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Mechanical Maintenance Planner
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A Maintenance Planner improves workforce productivity and work quality of a maintenance organization by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning, scheduling, and coordination of labor, parts and material, and equipment access. Reports to Maintenance Manager and maintains liaison between Operations and Maintenance. Through supervision of the Maintenance Administrator, the planner is also responsible for maintenance of records and files essential to meaningful analysis and reporting of maintenance-related matters.
$78,394 / year median in Louisiana
+4% projected growth
Job Description
SAP CMMS
system, ensuring all information, such as Bills of Materials and specifications, is continuously updated. Supporting mill maintenance crews and contractors directly during maintenance shutdown days and outages, with an emphasis on efficient coordination and scheduling of mechanical maintenance work. Collaborating extensively with craftspeople, operations, contractor representatives, and materials suppliers to facilitate smooth communication and workflow. Enhancing safety through the creation of detailed Job Hazard Analysis documentation and adherence to Georgia-Pacific permitting and procedures, while leading safety practices by example. Performing rotating weekend on-call duties approximately once per quarter for the entire mill and occasionally covering responsibilities of other mechanical leaders. Demonstrating urgency and discipline in balancing break-in and scheduled work, with a focus on developing a weekly work forecast and championing timely identification and development of maintenance outage work. Applying economic and critical thinking skills with a risk-taking mentality to ensure maintenance spending delivers long-term value for the product system and mill. Encouraging personal ownership among mechanics and operators and fostering the growth of their capabilities while collaborating with Area Leaders to prioritize work. Assisting in manpower optimization and sharing insights with other Reliability Coordinators and Planners, as well as maintaining Planning Board metrics and providing performance explanations weekly and monthly. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Experience in maintenance planning or scheduling in a manufacturing, industrial, chemical or military environment Experience working with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) What Will Put You Ahead Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering Pulp & Paper Experience Experience with Microsoft Projects At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here . Who We Are As a Koch company and leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 300,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here , aquí , or tu ). #LI-AABenefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance