Planning Manager - Protein Conversion

Operations Management Mt. Pleasant, Texas


Description

Position at Pilgrim's

MAINT/PRODUCTION PLANNING MANAGER - PROTEIN CONVERSION   
    
At Pilgrim’s, Safety Is A Condition, which means the safety of our team members comes first - always. 
   
RESPONSIBILITIES:   
  • Maintain equipment records in SAP 
    • Add (and Inactive) equipment records to as equipment is installed or de-installed 
    • Maintain equipment attributes, such as ABC, type, functional location to support repair analysis. 
    • Maintain equipment catalog profiles to drive part failure data collection on notifications. 
  • Setup and maintain all predictive and preventative maintenance plans in SAP to maximize equipment reliability. 
    • Determine the most effective method/tool to conduct preventative and predictive maintenance checks based on equipment critically. 
    • Setup PM plan in SAP for each piece of equipment, including frequency, mechanic tasks, parts needs, tools needed, safety procedures. 
    • Generate PM work orders in SAP, from the PM plans for the next 14-28 days. 
    • Monitor and report if PM work is being completed to maintain equipment reliability, and comply with regulations and audits. 
    • Release and Schedule PM work orders to maintenance crews. 
    • Seek input from maintenance supervisors to continually improve and adjust PM plans based on equipment and part performance/failure. 
    • Monitor and analyze SAP part failure data (along with supervisors and maintenance manager) to detect trends (good or bad).  
  • Plan and Schedule Corrective work to maximize crew utilization and effectiveness. 
    • Reviews work request (SAP Notifications), collaborates with requestor, and creates the Work Order 
    • Plans the work, including estimated labor by craft (Mech, Elect, Refrig), and special equipment or permits needed. 
    • Identifies and reserves parts (or creates purchase requisitions) for parts and services. 
    • Prepares job plans and work order packets for mechanics. 
    • Maintains a task list library for reuse. 
    • === Scheduling === 
    • Interfaces with operations to validate work priority and equipment availability 
    • Collaborates with Maintenance Supervisors on next week’s available hours (crew size), to build weekly schedule 
    • Reviews Planned Backlog of work that is ready to execute 
    • Selects work from backlog and schedules the work to crews  (while minimizing scheduled overtime). 
    • Leads weekly maintenance scheduling meeting. 
    • Prepares weekly metrics – 
  •  Own order fulfillment and line efficiency for a poultry production protein plant
  •  Create production schedule for production plant twice daily ensuring customer needs are met, relative to operational capabilities
  •  Conduct daily meeting with sales and operations to review the schedule and inventory 
  •  Update sales forecast with accurate estimations for bird weight and head kill
  •  Work closely with operations during the day to ensure schedule adherence and order fulfillment
  •  Reconcile Inventory on a daily basis to ensure no waste or spoilage
  •  Advise the sales team on available to sell volumes
  •  Prioritize key and strategic customers
  •  Work with 6 partner plants to aid in order fulfillment
  •  Spend time on the operational floor and understand the process flow of the plant in production and maintenance
QUALIFICATIONS:   
  •  Excellent organizational skills and ability to multi-task
  •  Thorough understanding of poultry industry and products
  •  Intermediate skills required for Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
  •  Advanced Excel skills preferred
  •  Problem solve/root cause analysis
  •  Knowledge of SAP a plus
  •  High School diploma/GED required, college degree preferred
EOE/including disability/Vets