Maintenance Planner

Graphic Packaging Holding; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 46,838 - 50,971; Full time

Job summary

Graphic Packaging Holding in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Maintenance Planner to coordinate maintenance activities for a large, 24/7 facility. The role supports the maintenance department, tracks spend, orders parts, and maintains SAP BOM and functional location data.

You will also coordinate external vendors and lead project planning tasks from scoping to close. Ideal candidates have at least 2 years in planning and scheduling in manufacturing or maintenance, a bachelor’s degree in a related field,

Qualifications

• 2 years planning and scheduling experience in manufacturing or maintenance environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree in manufacturing operations, maintenance, or related field, or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
• Previous experience with SAP is a plus.
• Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills and computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planned and unplanned work for a 24/7 facility with 500,000+ sq. ft.
• Assist maintenance tracking spend against the monthly budget.
• Order and track parts for maintenance projects.
• Maintain SAP BOM and Function location data for equipment.
• Schedule and coordinate external vendors for repairs and service evaluations.
• Lead or assist project planning tasks: job scoping, time/material/resource estimation, procurement, weekly planning, SAP scheduling, and project close.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Data analysis

Safety oriented

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing operations or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Supports the maintenance department in coordinating both planned and unplanned work for a 24/7 facility with over 500,00 sq. ft.
• Assists in keeping up with the weekly maintenance schedule and KPI’s
• Assist with maintenance tracking spend against the monthly maintenance budget
• Orders and track parts needed for the maintenance projects
• Maintains SAP BOM and Function location information for the equipment
• Fills-in for maintenance supervisor when absent
• Schedules and coordinates outside vendors for repairs and service evaluations
• Assists and/or leads Project planning tasks in the following areas:
  • Job scoping
  • Estimation of time, materials, and resources
  • Material procurement
  • Weekly planning meetings
  • Assigning work and creating schedules in SAP
  • Documenting and completing the close of projects

Key Competencies

• Leads by example to promote safety, respect, accountability, and integrity throughout the facility and the maintenance shop
• Has a proven track record of project planning and scheduling
• Ability to analyze data to help improve reliability of the equipment
• Self‑motivated to learn and train others
• Communicates well with all areas impacted by the maintenance department projects through written and verbal communication
• Works closely with the Maintenance staff, Operations Managers, Purchasing, and Storeroom to develop daily, weekly, and monthly equipment maintenance schedules as well as other planned outages

Job Specification

• Minimum of 2 years planning and scheduling experience. Preferably in a manufacturing or maintenance environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree in manufacturing operations, maintenance or related field, or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
• Previous experience with SAP is a plus.
• Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills, as well as strong computer skills required.

Travel/Flexibility

• This position will require occasional weekend coverage.
• This position may be required to travel to other facilities for best practice benchmarking (~1 time per year).

Physical Demands

This job often requires sitting or standing for extended periods of time at a desk performing computer work. It will also require at times to be out on the production floor to walk through manufacturing areas for research, questioning or collecting data to plan for upcoming projects.

Salary

34.49 - 37.47

EEO Statement

Graphic Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their qualifications for the job in question. We do not base our employment decision on an employee's or applicant's race, color, religion, age, gender or sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic identity, genetic information, disability, veteran/military status or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.