Title:  Maintenance Planner

At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities.

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you.

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MAINTENANCE PLANNER SCHEDULER JOB SUMMARY:

This position supports the maintenance planning functions and utilizes a systems approach to coordinate the estimating and planning of both mechanical and electrical work. The scope of work will include job scoping, labor estimating, material identification and procurement.

JOB FUNCTIONS: Job functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Support planning activities for the area supervisor and area maintenance technicians
• Create job plans for repetitive maintenance procedures
• Manage SAP work order backlog for area of responsibility, including mechanical and electrical work orders
• Plan, estimate cost and completion time, schedule jobs in area of responsibility
•  Manage parts for work orders
• Maintain professional working relationships with vendors.
• Leads weekly and shutdown planning with Operation Managers
• Maintain an accurate and up to date work order list in SAP using proper codes
• Estimated hours by operation step
• Ensure parts are delivered and on site for all planned work orders
• Meet all job planning package requirements
• Bill of material management and optimization
• Monitor temporary repairs
• Coordinate entering of requisitions (material and service)
• Entering PMs into the SAP system
• Tracking the PM Performance 
• Other duties assigned

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have excellent attendance, be able to work independently and be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 

MECHANICAL SKILLS:

Mechanical

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of related training and experience
• Minimum of 5 (five) years of Maintenance experience
• Minimum of 2 (two) years on Maintenance Planning experience with knowledge of recognized maintenance planning practices.
• Up to 15% of local travel requirement

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS:

• General schedule is 7 am - 3 pm (M-F).
• Employees are required to work overtime to include up to 12-hour shifts including weekends.
• Employees must be willing to work alternate schedules that may include early mornings, nights, and/or weekends and be punctual while doing so.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Lifting to 20 lbs. frequently (11-33% of the time) and lifting 21-60 lbs. occasionally (1-10% of the time)
• Requires use of both feet frequently
• Requires use of both hands for simple grasping, firm grasping, fine manipulation and repetitive actions continuously
• Requires right- and left-hand coordination
• Ability to stand, climb, walk, kneel and crouch frequently (34-66% of the time)
• Ability to bend, squat, reach above shoulder and at waist or lower, twist, stretch, push/pull with force up to 45 lbs., carry, grasp with force up to 90 lbs. and finger occasionally (1-33% of the time)
• Ability to read, write, hear, see, speak and have agility on a continuous basis
• Pushing (occasionally) horizontal at a self-selected height with a force of 35 lbs. indoors on a smooth and inclined surface to complete fabrication of requested items to perform mechanical and electrical services to ensure plant operations
• Reading computer screens or other electronic devices
• Use of various hands and electrical tools and equipment
• Work in areas of fluctuating temperature and loud noises
• PPE required: Steel-toed/safety footwear, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Cut resistant Safety Gloves, Hair Net, Beard Net