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Job Location: * Memphis, TN * Position Type: Hourly The Hershey Company* Memphis plant is a Non-Union plant producing products such as Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, and Good & Plenty, in a high-speed complex environment. * Pay: * * Starting Payrate: $33.93 per hour * Overtime Potential * Manufacturing Incentive Plan (MIP) Eligible * Total Rewards: * Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, & Vision)—*Starting Day 1*! * 401(k) Retirement Plan – with generous company match * Hershey Stock Purchase Program * Tuition Reimbursement * Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability * Shifts: * * We require that you are flexible to work any shift, weekends, overtime, and holidays. * Current need is on first shift. Hours will likely be 5:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. * Schedule assignments upon hire are determined by plant needs. * Regular schedule is 8-hour shifts, Mandatory overtime could be weekly (scheduled for up to 12 hours/day, Monday through Sunday), daily (additional 4 hours on your 8-hour shift) and weekends (8 to 12-hour shifts). * Summary:* The role of the Maintenance Planner is to improve work force productivity and work quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning and coordination of labor, parts and material, and equipment access. The Planner establishes all routine, preventive, predictive maintenance activities associated with any new or relocated assets coming into the facility. The Planner establishes the initial and revised spare parts inventory for all plant assets. Reporting to the Maintenance Manager and the liaison between Production and Maintenance, the Planner/Scheduler is responsible for planning, scheduling and coordination of all plannable maintenance work performed on the plant site. The Maintenance Planner/Scheduler is also responsible for maintenance of records and files essential to meaningful analysis and reporting of maintenance related matter. The planning and scheduling function is the hub from which all plannable maintenance activity is coordinated. It is expected the Planner/Scheduler will utilize SAP-PM and the SAP-PM Multi-Resource-Scheduling Module. It is the process of describing a job in terms of how it is to be performed and what resources and materials will be required. It involves a broad spectrum of technical activity utilizing not only computer software programs but also understanding of complex electrical/mechanical applications. The Planner/Scheduler must be technically talented and know the job well enough to describe what is to be accomplished, identify what and where to procure materials and can estimate how many labor hours will be required. If the Planner doesn't know requirements, the assigned crew will not know the expectation. * Responsibilities:* / Relationship Management:/ Principal contact and liaison person between Maintenance and Production and other supported departments. In this capacity, the Planner/Scheduler ensures that all internal customers of Maintenance receive timely, efficient and quality service, taking a continuing interest in internal customer needs. The Planner is able to help Production balance their need for daily output with their need of equipment reliability through proactive maintenance. Keeps the Maintenance Manager and Supervisors properly informed of abnormal or critical situations. The planner is the resource in maintenance tools and techniques, he or she will develop, facilitate and train plant personnel on the maintenance management processes. / Planning/Scheduling:/ Initiates, Reviews and Manages work requests. Analyzes work requirements and determines materials, equipment, and labor required (such as blueprints, tools, parts, and trades skill requirements) to complete the work effectively and efficiently. The maintenance planner is the logistics person. He or she has the responsibility for removing nonproductive or reactive time from the maintenance work force. The Planner ensures that all planned maintenance work is ready to be performed with no delays. This includes the labor requirements for the execution of the work and ensuring all parts and specialty tools are kitted and available as needed. The planner stays abreast of production planning changes and modifies the maintenance schedule accordingly. The Planner establishes a periodic work plan and reviews the plan with the Maintenance Supervisor or Maintenance Manager for modification and approval. The Planner ensures the established schedule is communicated to all plant stakeholders. The planner maintains a complete and current backlog of work orders. The planner examines the request, plans the job, and reviews the job with the maintenance supervisor or trades employee. Once the job is planned and approved, it is placed on the schedule. The Planner stays abreast of all new capital or relocated assets coming into or leaving the facility. The planner is responsible to review the historical asset documentation in SAP, or in the case of new assets, reviews documentation provided by the Project Manager and establishes all routine maintenance activities required to maintain the asset. / Preventative/Predictive Maintenance:/ Ensure that all preventive/predictive tasks are accurate and scheduled at their predetermined frequencies improving efficiencies and reducing costs to prolong the economic life of plant assets at optimal costs. Ensure PM/PdM documentation and required parts/materials are specified, written, procured and initiated for all new plant assets to ensure PM/PdM’s are in place prior to asset commissioning. Planner ensures Predictive data returned to the Plant for analysis is reviewed for issues needing further attention and then work requests written accordingly. / Maintenance Reliability:/ The planner reviews the maintenance management system and performs analysis of the data as necessary to improve and enhance plant and facilities operations. Since the planner maintains the CMMS, and repetitive problems should be apparent to the planner. He or she then reviews repetitive problems with maintenance specialist to find a resolution. At this level, the resolution typically will be adjustments in the preventive or predictive maintenance program. By adjusting these programs, the planner provides a solution to the problem. If the problem is not related to the preventive or predictive maintenance program, then the planner refers it to the maintenance specialist for resolution. Planner should understand the fundamentals of using the Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) process. * Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform major duties/responsibilities:* Must possess or have the aptitude and ability to quickly develop an in-depth working knowledge of applicable Hershey processes, SAP, workflows, and procedures. * Ability to read schematics, drawings and technical manuals and understand complex equipment functionality * Must be a self starter, detail oriented, highly motivated, and organized with the ability to prioritize and follow through. * Must be able to work in a proactive work environment, be an effective motivator, communicator, delegator, and trainer of people, and be able to effectively achieve results through others. * Sound understanding of Planning and Scheduling principles * Show willingness to tackle new tasks and grow professionally as experience grows. * Experience with failure analysis and reliability methodologies and tools. * Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:* * High School Diploma/GED with a minimum of an Associate’s Degree form an accredited Technical College or equivalent training and experience in troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of electrical, mechanical and facilities systems and equipment. Bachelor’s Degree preferred. * Minimum of 7 years maintenance experience, preferably in food manufacturing or similar manufacturing experiences with a strong focus on mechanical and electrical maintenance planning. Supervisory experience preferred. #LI-CM1 The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact the HR Service Center (askhr@hersheys.com).