Maintenance Planner

Smurfit Westrock; Florence (SC); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Corporate culture

Training program

Competitive salary

Global packaging company

Job summary

Smurfit WestRock is seeking a Maintenance Planner in the United States to optimize production equipment availability through planning, scheduling, coordinating, and reporting of repair activities. You will report to the Planning Superintendent and coordinate with multiple departments to minimize downtime.

The role requires a high school diploma (bachelor's preferred), 5–10 years in the pulp and paper industry, and hands-on experience with MS Project, JDE, CMMS.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent; bachelor's degree preferred
• 5-10 years of experience in Pulp and Paper industry preferred
• Experience in project management and planning, predictive and preventative maintenance programs
• MS Project, JDE, Word, Excel experience preferred
• Supervisory or management experience preferred
• Safety mindset and strong safety policy understanding
• Ability to execute, set goals, prioritize, and drive results
• Champion of change: drive continuous improvement and adapt to change
• Customer-focused: meet customer requirements and commitments
• Decision making: gather information, weigh options, and communicate decisions
• Initiative: take independent action and seek new responsibilities
• Problem solving/analysis: break down complex issues and draw conclusions
• Influence and persuasion: motivate teams and communicate effectively
• Quality and integrity: attention to detail and ethical conduct
• Communication: clear spoken and written communication

Responsibilities

• Screen incoming work orders and identify basic requirements and planning needs
• Prepare detailed job packages for craftsmen to enable safe and efficient work
• Preview, audit, and review repairs under the work order process
• Ensure documentation is completed at job completion
• Plan and schedule unit outages using MS Project
• Lead the organization and review of outage work into an integrated schedule
• Specify and order parts and materials needed for planned repairs
• Develop scopes of work, solicit bids, and coordinate contractors as needed
• Operate within planning systems and pursue continuous improvement
• Keep equipment BOM current in CMMS
• Interface with all operating departments
• Support safety and environmental compliance

Skills

Safety mindset

Project management

Planning

MS Project

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

JDE

MS Project

Excel

Word

Job description

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

The opportunity:

The Maintenance Planner provides for the effective use of personnel, materials, and machine downtime to maintain production equipment availability and performance at satisfactory levels through the planning, scheduling, coordinating, and reporting of repair activities. Planners report directly to the Planning Superintendent.

How you will impact WestRock:

• Take responsibility for the initial screening of incoming work orders, scope identification, determination of basic job requirements and planning requirements
• Prepare job packages for craftsmen with detailed information to facilitate efficient and safe work implementation
• Preview, audit, and review repairs under work order process
• Ensure appropriate documentation is completed at job completion
• Plan and schedule unit outages using Microsoft Project
• Take leadership role in organizing and reviewing outage work into one integrated schedule
• Specify and orders parts and materials needed for planned repair work
• Develop scopes of work, solicit bids, contract and coordinates work as needed
• Operate within WestRock’s planning systems, with a mindset of continuous improvement
• Keeps equipment bill of materials current in CMMS
• Interface with all operating departments
• Support and foster safety and environmental compliance

What you need to succeed:

• High School Diploma or equivalent, bachelor's degree is preferred
• 5-10 years of experience in Pulp and Paper industry is preferred
• Experience in the following areas: project management and planning, predictive and preventative maintenance programs
• JDE, MS Project, Word, Excel experience preferred
• Supervisory or management experience is preferred
• Safety - Exhibits strong competencies in Safety Mindset and has a thorough understanding of safety policies and procedures.
• Ability to Execute - Targets and achieves results, sets and accomplishes challenging goals, prioritizes and manages tasks effectively, maintains an organized system to monitor progress, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, sets standards and responsibilities.
• Champion of & Adaptor to Change - Drives for continuous improvement while managing expectations and results. Able to quickly adapt to changing circumstances and accelerates the change within themselves, their work group, or the organization; challenges the status quo and creatively identifies opportunities for improvement. Demonstrates a constant commitment to do things better.
• Customer Focused - Understands and works to meet customer requirements. Listens to and responds to customer’s needs; builds relationships with and gains trust of customer by always meeting commitments.
• Decision Making/Judgment - Recognizes problems and responds by systematically gathering information and weighing options. Able to sort through complex issues, seeks input from others and addresses root cause of issues. Makes timely and accurate decisions. Uses consensus when possible and clearly communicates decisions to others.
• Initiative - Tackles problems and takes independent action. Seeks out new responsibilities, acts on opportunities, generates new ideas, practices self-development, and demonstrates a bias for action without being prompted.
• Problem Solving/Analysis - Breaks down problems into smaller components, understands underlying issues. Can simplify and process complex issues and information, understands the difference between critical details and unimportant facts, can analyze data/information and draw accurate conclusions.
• Influence & Persuasion - Able to exhibit a 'can-do' approach and inspire associates to excel, uses competition to encourage others, develops performance standards and confronts negative attitudes. Develops a team spirit and uses tact when expressing ideas or opinions. Presents new ideas to authority figures and adapts presentations to suit a particular audience. Responds to objections successfully.
• Quality - Attentive to detail and accuracy; is committed to excellence. Continuously looks for improvements, seeks opportunities to increase effectiveness and efficiency.
• Integrity - Able to be tactful, maintain confidences, and foster an ethical work environment. Prevents inappropriate behavior by coworkers, give proper credit to others and handles all situations honestly.
• Communication - Able to clearly present information through spoken or written word; read and interpret complex information; talks with employees, customers, and supplies, and has strong listening skills.

What we offer:

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

Smurfit WestRock Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce: Minorities/Females/ Disabled/Veterans.

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.