Job Description

Let’s be honest: most food and beverage operations run on chaos, frantic downtime, and expired product stress. My client doesn’t. They run a high-speed, world-class manufacturing facility, and they need a true strategist to keep the lines humming perfectly.

We are looking for a Maintenance Planner in Stephenson County who can orchestrate internal crews and external partners into a flawless, high-efficiency machine. If you are tired of just reacting to line breakdowns and want to build a culture of precision and reliability, this confidential industry leader wants to talk to you.

The Culture: We Invest in Your Success

Here is the truth: my client knows their people are the absolute backbone of their continued success. They do not just hire for today; they build for tomorrow. Employee career development is a core value here. If you want a company that takes your professional growth seriously, provides a highly competitive wage and benefits package, and actively clears a path for your career advancement, you just found it.

The Mission

You are the nerve center of the food and beverage maintenance department. You will eliminate plant inefficiencies, optimize high-value equipment resources, and serve as the ultimate authority on scheduling. Collaborating directly with leadership, you will align daily floor realities with macro business goals.

Core Responsibilities:

• Command the Supply Chain: Negotiate pricing, generate critical purchase orders, and own the vendor procurement process.
• Architect Plant Reliability: Design, validate, and execute elite Preventive and Predictive Maintenance (PM/PdM) plans alongside top-tier technicians.
• Own the Inventory: Manage a fully optimized parts room, tracking critical equipment needs and maintaining precise inventory control.
• Run the Schedule: Facilitate high-impact planning meetings, build agendas, and strategically distribute work orders via advanced CMMS platforms.
• Master the Metrics: Estimate labor hours, calculate job durations, manage backlogs, and initiate cost projections for major projects.
• Be the Subject Matter Expert: Serve as the absolute authority on the maintenance system, ensuring flawless job plans, Bills of Materials (BOMs), and technical instructions.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of heavy-hitting experience in maintenance planning or supervision (food and beverage sector experience is a massive plus).
• A 2-year technical degree is preferred, but your actual track record matters more.
• Razor-sharp mechanical and electrical aptitude. You don't just look at data; you understand how manufacturing machinery breathes.
• Strong budgetary skills, cost-analysis capabilities, and the literacy to write elite technical repair reports.

If you are ready to stop chasing breakdowns and start scaling your career, let’s talk.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.