Maintanence Planner

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000  dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

The Maintenance Planner will direct the 24/7 hour Maintenance planning activities and provides operations support.  This role is responsible for in house planned maintenance, preventative maintenance, contracted work and vendor service. 

• Responsible for efficient planned, predictive and corrective maintenance activities
• Order and allocate parts for specific Work Orders
• Ensure equipment reliability adheres to plan and meets reliability metrics
• Data collection for calculation of maintenance schedule adherence
• Backup for Senior Maintenance Supervisor
• Provide technical & problem solving support for recurring problems
• Select necessary suppliers/contractors as necessary
• Ensure appropriate tracking & completion of all work orders
• Manage quality of all data in CMMS (accuracy, timing, etc)
• Plan for required equipment/resources to execute planned down time activities
• Manage PM Kit’s
• Ensure adherence to all standard work processes.
• Audit maintenance SAP conformance
• Responsible for compliance with all regulations. Food Safety – plant in proper sanitary condition at all times, including allergen control, pest control, guidelines followed
• Responsible for MCRS® sustainability: Ensure achievement of all area / shift KPIs; ensure adherence to and continuous improvement of all area / shift MCRS® elements.
• Responsible for supporting the execution of relevant projects within assigned area / shift.
• Responsible for supporting talent management process for hourly employees. Ensure Diversity and Inclusion meets / exceeds corporate standards. Proactively engage in the development and training of hourly labor and support such plans developed by plant leadership.
• Maintain understanding of processes and functional interdependencies. Recognize and escalate, as needed, those issues identified as risks to, or opportunities to improve, plant performance.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3 years experience OR High School Diploma/GED and 6 years relevant work experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suites 
• Effective Communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Exposure to manufacturing/material handling experiences
• Possess or have the aptitude and ability to quickly develop an in-depth working knowledge of applicable processes, SAP, workflows and procedures
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate others
• Ability to work with employees at all levels of the organization
• Proven ability to plan, organize and effectively manage people
• Possess or develop proficiency in planning/analysis, cost accounting and control

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.