Job Information
Post Holdings Inc. Maintenance Planner II in Battle Creek, Michigan
Brand: Post Consumer Brands
Categories: Operations Administrative
Locations: Battle Creek, Michigan
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Remote Eligible: No
Req ID: 30079
Job Description
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 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 and Facebook for the latest news.
Brand
At Post Consumer Brands, we’ve spent generations showing up for families, starting with breakfast, the most important meal of the day. Our cereals have become a trusted part of daily routines, helping spark conversations, fuel busy mornings, and create everyday moments that bring families closer together, including their furry four-legged family members, who have recently become a part of our story. As families have evolved, so have we. What began at the breakfast table has expanded into snacks, peanut butter, and pet food, because caring for a family means feeding every part of it. With the addition of several iconic pet brands, we’ve extended our purpose: to make high-quality, accessible food for everyone under the same roof.
This phase is still new, and that’s what makes it exciting. As we continue to grow across grocery and pet, we’re looking for people who care about good food, thoughtful work, and the kind of impact that stretches from store shelves to kitchen tables, and food bowls, across the country.
Location Description
Post Consumer Brands in Battle Creek, Mich., the cereal capital of the U.S., is the company's largest manufacturing plant and home to about 600 team members. When you join the team here, you'll be helping to produce some of the most iconic cereal brands, including Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, PEBBLES cereal, Grape-Nuts and Honeycomb cereal. The Battle Creek plant is also unique as it is home to the original barn where C.W. Post started the Postum cereal company in 1895. The Battle Creek team has deep community roots, supporting the city's Cereal Festival, The Post Foundation, and participating in several volunteer events throughout the year.
Responsibilities
The role of the Maintenance Planner II is to improve workforce productivity and work quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning and coordination of manpower, parts and materials, and equipment access. Planned maintenance activities include preventive and predictive maintenance routines, scheduled repairs and rebuilds, installations, and facilities maintenance. The position is also responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the data in the EAM system, including equipment master records, work orders, equipment repair histories, recurring Preventive Maintenance plans, and equipment Bills of Materials.
JOB ACTIVITIES/DUTIES
Responsible for:
Overall success of the planning function
Maintaining an accurate, up-to-date backlog status.
Ensuring the accuracy of the information on the new maintenance work orders
Computer data entry of the transaction to convert the request to a work order
Visiting the job site of all new maintenance work orders to confirm scope of work and develop a preliminary estimate of labor and material requirements and recording these decisions on the Planning Checklist
Deciding the level of planning applied to the work order
Collecting the information needed for the written job plan
Determining the actual sequence of work (i.e., job steps)
Identifying lockouts, tag-outs, and permits needed
Verifying that the job plan information is complete and accurate
Estimating the labor hours needed to perform the work, both rough and detailed as required
Determining parts, materials, and special tool requirements
Providing a cost estimate to include labor, materials and contract services
Initiates pick lists for Storeroom parts and materials
Writes purchase requisitions for direct purchase of outside parts and materials.
Assembling the complete and final “Job Package”
Communicating the information in the Job Package to the Maintenance Supervisor.
Ensuring that all information needed to support the planning process is complete, accurate and readily available to everyone
Reconciles the demands for work (man-hours needed) with available resources on the Weekly Schedule and Shutdown Schedule.
Identifies the need for “borrowed” manpower from other areas. Identifies work that can be performed by “helpers” or Contractors as an alternative.
Updating the EAM files and backlog to reflect the work completed.
Updating equipment history files with information that will improve the planning for future events.
Coordinating and exchanging common planning information with other Planners
Prepares the preliminary schedule for the Shutdown events. Facilitates the discussion during the various preliminary Shutdown meetings.
Publishes and distributes the final Shutdown Schedule prior to the event.
Coordinates definition of manpower requirements for Shutdown events.
Uses MS Project to produce a "timeline" chart for the Shutdown.
Prepares the information and statistics for the post-Shutdown Lessons Learned Meeting.
Site superuser for maintenance systems and processes.
Train and mentor maintenance techs, planners, and operations on using EAM.
Create Standard Work for planners to be used at site
Setup reoccurring PM and PdM at site
Create site reports and KPIs.
Participate in Project – Requirements, Maintainability, Equipment Reviews, Etc.
Works on projects of moderate complexity in a lead or support role.
Occasionally directs several aspects of the work gaining exposure to complex tasks within the job function.
Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education:
Associates Degree (or equivalent work experience) in Technical or Manufacturing discipline required. BS / BA preferred.
Certified Maintenance & Reliability Technician (CMRT) or similar preferred.
Experience:
Fundamental understanding of plant production and packaging processes.
Experience with MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Project.
Five or more years of engineering or maintenance experience in a plant environment preferred.
4 years using EAM/CMMS systems. Infor 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.
2-5 years’ experience as a maintenance planner or similar work.
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
The role of the Maintenance Planner II is to improve workforce productivity and work quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning and coordination of manpower, parts and materials, and equipment access. Planned maintenance activities include preventive and predictive maintenance routines, scheduled repairs and rebuilds, installations, and facilities maintenance. The position is also responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the data in the EAM system, including equipment master records, work orders, equipment repair histories, recurring Preventive Maintenance plans, and equipment Bills of Materials.
JOB ACTIVITIES/DUTIES
Responsible for:
Overall success of the planning function
Maintaining an accurate, up-to-date backlog status.
Ensuring the accuracy of the information on the new maintenance work orders
Computer data entry of the transaction to convert the request to a work order
Visiting the job site of all new maintenance work orders to confirm scope of work and develop a preliminary estimate of labor and material requirements and recording these decisions on the Planning Checklist
Deciding the level of planning applied to the work order
Collecting the information needed for the written job plan
Determining the actual sequence of work (i.e., job steps)
Identifying lockouts, tag-outs, and permits needed
Verifying that the job plan information is complete and accurate
Estimating the labor hours needed to perform the work, both rough and detailed as required
Determining parts, materials, and special tool requirements
Providing a cost estimate to include labor, materials and contract services
Initiates pick lists for Storeroom parts and materials
Writes purchase requisitions for direct purchase of outside parts and materials.
Assembling the complete and final “Job Package”
Communicating the information in the Job Package to the Maintenance Supervisor.
Ensuring that all information needed to support the planning process is complete, accurate and readily available to everyone
Reconciles the demands for work (man-hours needed) with available resources on the Weekly Schedule and Shutdown Schedule.
Identifies the need for “borrowed” manpower from other areas. Identifies work that can be performed by “helpers” or Contractors as an alternative.
Updating the EAM files and backlog to reflect the work completed.
Updating equipment history files with information that will improve the planning for future events.
Coordinating and exchanging common planning information with other Planners
Prepares the preliminary schedule for the Shutdown events. Facilitates the discussion during the various preliminary Shutdown meetings.
Publishes and distributes the final Shutdown Schedule prior to the event.
Coordinates definition of manpower requirements for Shutdown events.
Uses MS Project to produce a "timeline" chart for the Shutdown.
Prepares the information and statistics for the post-Shutdown Lessons Learned Meeting.
Site superuser for maintenance systems and processes.
Train and mentor maintenance techs, planners, and operations on using EAM.
Create Standard Work for planners to be used at site
Setup reoccurring PM and PdM at site
Create site reports and KPIs.
Participate in Project – Requirements, Maintainability, Equipment Reviews, Etc.
Works on projects of moderate complexity in a lead or support role.
Occasionally directs several aspects of the work gaining exposure to complex tasks within the job function.
Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project.
Other duties as assigned.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education:
Associates Degree (or equivalent work experience) in Technical or Manufacturing discipline required. BS / BA preferred.
Certified Maintenance & Reliability Technician (CMRT) or similar preferred.
Experience:
Fundamental understanding of plant production and packaging processes.
Experience with MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Project.
Five or more years of engineering or maintenance experience in a plant environment preferred.
4 years using EAM/CMMS systems. Infor 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.
2-5 years’ experience as a maintenance planner or similar work.
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
Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)