Mechanical Outage Planner

New-Indy Containerboard•Catawba, SC

About The Position

The Mechanical Outage Planner is responsible for safely and efficiently planning mechanical outage work activities in the Powerhouse area. The role works with production, maintenance, operations, engineering, and safety staff to plan, schedule, coordinate, and prioritize equipment repairs and preventive maintenance. The Planner uses current information, procedures, and work methods to support equipment reliability, provides technical leadership to production and maintenance employees as needed, and incorporates safety into all planning functions. The position also pursues improvements in operational efficiency, cost reduction, and equipment reliability while maintaining effective working relationships with management, staff, and hourly employees. Daily work may include reviewing new work orders in the planning backlog, preparing detailed job plans, developing schedules for maintenance field-day activities, closing work orders with craftsmen feedback, updating bills of material, maintaining outage schedules during shutdowns, attending scheduling meetings, assisting team leaders with work orders, and contacting outside contractors for quotes. The role has no supervisory responsibilities. The work environment may be loud and includes regular exposure to moving mechanical parts. The employee may encounter wet or humid conditions and occasional exposure to high or precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, and vibrations. Physical demands include standing, walking, sitting, handling or feeling with the hands, talking and hearing, occasional reaching, and lifting or moving up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

Associate degree or higher in a related field, or appropriate work experience.
Experience using Maximo or a similar enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think outside the box.
Accuracy and thoroughness, including monitoring own work to ensure quality.
Functional use of Microsoft Office products.
Ability to balance priorities that meet short- and long-term objectives.
Strong organization and efficient work methods.

Responsibilities

Interact with production and maintenance staff to plan and schedule equipment and system repairs and preventive maintenance.
Coordinate and prioritize maintenance work with operations, maintenance, engineering, and safety staff.
Use current information, procedures, and work methods to support equipment reliability.
Provide technical leadership to production and maintenance employees as necessary.
Integrate safety into planning functions and demonstrate commitment to safety processes and policies.
Pursue measures to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and improve equipment reliability.
Maintain effective working relationships with management, staff, and hourly employees.
Review new work orders assigned to the planning backlog daily.
Develop detailed plans for backlog jobs according to standards.
Develop schedules for maintenance field-day activities.
Close work orders with appropriate craftsmen feedback.
Update bills of material as required during planning.
Maintain outage schedules during shutdowns.
Participate in regular scheduling meetings.
Assist team leaders as necessary to complete work orders.
Contact outside contractors as necessary to obtain quotes.