Plant Engineering Maintenance Planner

Advantage Point Group (APG) is currently seeking a full-time Plant Engineering Maintenance Planner located at our Cottage Grove, MN manufacturing facility. The person hired for the position of Plant Engineering Planner will be planning and scheduling daily/hourly work tasks and providing technical direction to craftspeople for providing maintenance and repair services on manufacturing equipment, systems, and facilities to maximize reliability and runtime of production operations.

Roles and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Estimating work time and providing labor and material resources to accomplish tasks. Coordinating, planning, and scheduling of maintenance activities with production, engineering, contractors, and craft people to meet schedules and business priorities.

Leads meetings and maintains documentation and records. Implements and executes preventive and repair maintenance activities to minimize equipment downtime and maintenance costs. Works with purchasing, vendors, and engineering to specify, order, and expedite parts and materials. Provides support for safety and quality programs.

Leads or participates in special projects as assigned. Provide work direction to craft personnel as needed. No direct reports.

Requirements

Technical/maintenance related 2-year associate’s degree, preferred, not required. 4 years or more of maintenance experience in a maintenance department, industrial plant, or campus setting. Blueprint reading required. Mechanical, plumbing, pipefitting, HVAC, millwright, maintenance and/or electrical experience preferred.

Computerized Maintenance Management System software (CMMS) strongly preferred. SAP experience is preferred. Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, Outlook), required. Time management and good organizational skills required. Effective communication skills required. Able to deal with political aspects of a large corporate environment and communicate with all levels in the organization, required.

Training in confined space, OSHA 30 preferred. This full-time position is scheduled to start in early July and working DAY shift (~6:30 am to 2:30 pm).

Compensation

$42-50 per hour depending on qualifications and previous experience. Some overtime is possible but not expected to be often.

Benefits

401(k), 401(k) matching, Health insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), Dental insurance, Life insurance, Vision insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays. Why APG? We’re growing! Plus, great pay, great benefits, great people, great hours, interesting projects, work/life balance and time and a half after 40 hours.