Maintenance Planner

Primary Duties

• Demonstrates an unwavering commitment to Lesaffre's safety-first culture by strictly following all safety protocols and participating in required safety programs
• Plan all non-urgent work orders with detailed scope, job steps, required parts, tools, permits, and labor requirements
• Ensure compliance with Management of Change (MOC) and capital project requirements when applicable
• Assign proper work order status (including hold status for MOC review) and document reasoning within the CMMS
• Verify all documentation and permits are current prior to scheduling work
• Follow up on incomplete work and identify planning gaps (incorrect parts, missing information, etc.)
• Eliminate or minimize “lost time” by ensuring readiness of all planned work
• Focus planning efforts on improving maintenance productivity and technician utilization
• Scope out work orders to ensure clarity and completeness before execution
• Verify correct parts are received before scheduling work
• Maintain accurate and adequate spare parts inventory levels
• Create and manage purchase requisitions (PRs) within the CMMS
• Obtain approvals for purchases exceeding established thresholds
• Recommend inventory adjustments and cost saving opportunities
• Meet regularly with suppliers and vendors to improve service and cost
• Use CMMS to plan, document, and track maintenance activities
• Maintain accurate work order notes, statuses, and history
• Prepare and distribute backlog reports weekly
• Ensure data integrity to support reliability and decision-making
• Support Development and sustainment of Reliability Maintenance programs
• Identify and address root causes of planning and execution failures
• Actively seek cost reduction opportunities (supplier comparisons, rebuild vs replace, technical alternatives, etc.)
• Create and update equipment Bill of Materials (BOMs) while planning maintenance orders
• Identify ways to improve the planning function, review with leadership, and implement
• Coverage of work orders
• Coordinate and schedule preventive maintenance (PM) and repair work in alignment with production schedules when needed

Secondary Duties

• Support special projects as assigned
• Assist maintenance team during critical situations or staffing gaps
• Coordinate and schedule preventive maintenance (PM) and repair work in alignment with production schedules when needed
• Support special projects as assigned
• Assist maintenance team during critical situations or staffing gaps

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of industrial maintenance experience or equivalent training
• Associate degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Engineering Technology preferred
• SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) experience preferred
• Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, technical manuals, and drawings
• Strong organizational, communication, and time management skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
• Microsoft 365 proficiency

CORE LESAFFRE COMPETENCIES

• All Employees: Open-minded, Accountable, Achiever, Team player

Physical/Sensory Demands

• Physical Demands: Regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particulates, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, outside weather conditions, noise level requiring hearing protection
• Sensory Abilities: Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus