Reliability Excellence Planner

City: Modesto, California

About the role

The primary role of the Reliability Excellence Planning Lead is to improve workforce productivity and work quality by eliminating in advance 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 assigned area and maintains appropriate records and files to permit meaningful analysis and reporting of results or completed work.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and screens each work order to ensure it has been properly filled out.
• Develops and maintains planned and predictive maintenance procedures as required.
• Examines jobs to be completed and determines the best way to accomplish the work.
• Identifies and obtains (requisitions, orders, kits as appropriate) 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 awaiting scheduling in accordance with their priority limits, including an estimated completion date.
• Develops a file of standard work orders (plans) for regularly recurring repair jobs, based on historical experience.
• Reviews with maintenance area management the actual labor expended versus estimated labor and material used for completed jobs.
• Conducts informal training of maintenance personnel regarding proper maintenance procedures and the use of applicable maintenance software.
• Reviews all completed work orders for completeness and accuracy, updates machinery history data in the applicable maintenance system of record, and ensures bills of materials are up to date.
• Understands proper methods for replacing or maintaining typical mechanical equipment, including but not limited to: conveyors, belt and bucket elevators, flaking and cracking mills, pumps, grinders, and food processing equipment.

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 a 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.
• Ability to read blueprints and shop drawings.
• Strong mathematical skills.

Benefits

• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision plans tailored to individual needs.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan: Automatic 5% company contribution plus matching up to 4% of employee contributions.
• Family Support: 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $5,000 annually for tuition expenses.
• Time Off: Generous PTO based on professional work experience:
  • 0–9 years: 25 days
  • 10–19 years: 30 days
  • 20+ years: 35 days

Pay

The compensation range for this position is $74,448.00–$83,754.00. This role is also eligible for an annual incentive bonus.