Senior Maintenance Planner

General Mills is committed to being a force for good through a global inclusion strategy to bring diversity to our people and culture, enabling higher levels of engagement with our employees to grow together with our clients and consumers.

For us, creating an inclusive environment and fostering diversity drives the company's growth, in addition to supporting the growth of our employees.

Role Mission

The Senior Maintenance Planner is responsible for ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of maintenance operations by developing and implementing detailed preventive and corrective maintenance plans. This professional aims to maximize asset availability and reliability, minimizing costs and downtime.

Key Responsibilities

• Alignment of strategies with business priorities defined by General Mills and with the fundamental Maintenance systems established in the Operational Excellence program, the Zero Loss Culture.
• Create, review, and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance plans for all equipment and facilities based on the ABC curve of assets.
• Determine the appropriate frequency for maintenance activities based on failure analysis and equipment performance history.
• Utilize key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor the effectiveness of maintenance plans and identify areas for improvement.
• Generate periodic reports on the efficiency of maintenance operations and present recommendations for improvements.
• Perform root cause analysis of recurring failures and monitor the implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Be the guardian of all planned maintenance pillar processes in the Zero Loss Culture.
• Collaborate with other areas of the company, such as production, safety, and quality, to align maintenance plans with the organization's operational and strategic needs.
• Develop and conduct training and workshops to empower the team and disseminate best maintenance practices.
• Ensure that all maintenance activities comply with safety, quality, and environmental regulations.
• Analyze the cost-benefit relationship of different maintenance approaches and make informed decisions to optimize financial resources.
• Be a protagonist in the implementation of PCM products in production areas by conducting training and audits whenever requested.

Requirements

• University degree in Engineering: Production, Electrical, Mechanical, and Automation;
• Previous experience in a factory routine with involvement in maintenance management systems;
• Experience in risk analysis.
• Knowledge of SAP module PM
• Advanced proficiency in the Office suite
• Proven experience as a Maintenance Planner, Maintenance Analyst, or Maintenance Programmer
• Desirable intermediate English
• Desirable knowledge in BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Data Studio)

Company Description

General Mills is a leading global food company and works to make the food the world loves! Our global brands include Cheerios, Annie's, Yoplait, Nature Valley, Häagen-Dazs, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Old El Paso, Wanchai Ferry, Yoki, Blue, and many others. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, the company arrived in Brazil in 1997, when it began selling the premium ice cream Häagen-Dazs. In 2012, it acquired the Yoki Alimentos Group, gaining a new business model and becoming the owner of the Yoki, Kitano, and Mais Vita brands, recognized by Brazilians for decades. Today, we are a passionate team of 35,000 employees in over 100 countries and on all continents.