Reliability Maintenance Engineering Jobs in Georgia

Job Description: Company Description 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.Job Description 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 <10% 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 Qualifications Required High School Diploma or GED 3+ years maintenance, planning, reliability, or manufacturing experience Experience with CMMS systems Strong Microsoft Excel skills Mechanical and electrical maintenance knowledge Strong organizational skills Strong communication skills Preferred Associate's Degree or Technical Degree 5+ years manufacturing maintenance experience SAP PM experience TPM experience Reliability experience Planning and scheduling experience Lean Manufacturing experience Knowledge & Skills Maintenance Systems Preventive Maintenance Predictive Maintenance Work Order Management Planning & Scheduling Asset Management Reliability Root Cause Analysis Failure Analysis Reliability Fundamentals Equipment Criticality Software SAP PM Microsoft Excel Power BI (Preferred) Microsoft Office Suite Leadership Expectations The Asset Reliability Planner will: Promote proactive maintenance practices. Build strong partnerships with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance. Drive accountability for planning and scheduling excellence. Support TPM and Operational Excellence initiatives. Focus on safety, reliability, and continuous improvement. Success Measures Within the first 12 months, the Asset Reliability Planner should help Perry achieve: PM Compliance >95% Planned Work >70% Emergency Work <10% Improved Packaging OEE Reduced equipment downtime Improved maintenance productivity Enhanced TPM maturity Improved spare parts readiness Reduction in repeat equipment failures Primary Mission Ensure the right work is planned correctly, scheduled effectively, and executed safely to maximize asset reliability, improve Packaging OEE, and support world-class maintenance performance. Additional Information The salary range for this role is $81k - $95k (Annual). Actual wage will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Jack Link’s Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Jack Link’s provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members, including medical, dental and vision benefits, life and disability insurance, 401k participation, paid holidays, and paid time off. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant / office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet / slippery floors. Travel may be required. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Jack Link's is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. E-VERIFY: Jack Link’s is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For information about the E-Verify program, please visit: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Additional information The salary range for this role is $XX.XX to $XX.XX (Annual). Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Link Snacks Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Link Snacks provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members, including medical, dental and vision benefits, life and disability insurance, 401k participation, paid holidays, and paid time off. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the Team Member will be required to wear the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (i.e. beard/hairnet, ear plugs, frock, boots, etc.), stand for extended periods of time, and use hands/arms to push, pull, reach and occasionally lift above head. The Team Member must occasionally lift, push, pull up to 25 pounds, and 50 pounds infrequently. Team Members are requested to visually inspect equipment and/or product. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant setting with wet/slippery floors, varying degrees of temperatures with an average temperature of 40 degrees in the production area. Team Members will be exposed to raw and/or cooked meat products and moving equipment and will be required to follow all Food Safety Quality requirements WORK ENVIRONMENT Manufacturing plant and office environment with variable temperatures and noise levels Occasional exposure to wet or slippery floors and moving production equipment Majority of administrative work performed in a climate-controlled office Travel to other plants may be required EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYEE Link Snacks provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law. E-VERIFY Link Snacks participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For information about the E-Verify program, please visit: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.