Your Job
Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Planner to join our Cedar Springs, GA team. This position will report to the Maintenance Planning Leader and work with the business unit to create and provide maintenance outage/shutdown and daily planning This position will work closely with area maintenance, operations, capital engineers, Asset Availability Leaders, reliability personnel, and crafts persons to provide effective planning/scheduling of daily work and outage/ shutdown functions.
Our Team
The Cedar Springs facility is one of the largest containerboard facilities in the country with three paper machines that make different weights of brown paper & containerboard paper. The Cedar Springs Mill, located in the southwest corner of Georgia is approximately 28 miles from Dothan, Alabama. Dothan is the 6th largest city in the state of Alabama with a population of about 70,000. From Dothan, you are only 90 miles from the beautiful Gulf Coast. You can easily drive to 3 capital cities in 3 1/2 hours or less. You are just 1.5 hours from Tallahassee, FL and Montgomery, AL. Additionally, Dothan has several parks, restaurants, and local entertainment activities. To learn more about Georgia-Pacific’s packaging business please visit: www.gppackaging.com and view the video How Paper Is Made!
What You Will Do
· Coordinate with the operation, engineering and reliability teams to help determine the yearly outage/shutdown schedule and scope to maximize equipment operation
- Lead the meeting process leading up to outages/shutdowns and post outage critique
- Provide updates to business unit leaders and audit cost adherence and quality execution during outages/shutdown
- Safety lessons shared from the business unit to other areas will be the[MA1] responsibility of this role
- Participate in the maintenance duty on call rotation
- Work as a communication channel between areas to optimize mill wide resources
- Provide leadership to the outage planning process
- Effectively communicate changes to outage schedules to the groups that are involved, in house and outside contractors
- Grow the outage process to be the same process as other areas of the mill
- Work with Asset Availability Leader (AAL) to develop an outage/shutdown schedule in Microsoft Project or similar software that allows for complete outage tracking
- Work with Business Unit, AALs and Optimizers to develop the most cost-effective schedule for each outage/shutdown
- Develop an understanding of Safety standards and the Paper/Recycle area to be able to effectively schedule the correct work at the correct time
- Prepare the project funding requests for each annual outage and submit for approval in a timely manner
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent
- Experience with planning and scheduling large industrial shutdowns and outages
- Experience with mechanical and electrical planning
- Experience with Microsoft Office programs Outlook, Word, Excel and Project
What Will Put You Ahead
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering
- Experience with Liner and Medium paper machines and recycle plant operations
- Experience with Gantt chart scheduling Practices
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Who We Are
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day – to make everyday products even better.
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Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf
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