[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Tyson Foods jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tyson-foods/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Tyson Foods # Maintenance Planner 6 - (Louisa County) Louisa County Plant - Columbus Junction, Iowa Skilled Trades & Maintenance Listed on Tyson Foods’s official careers site. Posted October 9, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Tyson Foods’s careers site →](https://tysonfoods.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/TSN/job/Louisa-County-Plant---Columbus-Junction-Iowa/Maintenance-Planner-6----Louisa-County-_R0490245-1) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Tyson Foods](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tyson-foods/) / Maintenance Planner 6 - (Louisa County) ## Job description ### Job Details Please submit a resume, resume is required for review. ### Job Summary This position is responsible for planning both budgeted and unbudgeted Capital and Expense projects. Key responsibilities include creating project requests in Anaplan, collaborating with maintenance supervision and contractors to define project scope, obtaining project bids, tracking project progress, and maintaining a thorough understanding of all active projects. The role also requires managing project spending and utilizing the financial functions of SAP and Stores systems. The position will require learning AutoCAD and developing the ability to create basic project layout drawings. Additional training will be provided to develop a comprehensive understanding of maintenance operations and equipment throughout the plant. This is a career path job, with team members in this position gaining experience necessary for maintenance management. ### Specific Responsibilities Maintaining SAP PM System data and reporting. Analyzing data for use in maintenance planning and scheduling. Maintaining and developing enterprise-wide Best Practice preventative maintenance. Ensuring a continuing review of P.M. work orders as they relate to equipment history. Making recommended modifications to optimize equipment reliability and maintenance labor utilization. Learning Universal Maintenance Standards to develop reasonable expectancies for the time to complete maintenance tasks. Identifying and labeling all new equipment in keeping with Tyson standards and keeping records current. Using Key Performance Indicators to provide fact-based feedback to the Maintenance Manager. Planning maintenance work with regard to the level of skill and safety training required to complete tasks. Reviewing SAP data from other Tyson locations with similar equipment and reporting findings and recommendations. Administering maintenance shift scheduling, work order backlog, and recommended planning for scheduled downtime work, including scheduling the availability of parts. Interfacing with engineering, local management, Operations Support, and various other corporate departments, as well as outside entities, when working on special projects and performing CIR development content. Interfacing with Operations Support concerning appropriate reports to develop, track, and report to management. ### Requirements Education: Minimum of a high school or GED diploma. Any special training in maintenance or education beyond post-high school level is preferred. ### Experience Minimum of two years of mechanical experience. Formal mechanical skills training received from Tyson maintenance training. Knowledge of parts room procedures and policies. Previous experience in successfully planning and scheduling maintenance management is a plus. ### Computer Skills Must either be proficient or become proficient in SAP maintenance and Microsoft Office Suite within 90 days or less. ### Travel 1 to 5 trips per year. ### Supervisory Responsibilities None. ### Special Skills Strong mechanical aptitude, organizational skills, interpersonal communication skills, and problem-solving skills are an absolute necessity for this position. The position requires the ability to work independently. Priority consideration will be given to applicants at this facility, as well as priority for internal candidates impacted due to plant closure or job elimination. ### Relocation Assistance Eligible No Work Shift: A Shift (United States of America) Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended. Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment. The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation. Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status. We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more. If you would like to learn more about your data privacy rights and how you may use that information, please read our Job Applicant Privacy Notice here. ### Unsolicited Assistance Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee or applicant tracking system at Tyson Foods or its subsidiaries, without a valid written request and search agreement approved by HR, will be considered the property of Tyson Foods. No fees will be paid if the candidate is hired due to an unsolicited referral. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 9, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 10, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 17, 2026 - Listed for: 8 days - Location: Louisa County Plant - Columbus Junction, Iowa[Apply on Tyson Foods’s careers site →](https://tysonfoods.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/TSN/job/Louisa-County-Plant---Columbus-Junction-Iowa/Maintenance-Planner-6----Louisa-County-_R0490245-1) ## More jobs at Tyson Foods ### [Maintenance generalist Louisa County 2nd and 3rd shift](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tyson-foods/jobs/2ddc52ccc2ce91cf2275/) Louisa County Plant - Columbus Junction, Iowa ### [Maintenance generalist Louisa County C shift (September)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tyson-foods/jobs/ecf04704c7f324b4b9e4/) Louisa County Plant - Columbus Junction, Iowa ### [A- Shift Supervisor Production](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tyson-foods/jobs/d4c9d2cc09e0c865870b/) Louisa County Plant - Columbus Junction, Iowa ### [1+2 Industrial Maintenance Training Program](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tyson-foods/jobs/d8416a8abf2aaa2edd91/) Waterloo Pork Plant - Waterloo, Iowa ### [1-Shift Monroe Refrigeration Maintenance Full-Time](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/tyson-foods/jobs/73abb167d13b9eacfd18/) Monroe Plant - Monroe, North Carolina ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Store Manager - Louisa, VA Store #17910](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/dollar-general/jobs/ad81696aa4c05714da23/) Dollar General · VA, United States ### [Maintenance Worker - Harris County Facilities](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aramark/jobs/1ffec5f5c4ef44494b4f/) Aramark · Houston, TX, US ### [General Maintenance I - Mecklenburg County Facilities](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aramark/jobs/fdb2fb858b6bacaf058c/) Aramark · Charlotte, NC, US ### [Maintenance Planner](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cargill/jobs/ca320bca36847a99447c/) Cargill · Tampa, Florida ### [Maintenance Planner](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cargill/jobs/3d49af7ab5607a83c4b7/) Cargill · Fort Morgan, Colorado OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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