Annual Outage Coordinator

Socket.dev; Selma (AL); On-site; USD 108,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

International Paper in Selma, AL seeks an Annual Outage Coordinator to lead safety-focused outage planning and coordinate all outage activities. You will drive readiness checks, develop detailed schedules, and facilitate cross-functional alignment.

The role requires 5-10 years in manufacturing, supervisory experience, and outage/maintenance planning expertise. A strong focus on LOTO, PMT, and continuous improvement through post-outage reviews is essential.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in engineering or related field, or comparable work experience.
• 5-10 years’ experience in manufacturing, preferably in mechanical or electrical maintenance and/or paper industry operations.
• Previous supervisory experience is a plus.
• Outage coordinator or maintenance planner experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results.
• Coordinate and lead planning of the Annual Outage and conduct meetings to build the outage plan.
• Create detailed, resource-loaded task level schedules.
• Verify readiness of scopes, parts, permits, and documentation before outage.
• Ensure schedules include LOTO, Pre-Job Briefings, and PMT.
• Lead cross-department meetings to manage constraints and resolve scheduling conflicts.
• Analyze post-outage data and drive continuous reliability improvements.
• Support GMTI training to build a skilled team and create SOPs and training materials.
• Coordinate maintenance and outages to optimize mill and area reliability.
• Serve as contractor coordinator and support capital project development.
• Fulfill weekend duty for the Maintenance department.

Skills

Leadership

Scheduling

Outage coordination

Maintenance planning

Education

B.S. degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Position Title:

Annual Outage Coordinator

Pay Rate:

$108,200-158,700

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

Physical Location:

601 County Rd 78

Selma, AL

The Job You Will Perform:

• Provide visible and active leadership in delivering excellent safety results
• Coordinate and serve as lead for all efforts around the planning of the Annual Outage and conduct meetings and build the outage plan.
• Schedule Development: Create detailed, resource-loaded task level schedules.
• Task Readiness: Ensure scopes are "ready to work" by verifying part availability, permits, and approved documentation before the outage begins.
• Compliance and Safety: Guarantee that the schedule includes all safety protocols like Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Pre-Job Briefings, and Post-Maintenance Testing (PMT).
• Meeting Facilitation: Lead monthly, weekly and daily progress and alignment meetings across different departments to manage constraints and resolve scheduling conflicts.
• Post-Outage Review: Analyze data on uncompleted actions, track downtime costs, and develop critique reports to improve future cycle reliability.
• Support training processes in alignment with GMTI to ensure a pool of highly skilled team members
• Build effective systems and materials such as maintenance procedures (SOP), troubleshooting documents (TCC), and other training materials
• Coordinate within departments and other business units to optimize mill and area reliability/maintenance needs
• Seek out and implement best practices using teams, databases, vendors, and other technical resources
• Support the manufacturing work systems (MWS) process to prioritize and plan daily work, routine outages, and annual outages including operational, maintenance, and contractor tasks
• Successfully execute daily maintenance work at a high productivity level, including precision maintenance execution (ensure FLLs fulfill MWS role/responsibilities/audit, ensure consistent documentation of work, ensure consistent use of precision procedures, ensure use of Best Practices, control work execution)
• Serve as a contractor coordinator (owner’s rep) as required
• Provide support for capital project development and implementation
• Fulfill weekend duty team leadership role for the Maintenance department

The Skills You Will Bring:

• B.S. degree in engineering or related field, or comparable work experience
• 5-10 years’ experience in manufacturing, preferably in mechanical or electrical maintenance and/or paper industry operations.
• Previous supervisory experience a plus.
• Previous experience as an outage coordinator or maintenance planner a plus.

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets

The Career You Will Build:

Leadership training, promotional opportunities

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 125 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.

The Culture You Will Experience:

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

The Company You Will Join:

International Paper (NYSE: IP; LSE: IPC) creates sustainable packaging solutions that enable our customers, teammates and shareowners to thrive in an ever-changing world. We are a leader in corrugated packaging, partnering with customers across industries to protect what matters most, strengthen supply chains and create lasting value. Learn more at internationalpaper.com.

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [e-mail] or [phone].