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Hours Full-time
Location Rockford, IL
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Job Description

Maintenance Planner | Food Manufacturing

We are hiring a Maintenance Planner for a food and beverage manufacturing facility in Rockford, IL. This is a critical coordination role responsible for planning, scheduling, and optimizing all maintenance activity across the facility - from work order management to parts procurement to PM program ownership.


What You'll Do:

  • Own the maintenance work order backlog and develop weekly and daily execution schedules
  • Lead maintenance planning and scheduling meetings
  • Build and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs
  • Manage the parts room including inventory control, spare parts identification, and purchasing approvals
  • Generate and manage purchase orders for parts and supplies including vendor negotiation
  • Maintain equipment manuals, prints, schematics, and machine history in the CMMS
  • Serve as the SME for the maintenance management system
  • Collaborate with maintenance leadership on financial, statistical, and technical reporting
  • Coordinate with contractors on critical job steps and expectations
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives tied to proactive maintenance



What We're Looking For:

  • 7+ years of experience in maintenance planning or maintenance supervision
  • Strong mechanical and electrical aptitude
  • CMMS proficiency required - must be comfortable owning the system
  • Experience managing parts rooms, inventory, and purchasing
  • Ability to develop and present clear maintenance reports
  • Strong communicator across shop floor, vendors, and management
  • Two-year technical degree or higher preferred
  • Food or beverage manufacturing background a plus



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Posting ID: 1266610622 Posted: 2026-06-04 Job Title: Maintenance Planner