
Sr. Maintenance Planner
Fairburn, GAJob$95–128K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Sr. Maintenance Planner supports the plant maintenance group by developing preventive and predictive maintenance programs using a computerized maintenance management system. The role coordinates planned maintenance with operations planning, production, maintenance, and engineering teams, tracks maintenance work-order KPIs, and ensures activities are effectively planned. It also provides functional leadership to the hourly maintenance team when needed.
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Full job description
Driven by integrity and united by the people-and-pet bond, we find strong purpose in the work we do and an even greater joy in those we get to work alongside. Together, we harness the expertise of our long-standing tradition of excellence to embrace possibility and continuously push to do what's never been done before in pet care. Discover your purpose and fuel your passions when you bring your love of pets to a team that prides itself on the power of togetherness—We are Proudly Connected. Purely Driven.
Position Summary
Since the doors opened in 1972, our Atlanta factory has grown dramatically into a state-of-the-art facility. With sustainability and safety at the forefront of our minds, our Atlanta factory proudly and passionately produces 460,000 tons a year of our dry pet food brands, including Alpo®, Beneful®, Cat Chow®, Dog Chow®, Friskies®, Purina ONE®, and Pro Plan®. Our factory does our part for the environment by conserving water, investing in renewable electricity, maintaining zero waste for disposal and more. This plant location is situated along the southern crescent of Metro Atlanta—an area that nearly 6 million residents and many of our associates call home. Atlanta is considered the major commercial and financial center of the Southeast, and together, we contribute to the growth of businesses and population, building the city's strong logistics, entertainment and film, and health services industries.
As the Sr. Maintenance Planner, you’ll support the plant maintenance group by developing our preventative and predictive maintenance program utilizing the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Work collaboratively with the Operations Planning Manager, Production team, Maintenance team, and Engineering department to coordinate planned maintenance activities to ensure proper asset care and reliability. Additionally, you’ll be responsible for accurately and effectively tracking all maintenance work order KPIs, trending management, and ensuring that all maintenance activities are effectively planned.
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Execute and improve planning methodology for preventative maintenance program.
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Coordinate SAP activities for maintenance functions by creating, maintaining, and modifying work orders as necessary.
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Plan work calendar to meet the quality and timeliness expectations of production.
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Provide functional leadership for the hourly maintenance team when needed.
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Perform field inspections, determine appropriate job work scopes, develop work plans, and stage parts kits.
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Identify equipment failure trends and report them to the engineering department for root cause analysis.
Requirements
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High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
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3+ years’ experience in industrial plant maintenance, maintenance planning systems, or a related field.
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1+ year of leadership experience.
Salary: $94,816.80 to $128,385.00 per year
Bonus Eligibility: Yes
The pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.
Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits
It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.
To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.
The Nestlé Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at [email protected] or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.
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Job Requisition: 425125
How this job compares
Set against the 11,747 open Maintenance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$95–128K/yr
- Georgia median$52–60K/yr21 salary ranges
- US median$69–95K/yr575 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $112K, is 94% above the Georgia median midpoint ($58K) — in the top quarter of Maintenance salary ranges in Georgia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 488 open Maintenance jobs in Georgia and 11,747 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Georgia
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Maintenance postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (2,412 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,375 of the 11,747 open Maintenance jobs (20%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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