General Information
Job ID
ATR44793
Posting Job Title
Maintenance Planner
Locations
GA Dublin
Employment Type
Full Time
Date Posted
01-Oct-2024
Relocation Support
Yes
Description & Requirements
Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability and excellence, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.
The Maintenance Planner is responsible for providing superior maintenance and administrative planning services to internal and external customers, especially for maintenance technical personnel assigned to the operational areas in the mill. The Maintenance Planner executes the critical planning, scheduling, coordinating, and reporting of repair activities to ensure operational effectiveness.
Major Job Responsibilities:
* Maintain backlog of work orders and move work orders to the ready-to-schedule phase, and review technician feedback upon work completion.
* Track the progress of work order flow through the work order system by performing plant and/or maintenance department day-to-day reviews.
* Plan all maintenance work activities associated with maintenance work orders and record technician troubleshooting feedback in SAP.
* Coordinate outage planning activities such as scope identification and control, scheduling, risk assessments, execution and continuous improvement initiatives.
* Conduct initial screening of incoming work orders, identify scope of the work orders and analyze required level of planning.
* Partner with Validators to ensure that plans and schedules are aligned based on the available equipment to support the mill.
* Incorporate safety requirements for all work orders and jobs to support and drive safe work behaviors.
* Estimate required hours on work order requests, total work hours duration, and skills required to perform the task to drive work order staff planning.
* Oversee the end-to-end planning and execution of work orders and resolve any work order issues.
* Maintain real-time equipment bill of materials in CMMS, including parts that have changed and new equipment being put in.
* Procure new equipment and specialized tools required for the task or project.
* Create, review, revise and release preventive maintenance work orders.
* Comply with ISO, Safety, Environmental and other technical codes and regulations.
* Monitor and approve inventory orders to control storeroom spend according to planned budget.
* Facilitate daily core team meetings to review planned work orders, prioritize and schedule the maintenance tasks to reduce any machinery downtime.
People and Culture
* Provide leadership and coaching in safety, training, and work allocation to uphold the standards of maximum safety for all maintenance technicians.
* Work cross-divisionally with operations, reliability, and maintenance teams to enable efficiency and consistency for plant operations.
* Supervise contract resources directly on specific work orders during outages to allocate resources effectively.
Critical Skills / Capabilities:
* Conflict Resolution: Anticipates and takes steps to prevent counter-productive confrontations; manages and resolves conflicts and disagreements in a constructive manner using mediation techniques.
* Communication: Creates and delivers engaging presentations to internal and external audiences; develops new communication strategies and approaches to communicate data, insights, and critical messages resulting in clear understanding.
* Problem-Solving: Applies knowledge to frame, simplify and solve complex issues; focuses on identifying root causes to create solutions in a timely and decisive manner; reconciles conflicting and/or incomplete information to develop solutions.
* Time Management: Plans, prioritizes, and manages time spent on accomplishing tasks to increase productivity and efficiency; demonstrates awareness and control over amount of time spent on activities; meets deadlines.
* Organizational Skills: Plans, arranges and/or monitors work to ensure achievement of desired results; establishes a systematic course of action to accomplish objectives.
* Collaboration: Works effectively with others to complete a task or achieve a common objective; ability to cooperate in both interpersonal and team relationships to foster enthusiasm and maintain mutual trust, candor, and respect for others. Works through conflict constructively.
Technical Skills:
* Mechanical Acumen
* Intermediate computer skills
* Microsoft Office – Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Word
* Knowledge of Pulping & Paper Making Processes and Equipment
Work Environment:
* Frequent standing and walking in a hot, humid, cold and noisy industrial work environment; non-climate-controlled environment; exposure to machinery conditions of over 100⁰F; ability to operate or learn to operate heavy equipment; maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations.
Experience:
* Required: 2 to 3 years of experience manufacturing maintenance environment.
* Preferred: Supervisory or Management experience.
Education:
* Required: Associate’s Degree.
* Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.
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