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Maintenance Planner

Fort Madison, IA
Full-Time

Job Description

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager at our Fort Madison facility, local producers of Armour, Nalley, Van Camp's, and Ranch Style, you will plan and schedule all plant maintenance activities including the coordination of preventive, planned, and un-planned maintenance. Analyze all planned change parts and make recommendations for Preventative Maintenance changes. Ensure functional standards are maintained between maintenance, accounting and production departments along with accountability of external vendors. Guide communication between the production, engineering, and maintenance departments.

How Will You Affect Our Business?

  • Ensure parts inventory is adequate to support production/drumbeat activity and at the lowest possible level.
  • Lead Pre and Post Drumbeat meetings and all Drumbeat activities.
  • Process and prioritize work orders, examine and determine best approach for work order completion
  • Supervisor functions. (Weekend Rotation, Cover absences, ability to cover off shifts and ensuring standard work process adherence)
  • Make equipment numbers, tasks and task numbers
  • Add parts to tasks. (PM03 PM01).
  • Verify accurate tagging in LEDS, PM02 notification, and BDAR
  • Help with BDAR review.
  • Requisition parts and materials for work order packages and non-stocked items.
  • Identify projects for continuous improvement within the department and the plant, including reliability improvements
  • Review work order backlog and rework to determine cause and provide improvement recommendations
  • Reduce inventory through standardization - (excess inventory)
  • Work with other planners on updating PM's (hour-based, functionality, recommended changes)
  • This position will be responsible for providing direct oversight, administering discipline, and ensuring consistent application of policies and procedures across their respective teams.
  • Ability to cover supervisory roles during absences to include off shift and weekend coverage

Do You Have What It Takes?

  • High school diploma or GED
  • SAP or CMMS experience
  • Previous planner experience
  • 1+ years' experience in maintenance role in a manufacturing environment
  • Food manufacturing experience
  • Background in Allen-Brady PLC work is preferred
  • CAD experience preferred

Relocation assistance is available for this position. Preference will be given to local candidates.

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Compensation:

Pay Range:$63,000-$93,000

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee's actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees' equity.Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Our Benefits:

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

  • Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
  • Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
  • Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
  • Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company:

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions - within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye , Slim Jim and Reddi-Wip.

Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.

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Reporting to the Maintenance Manager at our Fort Madison facility, local producers of Armour, Nalley, Van Camp's, and Ranch Style, you will plan and schedule all plant maintenance activities including the coordination of preventive, planned, and un-planned maintenance. Analyze all planned change parts and make recommendations for Preventative Maintenance changes. Ensure functional standards are maintained between maintenance, accounting and production departments along with accountability of external vendors. Guide communication between the production, engineering, and maintenance departments.

How Will You Affect Our Business?

  • Ensure parts inventory is adequate to support production/drumbeat activity and at the lowest possible level.
  • Lead Pre and Post Drumbeat meetings and all Drumbeat activities.
  • Process and prioritize work orders, examine and determine best approach for work order completion
  • Supervisor functions. (Weekend Rotation, Cover absences, ability to cover off shifts and ensuring standard work process adherence)
  • Make equipment numbers, tasks and task numbers
  • Add parts to tasks. (PM03 PM01).
  • Verify accurate tagging in LEDS, PM02 notification, and BDAR
  • Help with BDAR review.
  • Requisition parts and materials for work order packages and non-stocked items.
  • Identify projects for continuous improvement within the department and the plant, including reliability improvements
  • Review work order backlog and rework to determine cause and provide improvement recommendations
  • Reduce inventory through standardization - (excess inventory)
  • Work with other planners on updating PM's (hour-based, functionality, recommended changes)
  • This position will be responsible for providing direct oversight, administering discipline, and ensuring consistent application of policies and procedures across their respective teams.
  • Ability to cover supervisory roles during absences to include off shift and weekend coverage

Do You Have What It Takes?

  • High school diploma or GED
  • SAP or CMMS experience
  • Previous planner experience
  • 1+ years' experience in maintenance role in a manufacturing environment
  • Food manufacturing experience
  • Background in Allen-Brady PLC work is preferred
  • CAD experience preferred

Relocation assistance is available for this position. Preference will be given to local candidates.

#LI-Onsite

#LI-Associate

#LI-MW1

Compensation:

Pay Range:$63,000-$93,000

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee's actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees' equity.Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Our Benefits:

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

  • Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
  • Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
  • Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
  • Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company:

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions - within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye , Slim Jim and Reddi-Wip.

Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.

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About Conagra Brands

Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) is a $12.3 billion branded food company with 50 locations across North America, employing approximately 18,600 talented professionals. We combine a rich heritage of making great food with a sharpened focus and entrepreneurial spirit. We’re transforming the way we operate to fulfill what consumers and customers want, in a smart, simple way. We’re modernizing our food brands, leveraging fresh opportunities and adapting to a changing landscape – all with a culture that’s ready to capture growth and drive shareholder value.

Our iconic brands, such as Birds Eye, Duncan Hines, Healthy Choice, Marie Callender's, Reddi-wip, and Slim Jim, as well as emerging brands, including Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP, Duke's, Earth Balance, Gardein, and Frontera, offer choices for every occasion.

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