Strategic Maintenance Planner for Outages & Scheduling

WestRock Company; Stevenson (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WestRock Company is seeking a Maintenance Planner to optimize planning and scheduling of mechanical maintenance in a heavy industrial setting. You will prepare work packages, manage materials, and coordinate with supervisors to ensure safe, cost‑effective execution.

You will develop preventive maintenance work orders, support outages, and monitor costs while collaborating with teams. Strong communication and experience with PM tools are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology field or 5+ years in heavy industrial maintenance.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office software.
• Experience with MS Project or similar PM software.
• Familiarity with JD Edwards is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provides complete work order packages for planned work including scope, specs, safety, materials, tools, and permits.
• Follows maintenance workflow to convert identified work into ready-to-schedule status.
• Develops and maintains detailed preventive maintenance work orders.
• Attends or leads weekly planning coordination meetings and reviews backlog.
• Coordinates outages, manpower, and field days with supervisors and coordinators.
• Provides oversight to contractors during outages as needed.
• Works with Purchasing to secure best quality and fair pricing; recycles unused parts.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Technology related field

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

JD Edwards

Job description

WestRock Company is seeking a Maintenance Planner to optimize planning and scheduling of mechanical maintenance in a heavy industrial setting. You will prepare work packages, manage materials, and coordinate with supervisors to ensure safe, cost‑effective execution.

You will develop preventive maintenance work orders, support outages, and monitor costs while collaborating with teams. Strong communication and experience with PM tools are preferred.