Maintenance Planner

PCA • Wallula, WA

6d • $78,400 - $100,000

About The Position

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for planning and scheduling plant maintenance work to effectively use workforce, materials, and equipment, increase uptime, and minimize unscheduled downtime. The position identifies safety, staffing, material, and special-equipment needs and conducts equipment data collection, processing, and analysis. The role coordinates maintenance activity with production and customer service teams, plans scheduled and preventive maintenance, supports maintenance department performance, and maintains work-order and equipment documentation. It also partners with Environmental, Health and Safety personnel to support regulatory compliance and helps manage spare-parts procurement and inventory.

Requirements

• Education equivalent to an associate’s degree or a completed certification in production maintenance.
• At least 5 years of experience in equipment and electrical maintenance.
• Ability to work an alternative work schedule and flexible hours as needed.
• Average technical expertise and understanding in some or all maintenance fields.
• High degree of safety awareness.
• Strong organization and analytical skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment to meet goals.
• Effective communication skills.
• Familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures regarding containerboard manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of computer systems, including Microsoft Office and maintenance scheduling software.
• Strong mechanical, mathematical, safety, and environmental skills.
• Good understanding of environmental issues, including wastewater discharge and backflow devices.
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with manufacturing safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate department activity with Customer Service, Scheduling, and Production teams to develop an optimum maintenance schedule, limit production lags, and maintain an even flow of work.
• Plan and schedule the time, parts, and personnel needed to meet maintenance and production requirements while minimizing downtime and cost.
• Estimate, plan, coordinate, and schedule maintenance work, including weekly maintenance schedules, regulatory inspection work orders, annual routine outages, scheduled shutdowns, and preventive maintenance.
• Inspect jobs in progress, determine necessary changes to plans, and act accordingly.
• Prepare accurate and timely reports on workloads, performance, backlog, delays, work orders, equipment history, execution, unscheduled break-in work, and regulatory reporting; prepare other reports as needed.
• Schedule and coordinate outside contractors, inspections, and OEM support.
• Determine and ensure personnel and material requirements for maintenance work.
• Work alongside the Maintenance Supervisor to support a high-performing maintenance department, including vendor selection, backlog management, meeting facilitation, and staff oversight.
• Use BPMS to coordinate, prioritize, and manage work orders; maintain documentation of completed work orders, preventive maintenance processes, and equipment-record updates.
• Partner with the Environmental, Health and Safety team to support compliance with local, state, and federal regulations in daily operations.
• Coordinate with the Maintenance Clerk on procurement and inventory of spare and consumable parts, including critical spares, while controlling costs within the established budget.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and injury-free work environment by ensuring employees understand and follow health and safety procedures.
• Follow company policies and procedures, including those governing financial controls, hot work authorization, non-routine operations, and electrical task assignments.
• Share useful information with team members and identify ways to improve service delivery to customers.
• Support PCA’s Commitment to Service by doing what is right for customers, focusing on strategies that add value and support growth, and keeping promises.

Benefits

• Annual bonus based on individual contribution and overall company performance.
• Three weeks of paid vacation per calendar year, prorated during the initial year based on hire date.
• Paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage eligibility for employees and dependents within the first 30 days of employment.
• Life, AD&D, and disability coverage, with automatic enrollment.
• Automatic enrollment in the 401(k) plan upon hire, with pre-tax and Roth contribution options and employer matching contributions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree