Maintenance Parts & Planning Lead
Elk River, MN - USA
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Job Summary
Who We Are
At JonnyPops our team is empowered to make an impact at work every day from producing high-quality innovative frozen novelties to spreading kindness onepopat a time. We look for bright and ambitious individuals whoseek outchallenges thrive in fast-paced and high-growth environments align with our core values and get fulfillment from seeing their work transform the world around them.
Based in Elk River MN JonnyPops develops manufactures distributes and markets frozen novelties. Retailers from coast to coast including Target Costco Kroger Whole Foods and thousands of regional and local grocers make JonnyPops part of their assortment. Growing from a dorm room start-up in 2012 JonnyPops mission is to make A Better Pop for a Better World! We lead the frozen novelties space in innovation use simple ingredients with no artificial dyes and put a kind deed on every stick.
Joining JonnyPops is an exciting opportunity to be part of a high-growth brand and have a direct impact on the companys success.
Job Summary
Maintenance Parts & Planning Lead owns two things that keep JonnyPops Elk River facility running reliably: the maintenance parts supply chain and the maintenance planning process. This role is accountable for having the right part in the right place at the right cost when a technician needs it and for making sure preventive maintenance and facilities work get planned into the production schedule proactively instead offoughtover at the last minute.
This is a hands-on planning and inventory role not a people-management role over the technician closely with the Maintenance & Reliability Manager Production/Plant Planning and Facilities to keep equipment reliable without disrupting output andyoullown the FIIX CMMS parts and planning modules as the business owner of that system for JonnyPops.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Parts Inventory & Cost Management
Partsroom the maintenance parts room end-to-end: organization labeling security cycle counts and min/max stocking levels for all critical spares.
Ordering & vendor quote order andexpediteparts; manage vendor relationships lead times and pricing to keep both service and cost on target.
Service level & cost yourtwo parts service level (right part in stock when needed) and parts/inventory cost (carrying cost price variance obsolete/excess stock) as yourtwo coremetrics report both regularly.
Continuous cost act on cost-saving opportunities: standardizing spares across assetsconsolidatingvendors right-sizing stocking levels using assetcriticalitydata.
Maintenance & Facilities Planning
PM the PM (preventive maintenance) schedule in FIIX plan kit (parts ready and staged) and sequence PM and facilities work soitsready to execute the momenttheresa window.
Production planning directly with Production/Plant Planning to slot PM facilities and capital work into the production schedule with minimal impact to output you are the connective tissue between what maintenance needs to happen and what the plant is running.
Planning a recurring maintenance planning cadence with the Maintenance & Reliability Manager Production Planning and Facilities to look ahead resolve conflicts and lock in the comingweeksschedule before they become urgent.
Backlog & and report PM attainment schedule compliance and work-order backlog; flag risks to reliability or production before they cause downtime.
FIIX System Ownership
System as the business owner and administrator of the FIIX CMMS parts and planning modules: bills of materials spare-part-to-asset linkages min/max settings work order templates and reporting.
Data parts andcriticalitydata clean and current so the rest of the maintenance team can trustwhatsin the system.
System partnership & with IT and business users tooptimizeand train on applicable FIIX NetSuite and other tools and processes including the use of AI tools tooptimizeprocesses and advance analytics.
Business Partnership & Proactive Planning
Cross-functional as a business partner to Production Plant Planning Facilities and Finance/Procurement translating parts and scheduling tradeoffs into decisions the business can act on.
Proactive not a forward-looking planning mindset:anticipateparts needs lead times and schedule conflicts weeks out rather than reacting to them the day they hit.
Continuous or contribute to continuous improvement projects kitting criticality-based stocking strategy vendor consolidation planning-cadence improvements with fact-based recommendations backed by FIIX data.
Values-driven JonnyPops core values Integrity Masterful Growth ExcellenceTeam Work Fact-Based Decisions Alignment and Service and Contribution into every partnership conversation and planning decision.
Food Safety Responsibilities
Coordinate with the FSQA team when scheduling maintenance or facilitiesworkin areas that mayimpactfood safety orquality andmaintainaccuraterecords to support GMP and SQF documentation.
Ensure parts ordered for food-contact equipmentmeetfood-grade specifications (e.g. food-grade lubricants and materials) and are documented appropriately.
Follow all systemwide GMPs and facility food-safety and visitor protocols when on the plant floor or in the parts room.
Key Competencies
Business Partnership Builds trust across Production Facilities Finance and the maintenance team by showing up with data not just requests.
Planning & Organization Thinks in weeks and months not just todays work order; sequences and kits work beforeitsurgent.
Proactive Thinking Spots the parts shortage schedule conflict or stockout risk before it becomes downtime.
Safety Mindset Champions safe parts handling storage and LOTO awareness in every plan you build.
Cost Mindset Treats service level and cost as a package deal never sacrifices one for the other without knowing the tradeoff.
JonnyPops Core Values Integrity Masterful Growth ExcellenceTeam Work Fact-Based Decisions Alignment and Service and Contribution used consistently in how this role is hired for and evaluated.
Physical Demands & Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodationsmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Primarily on-site at the Elk River manufacturing facility splitting time between the parts room/office and the plant floor.
Occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 50lbs(parts handling receiving cycle counts).
Regularly stands walks and reaches; works in an environment that may include exposure to noise machinery and temperature variation when on the plant floor.
Minimum Qualifications
Education Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Business Engineering ora relatedfield;or equivalent experience.
Experience 3-5 years in maintenance planning MRO/spare-parts inventory management or supply chain within an industrial or manufacturing environment; food/CPG manufacturing experience is a plus.
CMMS experience Hands-on experience administering a CMMS (FIIX orsimilar) not just usingone;comfortable owning system data not only entering it.
Planningtrack recordA track recordof managing parts inventory against both service-level and cost targets and of coordinating maintenance schedules with a production or operations planning function.
Data skills Strong Excel/data skills; comfortable building ormaintainingreporting and dashboards to support fact-based decisions.
Organization & communication Excellent organizational skills and cross-functional communication youllbe the connective tissue between maintenance production planning and finance.
Food safety exposure Familiarity with GMPs and food manufacturing environments is a plus.
Compensation
Pay Range:$80000-$120000
Hired candidates may be eligible foradditionalcompensation in the form of bonuses based on role and performance.
Benefits
Medical / Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
HSA / FSA / DCFSA
Life & AD&D Insurance
Short & Long TermDisability
FTO / PTO
EAP Programs
Paid Holidays
Employee Referral Program
Sick & Safe Leave
401(k)
Equal Opportunity
JonnyPops is an equal opportunity celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all do not discriminateon the basis ofrace color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonableaccommodations areavailable for applicants and employees with disabilities; please contact Human Resources to request one.
JonnyPops offers a competitive benefits package which includes the following:
- Medical/Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- HSA
- FSA
- DCFSA
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- Short & Long Term Disability
- FTO/PTO
- EAP Programs
- Paid Holidays
- Employee Referral Program
- Sick & Safe Leave
- 401k
- Company Sponsored Meal Plan
* Hired candidates may be eligible to receive additional compensation in the form of bonuses and/or commissions.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Official site for JonnyPops frozen fruit & cream bars. They are made with simple, wholesome ingredients and peanut-free, gluten-free, and kosher certified.