Heavy Equipment Maintenance Planner/Scheduler (50–75% Travel)

Georgia Pacific Corp.; Blue Rapids (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Divisional Heavy Equipment Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to coordinate maintenance for our Gypsum Building Products Division. The role requires planning tasks, coordinating with mine mechanics, and ensuring reliability of heavy equipment across sites. Travel will be 50-75% depending on home location.

A background with MP2 and CMMS, plus strong MS Office skills, is essential. Join a team focused on safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience as a scheduler and planner.
• Two years of experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Experience using Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed work orders in MP2 for planned maintenance activities.
• Sequence tasks to minimize downtime and optimize resources.
• Define scope of each maintenance job with tools, spare parts, specs and safety steps.
• Modify or develop Preventative and Predictive Maintenance tasks.
• Review weekly backlog data and participate in meetings.
• Meet with mine mechanics, mine managers and production owners for planning.
• Determine parts, rentals, and contractor needs for jobs.
• Develop/update BOM and SMPs for equipment and field validation.
• Ensure safety training for contractors and issue Purchase Orders before arrival.
• Lead or participate in continuous improvement and root-cause analysis.

Skills

Scheduler/Planner experience

CMMS experience

MS Office (Word/Excel/Outlook)

Tools

MP2 Knowledge

Job description

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Divisional Heavy Equipment Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to coordinate maintenance for our Gypsum Building Products Division. The role requires planning tasks, coordinating with mine mechanics, and ensuring reliability of heavy equipment across sites. Travel will be 50-75% depending on home location.

A background with MP2 and CMMS, plus strong MS Office skills, is essential. Join a team focused on safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement.