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Position: Maintenance Planner

Location: Cottonton, AL

The Opportunity

The Maintenance Planner provides for effective use of labor, materials, and equipment through the planning, scheduling, coordination, and reporting of work for the assigned department.

How you will impact Smurfit Westrock

• Provides complete work order packages for all planned work to include scope of work, specifications, instructions, and safety information.
• Determines availability of materials and resources, writing purchase requisitions as needed.
• Estimates for labor, time, and costs.
• Develops proper internal coding for material, parts, and supplies.
• Attends or leads the weekly planning coordination meeting to develop the upcoming work schedule.
• Assists in reviewing ready to schedule backlog for work to populate the weekly work schedule.
• Develops and maintains detailed preventive work orders.
• Assists in identifying planned work that can be tasked to shift maintenance.
• Develops outage and shutdown work lists and manpower requirements.
• Provides supervisory oversight to contractors performing work.

What you need to succeed

• Generally, requires a bachelor's degree in an Engineering or Technology related field, or equivalent, with 5 - 8 years of related professional experience.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Computer skills with proficiency in MS Office software.
• Use of project management software, such as MS Project, preferred.

What we offer

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities.
• An attractive salary and benefits package.
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety, and Inclusion are business drivers.

Smurfit Westrock is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.