Mechanical Maintenance Planner/Scheduler Advisor

Graphic Packaging International Spain SA; Queen City (TX); On-site; USD 88,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Graphic Packaging International is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Planner to manage work planning and scheduling within an integrated maintenance team. You will optimize costs, resources, and duration while ensuring safe execution of maintenance work and outages.

Develop and own maintenance work scopes, procure parts, and coordinate with operations. You will oversee work orders from planning through completion, create requisitions, validate contractor work scope, and ensure compliance with

Qualifications

• Associate degree or two-year technical degree in technical or business discipline.
• High school diploma or equivalent with 3+ years in a maintenance scheduling role in paper, chemical, petrochemical, or industrial facility.
• 3+ years in a maintenance role in paper, chemical, petrochemical, or industrial facility.
• Knowledge of mechanical maintenance processes and activities.
• Experience with mechanical maintenance management systems for record keeping and parts requirements.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to walk, climb equipment, work in confined spaces.
• Must pass drug test, fit-for duty test and background check.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare maintenance work plans and schedules for corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance.
• Develop, maintain, and deliver integrated maintenance schedules in support of operations.
• Identify materials, manuals, tools, and work instructions needed for planned work.
• Evaluate options to achieve cost-effective maintenance.
• Coordinate timing with other departments for optimal scheduling.
• Manage work orders from handover to completion.
• Create requisitions and order parts for maintenance activities.
• Define scope and cost of contractor work and ensure availability of equipment.
• Adhere to Control of Work processes, including permitting and risk identification.
• Maintain high standards for safe and cost-effective maintenance scheduling.
• Audit completed PM and implement improvements.
• Develop cost estimates for planned work and outages; track actuals.
• Support maintenance supervisor with preventive maintenance routines and in-field needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Maintenance scheduling

CMMS experience

MS Office

Safety awareness

Education

Associate degree

High school diploma

Tools

SAP

AutoCAD

CMMS

Job description

At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities.

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you.

A World of Difference. Made Possible.

JOB SUMMARY:

TheMechanical Maintenance Planner is responsible to manage the work planning and scheduling processes, conforming to company standards and world class best practices as part of an integrated operation, maintenance, and reliability team. This role schedules maintenance work efficiently to optimize costs, resource utilization, minimize the duration of the work as well as the risks to the schedule while ensuring a safe and efficient execution of the work. The Mechanical Maintenance Planner develops and takes ownership of maintenance work, including routine and non-routine outages to develop work scope and produce job plans reduce setup costs, and procure/specify parts prior to the work.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Examine jobs in order to plan and prepare work plans and schedules that provide direction to the mechanical function for corrective maintenance repairs, performance of preventive maintenance, and predictive maintenance. Make procurement recommendations for all materials needed for work package execution
• Develop, maintain, and deliver integrated maintenance schedules in support of operations
• Identifies and obtains necessary materials, work instructions, manuals, appropriate tools, etc. to execute the planned work order
• Evaluate options to accomplish work to determine most effective cost alternatives.
• Analyze timing options for planned work in conjunction with other departments to determine the most opportune schedule
• Manage work orders, from the moment they are handed over from a planner until they are scheduled for execution, and oversee the work until completion
• Create requisitions and order required parts for all preventive, corrective, & predictive maintenance activities as applicable
• Assure the scope and cost of contractor work is clearly defined, purchase orders are approved, and equipment will be available for the work performed as required
• Adhere to established work processes and practices when scheduling all tasks, ensuring compliance with the Control of Work processes, including permitting, isolations and risk identification, as well as other relevant Company policies and procedures.
• Maintain a high level of standards relating to the safe, environmentally sound, timely and cost-effective scheduling of maintenance work.
• Maintain an effective auditing process of completed PM. Follow up/review completed PM for notes/improvements to ensure planning effectiveness
• Develop planned work, projects, and outages cost estimates and communicate actual cost accruals for accounting
• Work with Maintenance Supervisor to write preventative maintenance routine tasks to include frequency, durations, parts, manpower, and documentation required
• Assist maintenance supervisor with technical support and in the field as needed (i.e. call-ins, emergency breakdowns, routine outages, etc.)
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Associates Degree or two (2) year technical degree in technical or business discipline

OR

• High school diploma or equivalent and three (3) years of experience in maintenance scheduling role in paper, chemical, petrochemical, or industrial facility
• Three (3) years of experience in maintenance role in paper, chemical, petrochemical, or industrial facility
• Knowledge and understanding ofmechanical maintenance processes and activities
• Experience with mechanical maintenance management systems for record keeping and parts requirements
• Proficient computer skills, specifically with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to perform tasks that include walking, climbing equipment, working within confined spaces
• Must pass drug test, fit-for duty test and background check
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

Desired Characteristics

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technical or Engineering discipline
• Five (5) years of experience as maintenance planner/scheduler utilizing a CMMS to plan and schedule maintenance
• Five (5) years of experience in mechanical maintenance role in paper, chemical, petrochemical or industrial facility
• Experience with reliability improvement methods, technologies, and tools
• Experience working with predictive maintenance tools
• Working knowledge of SAP, AutoCAD, or other drafting knowledge
• Knowledge/experience with 5-S, Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing principles and waste reduction
• OSHA 10 hour or 30 hour certification

Disclaimer

The candidate must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily, with or without a reasonable accommodation. Graphic Packaging retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Competencies

• Business Acumen
• Curiosity
• Interpersonal Skills
• Influence Skills
• Self-Starter
• Negotiation Skills
• Organization Skills
• Results Oriented

Pay Range

$88,000.00 - $117,300.00

Graphic Packaging is an equal opportunity employer and abides by all applicable federal, state provincial and local laws with respect to the recruitment and hiring process. We are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and hiring process free from discrimination or harassment based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Should you require an accommodation for a disability, please contact your Human Resources representative or email [e-mail].

Recruitment Agency Partnership Notice We value partnerships and maintain a strict process for engaging external agencies. Due to compliance requirements, we do not accept unsolicited resumes. Agencies must be fully onboarded and have an active, executed agreement in place with Graphic Packaging to submit candidates for open positions. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Graphic Packaging, and no recruitment fees will be owed.