Maintenance Planner

Company Overview

Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries, including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex's manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates, including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum, and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands, and over 39,000 SKUs.

Our Sustainability Commitment

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations, and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Job Description

Do you have experience as a Senior Associate with strong aptitude and background in reliability, repairing/replacing, and maintaining machinery and mechanical equipment like motors, conveyors, pumps, belts, chains, etc.??? If so, we are looking for you!!!!

Maintenance Planner - HIRING IMMEDIATELY - Bridgeview, IL

Hours: Days E-Shift 6:30am to 4pm Monday - Friday

Compensation: Hourly pay rate range $35.36 to $50.74- paid weekly

Summary:  Under supervision, is responsible for Maintenance work plans and schedules, including repairs, preventative maintenance and shutdown work.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan and prepare schedules based on the directions of the Engineering Manager
• Determine the material and tools/equipment requirements
• Ensure Maintenance Planning/Scheduling needs are completed, coordinated, and communicated within all functional areas, including contractor & vendor management.
• Verify availability of required materials before scheduling work orders
• Create purchase orders for materials and replacement parts
• Track status of parts and change status of work schedules based on parts availability
• Maintain and manage preventative maintenance system schedule
• Maintain the file system
• Drive to other facilities or vendors for emergency parts pickup
• Other duties as assigned

Competencies:

• Strong background in reliability
• Strong electrical and mechanical aptitude with a background in reliability.
• Customer service focus
• Highly organized
• Ability to manage multiple tasks/projects with competing deadlines
• Strong communication skills to effectively communicate with personnel of various levels

Education/Experience:

• Associate’s degree or minimum of 3 years’ experience in manufacturing, equipment maintenance, or materials management
• Language Skills: Must be able to read and write fluently in English
• Mathematical Skills: Must be extremely accurate with numbers. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide; use common fractions and decimals.

Computer Skills:

• MS Excel/Access/Word/SAP.
• Demonstrated experience working with a CMMS such as Maintenance Connection, MP2, Maximo, etc. is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working with SAP is preferred.

Company Benefits

What You'll Get From Us

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility-level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs, and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact myHRservices@novolex.com.

Responsibilities

Do you have experience as a Senior Associate with strong aptitude and background in reliability, repairing/replacing, and maintaining machinery and mechanical equipment like motors, conveyors, pumps, belts, chains, etc.??? If so, we are looking for you!!!!
 
Maintenance Planner - HIRING IMMEDIATELY - Bridgeview, IL
 
Hours: Days E-Shift 6:30am to 4pm Monday - Friday
 
Compensation: Hourly pay rate range $35.36 to $50.74- paid weekly
 
Summary:  Under supervision, is responsible for Maintenance work plans and schedules, including repairs, preventative maintenance and shutdown work.
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plan and prepare schedules based on the directions of the Engineering Manager
- Determine the material and tools/equipment requirements
- Ensure Maintenance Planning/Scheduling needs are completed, coordinated, and communicated within all functional areas, including contractor & vendor management.
- Verify availability of required materials before scheduling work orders
- Create purchase orders for materials and replacement parts
- Track status of parts and change status of work schedules based on parts availability
- Maintain and manage preventative maintenance system schedule
- Maintain the file system
- Drive to other facilities or vendors for emergency parts pickup
- Other duties as assigned
Competencies:
- Strong background in reliability
- Strong electrical and mechanical aptitude with a background in reliability.
- Customer service focus
- Highly organized
- Ability to manage multiple tasks/projects with competing deadlines
- Strong communication skills to effectively communicate with personnel of various levels
Education/Experience:
- Associate’s degree or minimum of 3 years’ experience in manufacturing, equipment maintenance, or materials management
- Language Skills: Must be able to read and write fluently in English
- Mathematical Skills: Must be extremely accurate with numbers. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide; use common fractions and decimals.
Computer Skills:
- MS Excel/Access/Word/SAP.
- Demonstrated experience working with a CMMS such as Maintenance Connection, MP2, Maximo, etc. is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience working with SAP is preferred.