Maintenance Planning Manager

Position Title: 

Maintenance Planning Manager

Pay Rate: 

$108,200-$144,300

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

Variable pay may provide additional opportunities for financial awards. This job is eligible to participate in IP’s short –term incentive plan.

Category/Shift: 

Salaried Full-Time 

Physical Location: 

3737 Hwy 3

Redwood, MS 39156

The Planning Manager to be direct supervisor to the electrical and mechanical planners for the mill.  This role will also be the Annual Outage Coordinator for the Mill as well as the MWS champion for the mill . This position services as verification of the work order process and acts as check before the issue of a work order is complete, confirms practices of sourcing work are upheld throughout the mill and works with the purchasing department to comply with policies, help develop how work is planned and create consistency. This position along with the team will ensure that when we go to execute work it is planned correctly and in line with the GMS manual, challenged with reducing storeroom inventory. 

The Job You Will Perform: 

•  Plans maintenance work to be scheduled for a requested future date as well as tracks performance and maintain accurate records.

• Screens each Work Orders to see that it has been properly filled out and makes necessary corrections.

• Conducts site reviews in the field with the originating area and other appropriate Maintenance personnel to confirm the job scope and the details of the Work Order.

• Estimate the costs of Work Orders in terms of labor, materials and outside services when necessary.

• Ensures that all work orders are analyzed to the basic job steps, determining the sequence relative to each job step, and identifying the parts, materials, special tools, and skills required for each step.

• Verify all purchase requisition are complete with necessary specifications for all materials, equipment, special tools, and/or outside services and arranged for their timely delivery.

• Utilizing Purchasing, solicits proposals in accordance with policies and procedures as necessary to secure goods and services.

• Audits the availability of parts, materials, and special tools required for Work Order execution prior to scheduling the job.

• Develops staging practices throughout the mill 

• Solicits’ Process or Maintenance Engineering support when technical expertise is required to plan a Work Order.

• Obtains necessary documentation (drawings, sketches, pictures, manuals, and specifications) to perform work associated with each Work Order.

• Makes sketches as required documenting the work to be performed.

• Prepares check sheets for Preventive Maintenance work that is part of the Maintenance Master Schedule and issues them for execution in accordance with their establish frequency.

• Establishes repetitive Work Order for selected preventive maintenance work that is part of the Maintenance Master Schedule.

• Maintains Check Sheets comments and measurements in the appropriate equipment history files.

• Provides input into the development of the Mill's 12-Month Event Schedule as requested.

• Participates in the preparation of the monthly outage schedules from the 12-Month Event Schedule, Maintenance Master Schedule, and the ready backlog.

• Maintains Work Order Backlogs for jobs in the scoping, estimating, planning, ready, and follow-up stages and communicates the status to the appropriate Operations and maintenance personnel.

• Maintains a Ready Backlog of Work Orders to be scheduled in the event of an unscheduled shut down. These unscheduled shutdown lists are to be reviewed/updated weekly in each area.

The Skills You Will Bring:

• High School Diploma/GED required, post-secondary degree preferred

• 3-5 years Maintenance Planning experience

• Pulp & Paper Mill Maintenance Technician/Planning experience preferred

• Proficient in SAP, Microsoft Project and Microsoft Word/Excel

• Key Competencies:
  •    Building Effective Teams 
  •    Customer Focus 
  •    Managing Vision and Purpose 
  •    Business Acumen 
  •    People Development 
  •    Strategic Agility

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The Benefits You Will Enjoy:
International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets
The Career You Will Build:
Leadership training, promotional opportunities

The Impact You Will Make:
We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 125 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.

The Culture You Will Experience: International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

The Company You Will Join: International Paper (NYSE: IP; LSE: IPC) creates sustainable packaging solutions that enable our customers, teammates and shareowners to thrive in an ever-changing world. We are a leader in corrugated packaging, partnering with customers across industries to protect what matters most, strengthen supply chains and create lasting value. Learn more at internationalpaper.com.
International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.  International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact reasonable.accommodations@ipaper.com or (877) 973-3919.