Chobani

Maintenance & Reliability Planner

Chobani • $74K — $117K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, or related field preferred
  • Experience in manufacturing, especially in aseptic environments
  • Proven technical program management experience
  • Strong competence in SAP CMMS
  • Experience with TPM, Lean, and Six Sigma methodologies
  • Mechanical/electrical maintenance background preferred
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills

Responsibilities

  • Implement process enhancements to improve preventative maintenance activities
  • Maximize asset utilization and report department KPIs
  • Train maintenance technicians and operators to enhance capabilities
  • Lead and support the maintenance team as a point of contact
  • Plan and communicate preventive maintenance schedules and drive data accuracy
  • Audit PM procedures to reduce unplanned downtime
  • Monitor and update equipment data and spare parts lists
  • Lead TPM planning and execution events across the site
  • Assist in site overhauls and manage contractor schedules
  • Drive predictive maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Health savings account and flexible spending accounts
  • 401k match of 100% on up to 5% of eligible pay
  • Fertility and childcare assistance
  • 12 weeks of parental leave at full pay
  • Wellness program resources including access to gym and fitness discounts
  • Paid time off policy includes 120 hours PTO and 11 holidays
Full Job Description
Summary

The Maintenance & Reliability Planner is a highly visible Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) transformation to drive a cultural shift in continuous improvement. Expect to implement rapid change; be a hands-on team builder. Use existing knowledge of TPM principles, combined with on-the-job process expertise to identify opportunities, prioritize, and manage multiple improvement projects, under the direction of the Senior Maintenance Manager.

2-2-3 12 hour schedule: 6:00 am - 6:00 pm

Responsibilities

  • Implements process enhancements to improve PM activities
  • Utilizes knowledge to maximize asset utilization and plant performance and report department KPI's
  • Supports/Provides training to improve capability of maintenance technicians and operators.
  • Supports the maintenance department as a point of leadership for technicians.
  • Effectively plans and communicates preventive and routine maintenance plans for TPM events, down days, overhaul times, and operational events , as well as driving CMMS work order completion and data accuracy with a strong understanding of prioritization
  • Leads PM procedure audit activities based on line efficiency data, focusing on reducing unplanned downtime in a meaningful way through use of systems currently in place and advocating for new methodologies.
  • Monitors and updates Equipment FLOC & BOM's to reflect accurate equipment data and critical spare parts lists.
  • Leads TPM planning & execution events for all equipment across the site.
  • Supports site overhaul events by partnering with OEM's for audit reviews and manages recommended overhaul task completion.
  • Understands and drives predictive maintenance programs and continuous improvement initiatives. This team member must be a champion in optimizing effective work planning and proactive maintenance programs through TPM tools.
  • Assists Senior Maintenance Manager in managing Service level agreements, schedules contractors, and partners with inside and outside parts resources to optimize stockroom process including refurbishment and obsolescence programs
  • Proven ability to work independently and successfully facilitate cross functional teams, while implementing improvement within an established time frame
  • Facilitate, coach, and implement TPM, Lean, Kaizen/Six Sigma events, and driving lean transformation with proven results and implementations in a manufacturing environment (5S, Autonomous Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, visual management, and leading Kaizen events).
  • Support the Senior Maintenance Manager in developing high-performance work teams and assist with leading cultural development through TPM implementation


Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field preferred.
  • Experience in the manufacturing industry, especially Aseptic manufacturing environments.
  • Proven experience in technical program management.
  • Strong competence level with SAP CMMS.
  • Experience facilitating, coaching, and implementing TPM, Lean, Kaizen/Six Sigma events, or driving lean transformation with proven results and implementations in a manufacturing environment (5S, Autonomous Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, visual management, and leading Kaizen events).
  • Previous mechanical/electrical experience maintaining production equipment preferred.
  • Experience coaching and leading cross-functional teams, including team building, understanding motivation and negotiation techniques, and providing work direction to others.
  • Ability to work independently and lead cross-functional teams.
  • Thorough knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions.
  • Well Organized, high energy, data driven, and results oriented.
  • Excellent communication and people skills.


The salary range for this full-time position is $74,500.00 - $117,700.00, + bonus + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Chobani provides a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision coverage, disability insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, and tuition reimbursement. To help save for the future, all employees are eligible for a 401k match of 100% on up to 5% of eligible pay. To support growing families, we provide fertility and childcare assistance, and 12 weeks of parental leave at full pay after six months of continuous employment. In addition, we provide wellness resources which include an employee assistance program, fitness discounts, a wellness reimbursement, on-site gym access (certain locations) and a monthly wellness newsletter to connect you with resources and timely information. We offer various types of paid time of including: 120 hours of paid time off, 11 holidays, and paid volunteer time off.

About Chobani

Chobani is an American food company specializing in strained yogurt. The company was founded in 2005 by Hamdi Ulukaya, a Turkish-Kurdish businessman. Chobani sells thick, Greek-style yogurt with a higher protein content than traditional yogurt and is one of the main companies to popularize this style of yogurt in the US. The company has also expanded to non-dairy, plant-based products such as dairy-free vegan yogurt and oat milk. Chobani produces a variety of Greek yogurt products, oat drinks, and snacks. Chobani's yogurt's market share in the U.S. rose from less than 1% in 2007 to more than 20% in 2021, and is the top-selling Greek yogurt brand in the United States and operates the largest yogurt facility in the world.
Learn more about Chobani
Industry
Founded
2005

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Chobani

More Manufacturing & Automotive Jobs

Find similar Maintenance & Reliability Planner jobs: