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: Business Excellence * 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\u2010to\u2010day 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 * Problem-Solving * Time Management * Organizational Skills * Collaboration TECHNICAL SKILLS: * Mechanical Acumen * Intermediate computer skills * Microsoft Office - Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Word * Knowledge of Pulping & Paper Making Processes and Equipment * Required: 2 to 3 years of experience manufacturing maintenance environment * Required: Associate\u2019s Degree (or higher education) Plus / Preferred * Supervisory or Management experience * Bachelor\u2019s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field Keywords: maintenance planner, outage planner, mechanical planner, mechanical planner, maintenance planning, maintenance planning, mechanical planner, sbs, sbb, mechanical, paperboard, boxboard, liner, linerboard, corrugated medium, kraft paper, containerboard, pulp, paper 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. 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.