Senior Plant Maintenance Planner & Scheduler

Packaging-Corporation-of-America; Wallula (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Packaging-Corporation-of-America is seeking a Maintenance Planner in Washington to plan and schedule maintenance work, coordinate with multiple teams, and ensure uptime.

The role requires strong organizational, analytical, and leadership skills, with experience in equipment and electrical maintenance and familiarity with BPMS and scheduling software. Safety and compliance are emphasized in daily operations.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or completed certification in production maintenance.
• Strong background in equipment and electrical maintenance.
• Demonstrated analytical and organizational capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule for effective utilization of workforce, materials and equipment to execute plant maintenance work and maximize uptime.
• Coordinate department activity with Customer Service, Scheduling and Production teams to develop optimum maintenance schedule and ensure smooth workflow.
• Plan and schedule time, parts, and personnel to meet maintenance and production requirements with minimal downtime and cost.
• Estimate, plan, coordinate, and schedule maintenance work including weekly schedules, inspections, outages, shutdowns, and preventative maintenance.
• Inspect jobs in progress and determine necessary alterations to plan and act accordingly.
• Prepare accurate, complete, and timely reports on workloads, backlog, delays, work orders, equipment history, execution and regulatory reporting.
• Schedule and coordinate outside contractors, inspections, and OEM support.
• Determine and ensure personnel and material requirements for maintenance work.
• Lead efforts with Maintenance Supervisor to ensure a high-performing maintenance department, including vendor selection, backlog management, meeting facilitation and staff oversight.
• Utilize BPMS to coordinate, prioritize and manage work orders; maintain documentation of completed work orders and updates to equipment records.
• Partner with Environmental, Health and Safety to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
• Coordinate with Maintenance Clerk to oversee procurement and inventory of spare parts, ensuring cost control within budget.
• Maintain a clean, safe and injury-free work environment by ensuring health and safety procedures are followed.
• Follow policies and procedures including financial controls, hot work authorization, non-routine operations, and electrical task assignments; share information to improve service delivery.
• Strengthen PCA’s Commitment to Service by focusing on value, growth and keeping promises to customers.

Skills

Equipment maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Associate degree or certification in production maintenance

Tools

Microsoft Office

Maintenance scheduling software

Job description

Packaging-Corporation-of-America is seeking a Maintenance Planner in Washington to plan and schedule maintenance work, coordinate with multiple teams, and ensure uptime.

The role requires strong organizational, analytical, and leadership skills, with experience in equipment and electrical maintenance and familiarity with BPMS and scheduling software. Safety and compliance are emphasized in daily operations.