Maintenance Planner

Packaging Corporation of America•Wallula, WA

19d

About The Position

The Maintenance Planner plans and schedules maintenance work to use the workforce, materials, and equipment effectively, increase uptime, and minimize unscheduled downtime. The role identifies safety, staffing, material, and special-equipment needs, and conducts equipment data collection, processing, and analysis. The position coordinates maintenance activity with Customer Service, Scheduling, and Production; plans and schedules maintenance and production requirements; estimates and coordinates routine, preventive, regulatory, outage, and shutdown work; and monitors jobs in progress. It supports maintenance reporting and regulatory reporting, coordinates contractors and OEM support, and works with the Maintenance Supervisor on department performance, vendor selection, backlog management, meetings, and staff oversight. The Maintenance Planner uses BPMS to prioritize and manage work orders and maintains accurate work-order, preventive-maintenance, and equipment records. The role partners with Environmental, Health and Safety to support regulatory compliance and coordinates with the Maintenance Clerk on spare-parts procurement and inventory while controlling costs within budget. It also promotes a clean, safe workplace, follows company policies and procedures, shares information, and supports PCA’s customer-service commitments.

Requirements

Education equivalent to an associate’s degree or completed certification in production maintenance.
At least 5 years of experience in equipment and electrical maintenance.
Ability to work an alternative schedule and flexible hours as needed.
Average technical expertise and understanding in some or all maintenance fields.
High degree of safety awareness.
Strong organizational 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 to develop an effective maintenance schedule, limit production delays, and maintain a steady flow of work.
Plan and schedule the time, parts, and personnel needed to meet maintenance and production requirements while minimizing downtime and costs.
Estimate, plan, coordinate, and schedule maintenance work, including weekly schedules, regulatory inspection work orders, annual routine outages, scheduled shutdowns, and preventive maintenance.
Inspect jobs in progress, determine whether changes to the plan are needed, and act accordingly.
Prepare and assist with timely, accurate 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 accurate completed-work-order, preventive-maintenance, and equipment records.
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 to customers.
Support PCA’s customer-service commitment by doing what is right for customers, focusing on strategies that add value and support growth, and keeping promises.