Maintenance Planner - San Leandro, CA

At Ghirardelli, we're on a mission to become a one billion dollar brand and beyond. We want to be every consumer's first choice of premium chocolate, and we believe we can do that through our products and the way we do business, which are all inspired by our brand commitment to Making Life A Bite Better. We are a company committed to both personal and professional growth and believe that each employee contributes directly to Ghirardelli's growth and success.

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for supervising the efficient and effective use of planning and scheduling resources to conduct maintenance activities to maintain, improve, and build the manufacturing infrastructure. The Maintenance Department's purpose is to Deliver Great Performance by driving world class equipment reliability.

• Responsible for developing the daily and weekly maintenance workplan for 25-35 technicians over a 3-shift operation
• Manages work priority, developing job plans, defining parts and material, determining crafts and skills and engage the proper resources to execute the maintenance plan through collaboration with technicians
• Provides the equipment-related expertise and technical guidance for improving Preventive Maintenance (PM) activities
• Work with equipment vendors to understand frequency of rebuilds based on equipment hours of operation
• Attend meetings with technicians to exchange feedback on work order content.
• Issue scheduled work orders and PMs to maintenance team
• Work with storeroom and maintenance personnel to assemble kits containing required parts to perform overhauls, repairs and work order tasks
• Estimate, document and track required hours on work order tasks, total work order duration and skills required to perform the tasks and compile KPis to relevant Documentation.
• Manage backlogged work orders which require a major or significant portion of the facility to be shut down
• Follow up with supervisors and leads to ensure that completed work orders are turned in with instruction improvement comments in a timely fashion
• Determine and coordinate vendor delivered services
• Communicate with contractor resources directly monitor the performance expectations of the work order
• Manage backlogged work orders which require a major or significant portion of the facility to be shut down
• Become knowledgeable on the Ghirardelli CMMS and be able to train others on how to use it
• Participates in the process improvement teams as a team member in other Continuous Improvement initiatives as needed
• Ensure equipment is up to date on food safety preventative care and calibrations and documentation stored correctly

• BS/A Degree in and a minimum 3 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong foundations in maintenance philosophy and approach, such as Reliability Engineering
• Ability to effectively collaborate on all levels, functions, and departments
• Food or pharmaceutical background preferred; Chocolate experience desired
• Possess knowledge about EHSS (environmental, health, safety, security) requirements in a food production plant
• Ability to work effectively in a Union environment
• Computer literacy in MS Office and CMMS
• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
• Strong leadership capabilities
• Clear oral and written presentation skills

Other Job Requirements

• Must be able to work seated or standing for at least 8 hours
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 35 lbs
• Occasional travel is required
• Must be able to concentrate for extended periods of time paying close attention to detail
• Regular office environment 50%
• In support of the maintenance team, working in the field is required 50%
• Conditions in the field include:
• Ability to climb stairs and ladders; must be able to work from heights
• Exposure to vibration, moving mechanical parts and loud noise
• Capable of using protective equipment such as hard hats, safety glasses/goggles, safety shoes, hearing protection, air masks, respirators, etc. in the performance of job duties
• Ability to work in extreme temperatures and will be exposed to heat, cold, wind, rain, dust, confined spaces, elevated areas, dirt, ash particles and fuel particles
• Must be able to work outdoors in varying weather conditions
• Must be able to kneel, bend, crouch and climb as required

Salary: $73332 to $95342 / year