Senior Maintenance Planner/Scheduler - Mechanical

Clearwater Paper Corporation; Arkansas City (AR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the manufacturing sector is seeking a Senior Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to oversee and optimize maintenance activities at its facility. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the efficiency of operations through effective planning and resource allocation while fostering a culture of safety and excellence.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision

Paid time off including vacation and personal days

Incentive plan eligibility

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in mechanical or electrical field.
• Ability to read work instructions and schematics.
• Experience in a high-speed manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule maintenance work in coordination with operations.
• Establish and maintain equipment history and preventive maintenance programs.
• Supervise planning staff or contract employees as needed.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Analytical aptitude

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

JD Edwards

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Where you will work

The Cypress Bend facility is in the historic Mississippi River Delta and produces bleached paperboard and bleached Kraft pulp, used in the production of folding cartons, commercial print paperboard, carded packaging, and cupstock. This facility boasts over 300 talented employees and stretches across 730 acres. Clearwater Paper employees are proud to manufacture a high-quality product for an essential industry.

Where you will work

The Cypress Bend facility is in the historic Mississippi River Delta and produces bleached paperboard and bleached Kraft pulp, used in the production of folding cartons, commercial print paperboard, carded packaging, and cupstock. This facility boasts over 300 talented employees and stretches across 730 acres. Clearwater Paper employees are proud to manufacture a high-quality product for an essential industry.

Cypress Bend is a rural community with close access to the Mississippi River. This is a wonderful location for those who love the outdoors and offers plenty of activities including fishing, hiking, camping, and biking. The Cypress Bend area also offers several opportunities for social and civic involvement including the McGehee Hospital, McGehee Boys & Girls Club, Food Pantry, Chamber of Commerce, Arkansas City Food Pantry, Paws and Claws Humane Society, and the Polite Foundation. Cypress Bend emphasizes exposure to the arts including the WWII Japanese Internment Museum, Desha County Museum, and SEArk Concert Association. Cypress Bend is in close proximity to McGehee, Monticello, and Drew Central public schools as well as UAM McGehee College of Technology and WAM Crossett College of Technology.

What You Will Do

The Senior Mechanical Maintenance Planner plans and schedules maintenance work in coordination with maintenance, operations and engineering.

Planning

• Receives reviews and analyzes all work orders as to cost/benefit, priority etc. and defines work task detail
• Develops maintenance work packages to include scope of work, cost estimates (labor and materials), timelines, contractor bid packages, definition, and documentation of EH&S considerations/requirements, required materials and equipment list(s)
• Communicates with maintenance leaders, staff, schedulers, and stores to ensure clarity of work and required materials
• Develops preventive (PM) and predictive (PDM) maintenance programs
• Coordinates with schedulers and contractors work schedules
• Coordinates with stores the purchase and staging of required parts and materials
  
  

Record Keeping

• Establishes, maintains, and evaluates equipment history as to downtime, frequency of repair, trouble-shooting guidelines etc.
• Keeps equipment bills of material current and ensures drawings are kept current
• Ensures preventive maintenance programs are developed for all new equipment
• Reviews parts for inventory reduction
  
  

Communication

• Attends weekly planning/scheduling meetings and publishes weekly maintenance schedule
• Communicates with maintenance, operations, and engineering regarding status of jobs, reports, and graphs
• Handles other duties as assigned
  
  

Leadership

• Supervises planning staff or contract employees as needed
  
  

Key Competencies & Attributes

• Actively seeks and allocates appropriate decision-making authority or task responsibility to appropriate individuals based on their abilities, availability, motivation, and development needs; considers potential positive and negative impact, business unit priorities, organizational values, and the opportunity to enhance others’ knowledge and skills
• Identifies barriers that impact customer service and retention; communicates concerns and recommendations to others
• Uses understanding of customer needs and the organization’s customer service practices to set priorities, make decisions, and take actions that create customer satisfaction and prevent service issues from occurring
• Creates relevant options for addressing problems and opportunities that will achieve desired outcomes
• Systematically evaluates business opportunities, targeting those with the greatest potential for producing positive business results
  
  

What You Will Need

• High School Diploma required
• 2+ years’ practical experience and demonstrated excellent skills in the mechanical or electrical/instrument field(s)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to read work instructions and schematics
• Knowledge of JD Edwards
• Must have budgeting knowledge and analytical aptitude
• Strong organizational skills and proven ability to multiple tasks simultaneously
• High speed manufacturing environment, sustained exposure to high frequency noises, multiple hours standing, walking on concrete surfaces
• Personal Protective Equipment required in mill environment
• Dirt, noise, odor, & temperature extremes
• Climbing stairs, ladders and scaffolding
• Exposure to hazardous chemicals used in manufacturing process
  
  

Total Rewards Detail

We prioritize an exceptional workplace experience, offering a comprehensive total reward package. This position is eligible for our Incentive Plan. Compensation ranges are estimates based on market data. Actual offers account for internal equity and the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience. Benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and more, generally begin after 30 days. Our paid time off includes vacation days, personal days, and company holidays. For more on our compensation philosophy, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at [e-mail].

Clearwater Paper does not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and will not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Manufacturing and Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing

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