Maintenance Supervisor/Planner

Packaging Corporation of America; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting salary range: $100,000.00 - ?

Three weeks paid vacation per year

Paid holidays

Medical, dental, and vision coverages

401(k) plan with employer matching

Job summary

Packaging Corporation of America in Wisconsin is seeking a maintenance supervisor to oversee maintenance planning and execution across major equipment and outages. You will coordinate work orders, develop schedules, and ensure safe, efficient operations with cross‑functional teams.

The role requires 3–5 years in industry, a high school diploma or GED, and strong mechanical and organizational skills; Associate's degree preferred. PCA offers competitive pay, vacation, holidays, and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• 3-5 years’ experience in industry
• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Associate's degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Screen work requests with aid from operating department to cull duplicate work orders.
• Prioritize work orders with aid from operating department.
• Establish personnel and material requirements for maintenance work orders.
• Assemble work instruction packages which accompany each work order, send to work crews for implementation.
• Develop Gantt charts itemizing workflow for shutdown work on major equipment and during major outages.
• Assist in the establishment of all daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance schedules with involvement from operating department and maintenance supervisor.
• Provide necessary communication between operating departments and the maintenance supervisor to accomplish desired objectives.
• Support and maintain effective line of communication with operating departments and engineering.
• Communicate costs associated with each maintenance task to operating and maintenance depts. as applicable.
• Work with salaried and hourly employees to develop and implement programs which are beneficial to the Company.
• Support and maintain maintenance goals and aid department employees to accomplish these goals.
• Maintain discipline in department.
• Participate in hiring process of hourly and salaried personnel.
• Be an advocate for new and ongoing company initiatives.
• Assist in training of hourly and salaried personnel in leadership and planning skills.
• Provide information to maintenance dept. for decision-making purposes.
• Work with mill personnel on new equipment installations and existing equipment modifications.
• Develop spare parts requirements to maintain mill reliability.
• Provide round the clock maintenance support as necessary.
• Oversee contractor maintenance.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

People skills

Time management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's degree

Job description

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

People • Customers • Trust

Principle Accountabilities:

1. Screen work requests with aid from operating department to cull duplicate work orders & unnecessary work orders.
2. Prioritize work orders with aid from operating department.
3. Establish personnel and material requirements for maintenance work orders.
4. Assemble work instruction packages which accompany each work order, send to work crews for implementation.
5. Develop Gantt charts itemizing workflow for shutdown work on major equipment and during major outages.
6. Assist in the establishment of all daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance schedules with involvement from operating department and maintenance supervisor.
7. Provide necessary communication between operating departments and the maintenance supervisor to accomplish desired objectives.
8. Support and maintain effective line of communication with operating departments and engineering.
9. Communicate costs associated with each maintenance task to operating and maintenance depts. as applicable.
10. Work with salaried and hourly employees to develop and implement programs which are beneficial to the Company.
11. Support and maintain maintenance goals and aid department employees to accomplish these goals.
12. Maintain discipline in department.
13. Participate in hiring process of hourly and salaried personnel.
14. Be an advocate for new and ongoing company initiatives.
15. Assist in training of hourly and salaried personnel in leadership and planning skills.
16. Provide information to maintenance dept. for decision-making purposes.
17. Work with mill personnel on new equipment installations and existing equipment modifications.
18. Develop spare parts requirements to maintain mill reliability.
19. Provide round the clock maintenance support as necessary.
20. Oversee contractor maintenance.

Basic Qualifications:

1. High School Diploma or GED
2. 3-5 years’ experience in industry
3. Authorized to work in the U.S.
4. Must be 18 years of age or older

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Associate's degree

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Must have strong mechanical aptitude with additional electrical skills a plus.
2. Must be proficient in organization and communication skills.
3. Must perform consistently and effectively under pressure.
4. Motivated with excellent people skills.
5. Capable of working well under time constraints as well as possess the ability to multi-task.

Compensation and Benefits

• Starting salary range for position: $100,000.00 - 135,000.00
• Paid Vacation: Three (3) weeks per calendar year. Pro-rata Vacation during the initial year of hire based upon start date within the calendar year.
• Paid Holidays.
• Within the first 30 days of employment, an employee (and their dependents) is eligible to enroll in certain benefit coverages -- medical, dental, and vision – and are automatically enrolled in life, AD&D, and disability coverages.
• Upon hire, an employee is automatically enrolled in the 401k plan. The plan offers both pre-tax and Roth contribution options along with employer provided matching contributions.
• Disclaimer: The Compensation and Benefits information in this posting represents PCA’s good faith and reasonable estimate of what it may pay for this position. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualified Applicants must apply at careers.packagingcorp.com to be considered.