Lead Heavy Equipment Maintenance Planner (50–75% Travel)

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Blue Rapids (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC is seeking a Divisional Heavy Equipment Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to coordinate maintenance for gypsum building products facilities. You will plan, schedule, and optimize preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance with a focus on uptime and safety.

The role requires deep knowledge of heavy equipment brands and strong collaboration with mine mechanics, managers, and production teams to ensure efficient use of maintenance resources.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience as a scheduler and planner.
• Two years of experience with a CMMS system.
• Experience with Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed work orders in MP2 for planned maintenance (preventive, predictive, and corrective).
• Sequence tasks to minimize downtime and optimize resources.
• Define scope of each maintenance job with tasks, tools, parts, specs, and safety.
• Modify existing or develop new Preventative and Predictive Maintenance tasks.
• Review weekly backlog data and participate in meetings.
• Meet with mine mechanics, managers and production owners to plan jobs.
• Coordinate parts, rentals, and contractor needs; submit requisitions.
• Develop/update BOM and SMPs with procedures.
• Ensure contractors are notified of safety training and obtain a Purchase Order before arrival.
• Lead or participate in continuous improvement and root cause analysis.

Skills

Scheduling

CMMS

MS Office

Vendor coordination

Tools

MP2

Excel (Pivot Tables)

Job description

Georgia-Pacific LLC is seeking a Divisional Heavy Equipment Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to coordinate maintenance for gypsum building products facilities. You will plan, schedule, and optimize preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance with a focus on uptime and safety.

The role requires deep knowledge of heavy equipment brands and strong collaboration with mine mechanics, managers, and production teams to ensure efficient use of maintenance resources.