Mechanical Maintenance Planner

Georgia Pacific; Brewton (AL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific in Brewton, AL seeks a Mechanical Maintenance Planner to coordinate site maintenance activities, plan work scoping, and guide field execution for safe, cost-effective results. You will develop job plans, assess BOMs, and ensure timely completion.

The role requires experience in mechanical planning, reading P&IDs, and coordinating with vendors. A technical degree and strong planning skills are preferred for this hands-on position at the Brewton mill.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Mechanical planning role OR five (5) or more years in a mechanical manufacturing setting.
• Experience reading P&IDs, loop sheets & equipment drawings, and understanding pipe codes.
• Experience generating bill of materials (BOM) and obtaining quotes.
• Experience in maintenance/turnaround planning, scheduling, and execution.

Responsibilities

• Plan work and develop job scopes using field walk-downs, BOMs, and drawings to enable safe, efficient execution.
• Support events during Pre, Execution, and Post phases; transition to Field Execution Coordinator as needed.
• Ensure vendors understand project timelines and expectations.
• Manage backlog of unplanned work orders by review and planning.
• Create job packets including plans and technical documentation.

Skills

Mechanical planning

P&IDs literacy

Bill of Materials

Scheduling

Vendor coordination

Education

Technical degree or related field

Tools

P&IDs

Loop sheets

Equipment drawings

BOMs estimation

Job description

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Planner to join our Brewton, AL containerboard mill. The Mechanical Maintenance Planner has responsibilities for site maintenance activities associated with event preparation and planning, field execution coordination, and post-event closeout. Overall, this role is to support the Site in all event phases providing technical leadership to ensure occupational safety, fostering team alignment, and integration of resources. You will be responsible for the efficient and cost-effective execution of maintenance and production services. We are looking for a team player who is ready to help transform our current planning process. Our culture is defined by the Principle-Based Management philosophy which guides everyday decision making and provides employees with opportunities to contribute and personally benefit from the value they create.

Our Team

The Brewton mill is in south central Alabama about an hour from Mobile, AL, Pensacola, FL, and the beautiful beaches of the Gulf Coast. The team is made up of 450 employees who produce white top linerboard and solid bleached sulfate (SBS) paperboard. The SBS material is used to make GP's Dixie plates. White top linerboard is used in production of corrugated containers and displays. This position is an opportunity to be part of a rapidly expanding organization with tremendous growth potential. To learn more about our Bleach Board Division, visit www.gppackaging.com

What You Will Do

• Plan work/ develop job scopes in assigned areas using best-in-class methods (i.e.: field walk-downs, detailed step-outs, BOMs, flange tracking, estimating, pictures, sketches, drawings, long text descriptions, templates) to enable the craft to fully understand the scope of work, execute safely and efficiently.
• Support events assigned during all phases including Pre, Execution, and Post. During the execution phase of events, transition to Field Execution Coordinator as deemed necessary.
• Ensure that vendors understand the importance of project timelines and expectations.
• Manage the unplanned workorder backlog by reviewing backlog and planning list.
• Creating job packets as needed which include job plans, technical documentation (photos, drawings, technical specifications, etc.).
• Communicate early and often on issues, opportunities, and solutions appropriately.
• Participate and support logistic plan development for each event.
• Develop, pursue, and communicate innovative ideas/solutions to support progressing our competitive advantage, creating superior value, and driving waste elimination (safety, improving reliability, higher yields, lower cost, improving performance, etc.).
• Promote and nurture an innovative culture that makes the application of PBM through the five dimensions and our values as an underlying foundation for conducting business.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in hot, cold, and inclement climate conditions
• Ability to climb stairs and ladders, wear PPE
• Must be able to respond to off-hour calls for emergency response
• Must be able to work extended shifts, nights, weekends, or holidays as necessary to meet business needs

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in a Mechanical planning role OR five (5) or more years working in a mechanical manufacturing setting
• Experience reading P&IDs, loop sheets & equipment drawings, and understanding of pipe codes
• Experience generating bill of materials (BOM) and obtaining quotes
• Experience in maintenance/turnaround planning, scheduling, and execution

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience developing cost estimates, presentations, pivot tables, and metrics
• Technical or business degree from an accredited college or university

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day -to make everyday products even better.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.