Maintenance Planner: Plan, Schedule & Improve Plant Ops

Smurfit Westrock; Longview (WA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K matching

Training programs

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock in Longview, WA is seeking a Maintenance Planner to provide maintenance and administrative planning for our mill teams. You will schedule, coordinate, and report on repair activities to keep operations running smoothly.

You will work with maintenance technicians and cross-functional stakeholders to improve reliability, safety, and performance, while ensuring accurate planning, documentation and data entry in SAP and CMMS.

Qualifications

• Associate degree and 2–3 years in manufacturing maintenance.
• Knowledge of Pulping & Paper Making Processes and Equipment.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability and continuous improvement mindset.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Word).
• Ability to read safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures.
• Ability to write routine reports and keep complex records.
• Strong mechanical acumen and stakeholder collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Maintain backlog of work orders and move them to ready-to-schedule; review technician feedback.
• Track progress of work orders in the CMMS; perform day-to-day reviews.
• Plan maintenance activities and record technician feedback in SAP.
• Screen incoming work orders, identify scope, and determine required planning level.
• Coordinate outages including scope, scheduling, risk assessment, and improvements.
• Partner with validators to align plans with available equipment.
• Incorporate safety requirements for all work orders and drive safe work behaviors.
• Oversee end-to-end planning and resolve work order issues.
• Maintain equipment BOM in CMMS; update data for new equipment.
• Ensure compliance with ISO, Safety, Environmental codes and regulations.
• Provide leadership and coaching on safety and work allocation.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Priority management

Problem solving

Time management

Technical reading

Education

Associate degree

Tools

SAP

CMMS

MS Project

Job description

Smurfit Westrock in Longview, WA is seeking a Maintenance Planner to provide maintenance and administrative planning for our mill teams. You will schedule, coordinate, and report on repair activities to keep operations running smoothly.

You will work with maintenance technicians and cross-functional stakeholders to improve reliability, safety, and performance, while ensuring accurate planning, documentation and data entry in SAP and CMMS.