Maintenance Buyer / Planner

Stratas Foods LLC is the leading supplier of fats and oils to the Foodservice, Food Ingredients and Retail Private Label markets in North America and is a producer of quality bulk and packaged dressings, mayonnaise and sauces. Stratas Foods was formed in October 2008 as a 50/50 joint venture between ACH Food Companies (ACH) and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM).

Manufacturing facilities are located in Dallas and Houston, TX; Decatur and Quincy, IL; Englewood, NJ; Fresno, CA; Nashville, TN; and Valdosta, GA.  Corporate offices are located in Memphis, TN.  We are committed to maintaining a progressive workplace by utilizing the ideas, skills and talents of all of our employees.  We strive to make Stratas Foods a great place to work and are building a team capable of meeting our business goals.

Responsible for coordination of planning activities between production planner and maintenance groups for scheduled intervention of assets for preventative maintenance activities, mitigation of defects and repairs or equipment modifications.  Supports management of MRO inventory for the manufacturing areas. 

• Conduct/participate in weekly planning meetings with production supervisors and Production planners to establish asset availability for intervention, work order priorities, as well as review recommended planned maintenance actions for the following week, coordinate asset access and availability to meet needs.
• Develop / validate job tasks associated with PM and PDM procedures for manufacturing equipment and enter into CMMS, update as needed.
• Develop long range as well as short range planning, long range planning includes regular analysis of backlog and open work orders (PM, PdM, corrective. project).
• Responsible for screening initial job orders, receives all requests for maintenance work except those to be completed on the same day and screens the work order for proper format.
• Analyzes job requirements and assesses best methods for accomplishing the task through conference with requester, operations team, engineering, and the maintenance supervisor. 
• Research job requirements, review equipment history, review previously completed similar jobs, and identify safe work practices required.
• Create detailed job plan, sequence of events, and task dependencies.
• Determine resource requirements including crew size and hours, prepares a bill of materials, (source materials not in stock and forward to purchasing Specialist for acquisition, procure as needed, determine special tools, external resources (rigging, scaffolding, etc), provide total cost in terms of labor, materials, external resources.
• Prepares job detailed work order, detailed job plan, labor deployment by craft and skills with man-hour estimates, shutdown requirements, Bill of materials for the job (requisitioned for job use), required permits, prints, sketches, pictures, special procedures, etc.
• Submit a job preparation package to the appropriate maintenance lead or manager for scheduling with production, must review the job package with the supervisor to ensure clarity of execution strategy and vision. 
• Review schedule compliance with the maintenance manager daily.
• Review work order closeout information including man-hours charged, materials used, and comments noted, checks proper disposition of leftover materials, specials tools, or stock items.
• Arrange and coordinate and supervise the use of outside contract resources to support planned maintenance shutdowns. 
• Calculates actual verses schedule labor efficiency for completed work.
• Provides planning for major and minor system shutdowns. 
• Work with the maintenance/reliability manager in developing maintenance procedures for new equipment and/or systems considering any recommendations from the OEM’s and asset performance.
• Prepare scope definition and estimates for production improvement projects (Operations, Project Engineering, Maintenance, Utilities)
• Develop long-term solutions to reoccurring asset problems.
• Owns Site CMMS system, coordinates updates and training as required.
• Supports management of MRO inventory.

• High School Diploma or GED
• 5-10 years’ experience in chemical, food, pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• 5-10 years’ experience inventory control and management
• 5–10 years of maintenance planning experience with large rotating equipment
• Proficient knowledge of mechanical/chemical plant equipment, parts and supplies.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret, technical procedures, technical catalogs.  
• Ability to read and understand governmental regulations and company policy and procedures.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions managers, co-workers, customers, vendors and the general workforce.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts and apply those concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word, and Excel software, and CMMS systems.
• CMRP Certification preferred.

Physical: 

Sitting/Walking/Climbing as required in a manufacturing environment.  Must be able to lift and transport materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis and up to 100 pounds on an occasional basis.  Prolonged standing and frequent bending, stooping, walking, and reaching on a daily basis.  Requires a full range of physical motion in order to operate manual and electrically-powered tools and electrical test equipment, to move throughout the facility, including climbing stairs in all buildings, and to work at heights.  Work is performed indoors and out-of-doors year round, occasionally in environments that are dusty, noisy, or which could have work hazards. Requires exposure to and use of chemicals, solvents, and cleaners common to mechanical work that may be hazardous and/or cause injury if specific instructions regarding their mixture, use, and disposal/storage are not properly followed.

Sensory: 

  Good Listening Skills; Public speaking abilities to communicate with both hourly and salaried personnel.

Mental/Reasoning: 

Organizational; Decision making ability; Multi-tasking; Must have strong analytical and problem solving abilities to accommodate a quick paced environment (a quick thinker).

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision

Stratas Foods is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee in any manner prohibited by law, including but not limited to, on the basis of race or color, religion, gender, age, genetic information, national origin/ancestry, mental or physical disability, family status/marital status, military/veteran status, and any other legally protected status.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision-The Employer will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Employer’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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