Maintenance Planner and Scheduler

The Krusteaz Company is looking for a Maintenance Planner & Scheduler to join our Effingham team! The Maintenance Planner/Scheduler is responsible for planning, scheduling and coordinating facility and equipment maintenance repairs, inspections, and projects with maintenance technicians, engineers and multiple departments within the company as well as outside vendors.

This role will also oversee and directly participate with mechanical/electrical work teams to upgrade & install equipment improvements.

Essential Functions: Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.


* Reviews, researches approves and plans work requests.


* Schedules repairs and preventative maintenance (PM) work orders including upgrade projects for equipment, sanitation, and facilities while coordinating schedules of involved maintenance technicians, the production team, and other departments.

Interfaces with production, sanitation, distribution and engineering departments, including the execution of capital projects.


* Initiates purchase orders for materials, equipment and services.


* Coordinates with the Maintenance department and outside service vendors for completion of work orders and PM’s, including annual certification for production equipment.


* Works closely with the Maintenance department and the Maintenance Parts Inventory Coordinator to ensure needed parts are available and kitted for scheduled maintenance work.


* Updates PM task list and due dates and generates regular reports.


* Generates requested maintenance metrics for PM Pillar.


* Participates in maintenance breakdown (BDA) teams to address the root causes of equipment or parts failures, including sourcing upgraded parts to eliminate breakdowns.


* Maintains maintenance technical library, including manuals, drawings, and electronic documents and provides drawings and manuals as needed.

Position Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Must be able to communicate in English with team members and supervisors through various channels, including radio, email and in-person interactions.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential functions.


* Understands/reads technical drawings, blueprints, electrical schematics, machine technical specifications and material quality specifications.


* High level of demonstrated mechanical and electrical troubleshooting ability.


* Efficient work planning, organizational and time management skills including the ability to effectively prioritize multiple tasks.


* Understands and effectively uses computer software.

Including MS Office and Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for input planning and documentation of progre...