decisions on the Planning Checklist * Decide the level of planning applied to the work order * Collect the information needed for the written job plan * Determine the actual sequence of work (i.e., job steps) * Identify the lockouts, tag-outs, and permits needed * Verify that the job plan information is complete and accurate * Estimate the labor hours needed to perform the work, both rough and detailed as required * Determine parts, materials, and special tool requirements * Provide a cost estimate to include labor, materials, and contract services * Initiate pick lists for Storeroom parts and materials * Write purchase requisitions for direct purchase of outside parts and materials * Assemble the complete and final Job Package * Communicate the information in the Job Package to the Maintenance Supervisor * Ensure that all information needed to support the planning process is complete, accurate, and readily available to everyone * Reconcile the demands for work (man-hours needed) with available resources on the Weekly Schedule and Shutdown Schedule * Identify the need for manpower from other areas. Identify work that can be performed by Production Operators or Contractors as an alternative. * Update the EAM files and backlog to reflect the work completed * Update equipment history files with information that will improve the planning for future events * Coordinate and exchange common planning information with other Planners * Prepare the preliminary schedule for the Shutdown events. Facilitate the discussion during the various preliminary Shutdown meetings * Publish and distribute the final Shutdown Schedule before the event * Coordinate definition of manpower requirements for Shutdown events * Uses MS Project to produce a "timeline" chart for the Shutdown * Prepare the information and statistics for the post-Shutdown Lessons Learned Meeting * Work on projects of limited complexity in a support role * Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education:

* Associate's Degree (or equivalent work experience) in Technical or Manufacturing discipline required. BS / BA preferred

Experience:

* In-depth understanding of plant production and packaging processes from a technical and procedural standpoint * Experience with MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Project * 5 years of engineering or maintenance experience in a plant environment preferred; 3 years minimum * Experience with EAM/CMM systems. Infor/Hexagon EAM experience is desirable * Knowledge of maintenance management principles including but not limited to precision maintenance, preventive maintenance, shutdown and contingency planning * Desire to work with maintenance disciplines as a team.

Competencies:

* Mechanical aptitude, strong analytical skills, and ability to apply learned concepts a must * Demonstrated follow-up skills * Demonstrated skills to address process opportunities and make sustainable improvements * Demonstrated commitment to meet deadlines * Demonstrated self-starter * Strong verbal and written communication skills * Ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently without losing efficiency * Strong organizational skills

Skills:

* Must be self-driven, organized and be able to work in a fast-paced team environment * Ability to influence broadly across location to drive results * Ability to manage moderate scope change initiatives * Proven written and verbal communication skills * Ability to work with multiple priorities and prioritize work * Ability to teach and train new employees * Responsible for accurate and timely completion of assigned work * Microsoft Office