Mechanical Maintenance Planner/Scheduler Advisor

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. A World of Difference. Made Possible. JOB SUMMARY: The Mechanical Maintenance Planner is responsible to manage the work planning and scheduling processes, conforming to company standards and world class best practices as part of an integrated operation, maintenance, and reliability team. This role schedules maintenance work efficiently to optimize costs, resource utilization, minimize the duration of the work as well as the risks to the schedule while ensuring a safe and efficient execution of the work. The Mechanical Maintenance Planner develops and takes ownership of maintenance work, including routine and non-routine outages to develop work scope and produce job plans reduce setup costs, and procure/specify parts prior to the work. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Examine jobs in order to plan and prepare work plans and schedules that provide direction to the mechanical function for corrective maintenance repairs, performance of preventive maintenance, and predictive maintenance. Make procurement recommendations for all materials needed for work package execution Develop, maintain, and deliver integrated maintenance schedules in support of operations Identifies and obtains necessary materials, work instructions, manuals, appropriate tools, etc. to execute the planned work order Evaluate options to accomplish work to determine most effective cost alternatives. Analyze timing options for planned work in conjunction with other departments to determine the most opportune schedule Manage work orders, from the moment they are handed over from a planner until they are scheduled for execution, and oversee the work until completion Create requisitions and order required parts for all preventive, corrective, & predictive maintenance activities as applicable Assure the scope and cost of contractor work is clearly defined, purchase orders are approved, and equipment will be available for the work performed as required Adhere to established work processes and practices when scheduling all tasks, ensuring compliance with the Control of Work processes, including permitting, isolations and risk identification, as well as other relevant Company policies and procedures. Maintain a high level of standards relating to the safe, environmentally sound, timely and cost-effective scheduling of maintenance work. Maintain an effective auditing process of completed PM. Follow up/review completed PM for notes/improvements to ensure planning effectiveness Develop planned work, projects, and outages cost estimates and communicate actual cost accruals for accounting Work with Maintenance Supervisor to write preventative maintenance routine tasks to include frequency, durations, parts, manpower, and documentation required Assist maintenance supervisor with technical support and in the field as needed (i.e. call-ins, emergency breakdowns, routine outages, etc.) Other duties as assigned Required Quali…

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