Asset Reliability Planner

At  Link Snacks , we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago. We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands— Jack Link’s® ,  Lorissa’s Kitchen® ,  Golden Island® ,  BiFi® , and  Peperami®  and  KOOEE!®  to name a few—there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it. Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks. Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks. Position Summary The Asset Reliability Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, coordinating, and improving maintenance and reliability activities across the facility. This role serves as the primary link between Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Reliability to ensure maintenance work is properly planned, scheduled, and executed in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner. The Asset Reliability Planner drives proactive maintenance practices by maximizing planned work, improving PM effectiveness, supporting TPM initiatives, and reducing equipment downtime through effective planning and scheduling processes. The position plays a critical role in supporting Packaging OEE, asset reliability, maintenance productivity, and operational excellence. Primary Responsibilities Maintenance Planning & Scheduling Develop daily and weekly maintenance schedules. Plan and schedule preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities. Ensure maintenance work orders contain clear instructions, labor estimates, required parts, permits, tools, and technical documentation. Create detailed job plans for recurring and critical maintenance activities. Coordinate maintenance schedules with production requirements. Maintain an executable maintenance backlog. Publish and communicate weekly maintenance schedules. Work Order Management Review, prioritize, and manage work requests. Ensure work orders are appropriately coded and prioritized. Drive closure of completed work orders. Verify maintenance history accuracy within CMMS. Maintain data integrity within maintenance systems. Review completed work orders for comments, findings, and follow-up actions. Preventive Maintenance (PM) Program Manage PM scheduling and compliance. Review PM frequencies and effectiveness. Eliminate unnecessary PM tasks. Identify opportunities to improve asset maintenance strategies. Support PM optimization initiatives. Coordinate PM execution during planned downtime opportunities. Accountable For PM Compliance PM Effectiveness PM Optimization PM Schedule Attainment Reliability Support Support reliability improvement initiatives. Assist with Root Cause Analysis activities. Track repeat failures and bad actors. Identify recurring equipment issues. Develop corrective action plans with maintenance and operations teams. Support reliability-centered maintenance activities. Focus Areas Thermoformers Packaging Equipment Robotics Conveyors Utilities Systems Refrigeration Systems Maintenance Resource Coordination Coordinate labor resources to support maintenance execution. Ensure proper staffing of planned work. Balance preventive and corrective maintenance activities. Coordinate support contractors as required. Identify resource constraints and escalate risks. Parts & Materials Management Coordinate with storeroom personnel to ensure parts availability. Verify required materials prior to work execution. Review critical spare parts inventory. Support inventory optimization initiatives. Identify obsolete and excess inventory. Responsibilities Critical Spare Parts Management Planned Parts Availability Inventory Accuracy Storeroom Optimization Shutdown & Outage Planning Develop detailed shutdown plans. Coordinate outage schedules. Manage outage work lists and priorities. Coordinate contractors and vendors. Track outage execution performance. Support startup readiness activities. TPM & Operational Excellence Support Support TPM deployment initiatives. Participate in Autonomous Maintenance programs. Support Focused Improvement activities. Drive maintenance planning best practices. Support OEE improvement initiatives. Participate in loss elimination projects. Continuous Improvement Identify maintenance process improvement opportunities. Develop efficiency improvements within maintenance workflows. Analyze maintenance performance metrics. Support lean maintenance initiatives. Drive standardization of maintenance planning processes. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Maintenance PM Compliance >95% Schedule Compliance >90% Planned Work >70% Emergency Work Work Order Closure Compliance Reliability Reduction in Repeat Failures MTBF Improvement Reduced Maintenance Downtime Bad Actor Elimination Planning Weekly Schedule Attainment Backlog Health Parts Availability Work Order Data Accuracy TPM Planned Maintenance Pillar Performance TPM Audit Scores Autonomous Maintenance Support Required High School Diploma or GED 3+ years maintenance, planning, reliability, or manufacturing experience Experience with CMMS systems Strong Microsoft Excel skill