Maintenance Planner

Smurfit Westrock • Battle Creek, MI

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Planner provides for the effective use of personnel, materials, and machine downtime to maintain production equipment availability and performance at satisfactory levels. The role plans, schedules, coordinates, and reports repair activities at Smurfit Westrock’s Battle Creek, Michigan mill.

The planner screens incoming work orders, identifies scope and job requirements, prepares detailed job packages for craftsmen, and reviews repairs and completion documentation. The role also plans and schedules unit outages using Microsoft Project, coordinates outage work into an integrated schedule, and specifies and orders parts and materials. Additional responsibilities include developing scopes of work, soliciting bids, coordinating contracted work, maintaining equipment bills of materials in the CMMS, managing the work order backlog, interfacing with operating departments, and supporting safety and environmental compliance. The role operates within WestRock’s planning systems and supports continuous improvement.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in project management and planning.
• Experience with predictive and preventative maintenance programs.
• Strong safety mindset and thorough understanding of safety policies and procedures.
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, execute, and monitor work effectively.
• Strong communication, decision-making, problem-solving, analytical, customer service, and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Five to ten years of experience in the pulp and paper industry preferred.
• Experience with JDE, Microsoft Project, Word, and Excel preferred.
• Supervisory or management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Screen incoming work orders, identify scope, and determine basic job and planning requirements.
• Prepare detailed job packages for craftsmen to support efficient and safe work implementation.
• Preview, audit, and review repairs under the work order process.
• Ensure appropriate documentation is completed when jobs are finished.
• Plan and schedule unit outages using Microsoft Project.
• Organize and review outage work into one integrated schedule.
• Specify and order parts and materials required for planned repair work.
• Develop scopes of work, solicit bids, and contract and coordinate work as needed.
• Operate within WestRock’s planning systems with a continuous-improvement mindset.
• Keep equipment bills of materials current in the CMMS.
• Manage the work order backlog.
• Interface with operating departments.
• Support and foster safety and environmental compliance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive training and learning and development opportunities.
• Attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Employee discounts.
• Employee referral bonus.
• Relocation support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED