Maintenance Coordinator

Packaging Corporation; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Packaging Corporation is seeking a Maintenance Coordinator in Reading, PA to plan and schedule maintenance activities, optimize workforce and equipment use, and minimize downtime. You will coordinate with Customer Service, Scheduling and Production to develop efficient plans and track work orders.

This role requires 5+ years in equipment and electrical maintenance, strong organizational skills, safety mindset, and proficiency in MS Office and maintenance scheduling software.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in equipment and electrical maintenance.
• Ability to work an alternative work schedule and flexible hours.
• Strong organization and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Familiar with containerboard manufacturing processes.
• Experience with manufacturing safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate department activity with Customer Service, Scheduling and Production teams to develop optimum maintenance schedule.
• Plan and schedule time, parts, and personnel to meet maintenance and production requirements with minimal downtime and cost.
• Estimate, plan, coordinate, and schedule maintenance work including weekly schedules, inspections, outages, and preventative maintenance.
• Inspect jobs in progress and adjust plans as needed.
• Prepare reports on workloads, performance, backlog, delays, work orders, equipment history, and regulatory reporting.
• Schedule and coordinate outside contractors, inspections, and OEM support.
• Determine and ensure personnel and material requirements for maintenance work.
• Lead efforts with Maintenance Supervisor on vendor selection, backlog management, and staff oversight.
• Utilize BPMS to coordinate and manage work orders; maintain documentation for completed work orders and equipment histories.
• Coordinate with Maintenance Clerk on procurement and inventory of spare parts within budget.
• Maintain a safe work environment and follow health and safety procedures.

Skills

Equipment maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Planning & scheduling

Safety awareness

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication skills

Data analysis

Microsoft Office

Tools

Maintenance scheduling software

Job description

The Maintenance Coordinator is responsible for planning and scheduling for effective utilization of the workforce, materials and equipment with the purpose of executing plant maintenance work in order to increase up time and minimize unscheduled downtime. This position identifies safety needs, staffing, materials and special equipment to execute maintenance work as well as conducting equipment data collection, processing, and analysis.

Principle Accountabilities:

• Coordinate department activity with the Customer Service, Scheduling and Production teams to develop optimum maintenance schedule, limit production lags and assure an even flow of work through all the departments.
• Plan and schedule the time, parts, and personnel necessary to meet maintenance and production requirements with a minimum of downtime and cost.
• Estimate, plan, coordinate, and schedule maintenance work including the weekly maintenance schedules, regulatory inspection work orders, annual routine outages, scheduled shutdowns, and the preventative maintenance program.
• Inspect jobs in progress; determine necessary alterations to plan and act accordingly.
• Assist in accurate, complete, and timely preparation of reports relating to work loads, performance, backlog, delays, work orders, equipment history, execution, unscheduled break-in work, and regulatory reporting. Prepare other reports as needed.
• Schedule and coordinate outside contractors, inspections, and OEM support
• Determine and ensure personnel and material requirements for maintenance work.
• Lead efforts alongside the Maintenance Supervisor to ensure a high-performing maintenance department, including vendor selection, maintenance backlog management, meeting facilitation and staff oversight.
• Effectively utilize BPMS, to coordinate, prioritize and manage work orders. Maintain accurate documentation of completed work orders, preventative maintenance processes and updates to equipment records.
• Coordinate with Maintenance Clerk to oversee procurement and inventory of spare and consumable parts (including critical spares), while ensuring cost control within the established budget.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and injury-free work environment by ensuring health and safety procedures are understood and executed by all employees.
• Know and follow policies and procedures of the company, including those governing financial controls, hot work authorization, non-routine operations, and electrical task assignments. Shares information that would benefit other members of the team and find ways to improve the delivery of service to our customers.

Position Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience in equipment and electrical maintenance.

• Ability to work an alternative work schedule and flexible hours as needed.

• Must have an average degree of technical expertise and understanding in some or all maintenance fields.

• High degree of safety awareness a must.

• Strong organization and analytical skills

• Must be able to work in a team environment to meet goals.

• Effective communication skills.

• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures regarding containerboard manufacturing.

• Working knowledge of computer systems including experience with Microsoft Office and maintenance scheduling software.

• Experience with manufacturing safety practices preferred.

• Strong mechanical, mathematical, safety and environmental skills.

• Good understanding of environmental issues including waste water discharge and back flow devices.

• Strong leadership and supervisory skills.