Boiler Mechanical Planner

Flint Hills Resources; Brunswick (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Educational Assistance

Parental Leave

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific's Brunswick Cellulose facility in Brunswick, Georgia, is seeking a Boiler Mechanical Planner to develop and coordinate maintenance plans for boiler systems and related utilities, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operations.

You will create detailed SMPs, Bills of Materials, labor estimates, and CMMS work orders; build weekly schedules with maintenance and operations; and support outages, procurement, and root-cause analysis to improve reliability.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of maintenance planning experience for industrial boiler systems.
• Experience creating job plans, work packages, and SMPs in a CMMS.
• Knowledge of boiler pressure parts, piping, fans, burners, and refractory systems.
• Experience coordinating maintenance activities with contractors and internal craft resources.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to support outage planning in an industrial manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and maintain detailed job plans and SMPs for preventive, predictive, corrective, and turnaround maintenance activities.
• Create BOMs, labor estimates, and special tooling requirements.
• Build and maintain model work orders and task lists within the CMMS for recurring boiler maintenance activities.
• Partner with maintenance supervisors, reliability personnel, and operations to develop weekly schedules and priorities.
• Support work management processes that improve planning effectiveness, craft productivity, and schedule compliance.
• Lead or support planning activities for boiler outages and shutdowns, including scope development, material staging, contractor coordination, and job package preparation.
• Coordinate specialty contractors, including welders, refractory contractors, NDE technicians, insulation contractors, and pressure vessel service providers.
• Develop safe and effective work packages for unplanned equipment failures and emergency repairs.
• Coordinate rapid procurement of materials and resources needed to execute priority work.
• Support troubleshooting efforts and root cause analysis activities related to boiler equipment failures, pressure part issues, leaks, and reliability events.
• Maintain equipment records, inspection histories, drawings, and applicable maintenance documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, planning quality, and work execution.
• Incorporate lessons learned into job plans, BOMs, and maintenance procedures to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Maintenance planning

CMMS planning

BOMs & SMPs

Boiler systems knowledge

Outage planning

MS Excel

Contractor coordination

Education

Technical degree in Mechanical Technology or related field

Tools

Passport Asset Suite

Asset Suite

PTM

Job description

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Boiler Mechanical Planner to join our Maintenance & Reliability team at our Brunswick Cellulose facility in Brunswick, Georgia. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and coordinating maintenance plans for boiler systems and related utility equipment to support safe, reliable, and efficient operations.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific's Brunswick Cellulose mill operates an integrated pulp, paper, and utilities operation that relies on large industrial boilers and high-pressure steam systems to support safe and reliable manufacturing. We are seeking a Boiler Mechanical Planner to join our Maintenance & Reliability team. In this role, you will serve as the planning subject matter expert for boiler-related mechanical maintenance activities, helping improve work execution, outage preparedness, and equipment reliability while supporting our commitment to safety and operational excellence.

What You Will Do

• Develop, review, and maintain detailed job plans and Standard Maintenance Procedures (SMPs) for preventive, predictive, corrective, and turnaround maintenance activities.
• Create and validate Bills of Material (BOMs), parts lists, labor estimates, and special tooling requirements.
• Build and maintain model work orders and task lists within the CMMS for recurring boiler maintenance activities.
• Partner with maintenance supervisors, reliability personnel, and operations to develop weekly schedules and priorities.
• Support work management processes that improve planning effectiveness, craft productivity, and schedule compliance.
• Lead or support planning activities for boiler outages and shutdowns, including scope development, material staging, contractor coordination, and job package preparation.
• Coordinate specialty contractors, including welders, refractory contractors, NDE technicians, insulation contractors, and pressure vessel service providers.
• Support Major Expense Project (MEP) planning and execution activities related to boiler systems.
• Develop safe and effective work packages for unplanned equipment failures and emergency repairs.
• Coordinate rapid procurement of materials and resources needed to execute priority work.
• Support troubleshooting efforts and root cause analysis activities related to boiler equipment failures, pressure part issues, leaks, and reliability events.
• Maintain equipment records, inspection histories, drawings, and applicable maintenance documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, planning quality, and work execution.
• Incorporate lessons learned into job plans, BOMs, and maintenance procedures to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure planned work complies with all applicable safety requirements, including lockout/tagout (LOTO), confined space entry, hot work, and other site-specific procedures.
• Support compliance with applicable regulatory and industry standards, including ASME and boiler-related codes.
• Participate in incident investigations and corrective action development as needed.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Five (5) or more years of maintenance planning experience supporting industrial boiler systems, steam generation systems, or similar utility equipment.
• Experience developing job plans, work packages, and maintenance schedules in a CMMS environment.
• Working knowledge of boiler pressure parts, piping systems, fans, burners, economizers, sootblowers, and refractory systems.
• Experience coordinating maintenance activities involving contractors and internal craft resources.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to support outage planning and execution activities in an industrial manufacturing environment.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Technical degree or certification in Mechanical Technology, Industrial Technology, Reliability, or a related field.
• Experience supporting recovery boilers within the pulp and paper industry.
• Experience using Passport Asset Suite, Asset Suite, PTM, or similar CMMS platforms.
• Experience planning and coordinating major outages, shutdowns, or turnaround events.
• Knowledge of pressure parts, welding, pipe fabrication, rotating equipment alignment, and mechanical repair methods.
• Experience managing procurement activities, tracking purchase orders, and coordinating materials through execution.
• Certifications or training related to boilers, pressure equipment inspection, welding, or non-destructive examination (NDE).

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 a 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 30,000 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 plan includes -

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• 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.

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