Maintenance Planning & Systems Lead
About Beech-Nut Nutrition Company…
We are one of America’s leading companies providing nutritious, wholesome foods for babies using real ingredients, gently cooked, with non-GMO verified, Natural or organic ingredients in almost all our products.
Our work is organized around our mission to delight consumers through honest goodness in every bite. We care deeply about others, the planet, and are empowered to make a difference. We expect, reward and celebrate strong performance.
Our Values…
Our ambition to grow is underpinned by our four core values Create wow, Everyone Hero, Nourish others, & Take Responsibility. Our values help us navigate the ever-changing environment in which we operate and ensure we innovate to meet customer needs.
Create Wow ~ Everyone Hero ~ Nourish Others ~ Take Responsibility
About the Role…
As a Maintenance Planning & Systems Lead, you are responsible for owning the maintenance planning process, maintenance performance metrics, and CMMS systems for both Maintenance and Facilities operations.
This role ensures that all maintenance work is properly planned, scheduled, and executed efficiently, while driving a shift from reactive to planned maintenance. You will lead the transition from Tabware AI to Prisma (by Sisteplant), ensuring system standardization, data integrity, and long-term sustainability.
You will play a critical role in improving equipment reliability, workforce productivity, and overall maintenance effectiveness through data-driven decision making and strong cross-functional coordination.
About the Team…
The Maintenance and Engineering Team is comprised of skilled technical professionals responsible for supporting production equipment, utilities, and facility systems across Beech-Nut Nutrition’s LEED® certified manufacturing facility. The team’s core mission is to achieve Reliability Excellence by implementing efficient and effective engineering, maintenance, and operational practices that maximize capacity and productivity. Working cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain, the team plays a key role in minimizing downtime, improving equipment performance, and supporting a safe, sustainable, and compliant manufacturing environment so we can continue doing what we do best – making high quality, safe, and nutritious foods for babies and toddlers!
About the Work Environment…
This position is located at the Amsterdam, New York LEED® certified production facility. Most job functions are performed in a well-lit, environmentally controlled office environment. You will also be required to work in an environment that requires hairnet, beard cover, safety glasses, hearing protection and lab coat. Restrictions include wearing of jewelry, nail polish and acrylic nails. Other personal protection equipment may be required for certain tasks.
Our Commitment to Safety…
At Beech-Nut we are committed to a strong safety program that protects its staff, its property, and the public from accidents. Associates at every level, including management, are responsible and accountable for the company’s overall safety initiatives. Complete and active participation by everyone, every day, in every job is necessary for the safety among all workers on the job site. Management supports participation in the program by all Associates and provides proper equipment, training and procedures. Associates are responsible for following all procedures, working safely, and, wherever possible, improving safety measures. An injury and accident-free workplace is our goal. Through continuous safety and loss control, we can accomplish this.
What You’ll Do…
- Own planning and scheduling of preventive maintenance (PM) activities for both Maintenance and Facilities systems, ensuring work is fully scoped, resourced, and executable
- Develop and manage weekly maintenance schedules, balancing labor availability with production priorities
- Ensure all work orders are properly planned in CMMS, including:
- Labor estimates
- Required parts and materials
- Tools and safety requirements
CMMS Ownership & Transition
- Serve as primary owner of CMMS systems, leading transition from Tabware to Prisma
- Lead system migration activities including:
- Asset structure alignment
- PM migration and standardization
- Data cleanup and validation
- Establish and maintain CMMS standards for:
- Work order quality
- Planning requirements
- Train and support end users to ensure successful system adoption
Maintenance KPI Ownership
- Track, analyze, and report maintenance performance metrics including:
- PM completion rate
- Schedule compliance
- Planned vs. unplanned work
- Equipment downtime
- Develop dashboards and reports to support data-driven decision making
- Identify trends and drive corrective actions to improve performance
Reliability & Continuous Improvement
- Support development and optimization of preventive and predictive maintenance programs
- Identify chronic equipment issues and support root cause analysis and long-term solutions
- Improve PM effectiveness by eliminating non-value-added work and optimizing frequencies
Parts & Resource Coordination
- Ensure required parts are identified and available prior to scheduled work
- Support development of critical spare parts strategy (ABC analysis, min/max levels)
- Coordinate with vendors and contractors as needed
Collaboration & Leadership
- Act as the primary liaison between Maintenance, Facilities, Production, and Engineering
- Lead planning and scheduling meetings
Who You Are…
- Deciding and Initiating Action: You take ownership of maintenance systems, planning processes, and performance outcomes. You make timely, informed decisions, take initiative without prompting, and hold yourself accountable for results.
- Analyzing: You are highly data-driven and capable of analyzing maintenance performance, identifying trends, and translating data into actionable improvements. You use multiple data sources to drive decisions and solve problems effectively.
- Learning and Researching: You quickly learn new systems and technologies, including CMMS platforms, and apply that knowledge to improve processes. You seek out best practices and continuously look for opportunities to enhance maintenance effectiveness.
- Planning and Organizing: You excel at structuring and managing complex maintenance schedules, balancing priorities, and ensuring all work is properly planned and resourced. You maintain strong attention to detail and ensure execution aligns with plan.
What You’ll Need…
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, or related field OR equivalent hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment.
- 3+ years of experience in maintenance, planning, reliability, or a related technical role in manufacturing.
- Experience working with a CMMS platform (Tabware, Prisma preferred, or similar).
- Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to analyze data and use it to support decision making and performance improvement
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and standard business applications.
What’s in it for you? Compensation, Benefits & More…
At Beech-Nut, we are devoted to creating an inclusive culture where our team members are professionally challenged and cared for personally.
We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and take into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skills, relevant work experience, certifications and qualifications, education, and other business needs. Compensation for a role will be in line with the location in which the position is filled.
Our associates also have access to opportunities for professional development and training, access to our on-site amenities as well as many other benefits and perks! We are proud to offer our associates the following:
Pay: The annual base salary range for this onsite role is $70,000 - $90,000. This is a salaried-exempt position.
Benefits: This position gives you access to a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage for you and your dependents; life & long-term disability, flexible spending and health savings account, paid vacation and holidays, New York State paid sick time, and 401(k) retirement benefits with 4% company match.
Professional Development:
- Tuition assistance
- Access to an online learning system (LMS)
- Access to robust on-the-job (OTJ) training programs
More Perks!
- Opportunities to volunteer and support the local community
- Generous maternity/paternity benefits & take your child’s 1st birthday off
- Take your birthday off each year!
- Baby food coupon program until your child’s 2nd birthday
- Service Awards
Amenities:
- On-site fitness center
- On-site café
- On-site Company Store
- A private on-site Mother’s Room to support nursing mothers and pumping needs at work
- Nourish Others Learning Lab with computer stations
What it is like to live in upstate New York…
We are about 30 minutes northwest of Albany, the NY state capital, and 40 minutes southwest of Saratoga Springs. We are near major cultural events, outside recreation and places to have fun throughout the year. From watching the New York City Ballet or listening to Brad Paisley, Cardi B, Dave Matthews Band, Goo Goo Dolls, Willie Nelson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana, or Tedeschi Trucks Band at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), boating on beautiful Lake George, hiking the famous trails of the Adirondacks, or skiing at Lake Placid, you will find there is plenty to keep you, and/or, your family busy. And, if you are looking for the occasional big city attraction, it is a short drive to Boston, Montreal, and New York City.
As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer, Beech-Nut Nutrition Company will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, and veteran or disability status.
To all agencies: All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Beech-Nut via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Beech-Nut, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Beech-Nut for this position and a valid agreement is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the Beech-Nut Nutrition agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.