Maintenance/Reliability Planner

Georgia Pacific
life insurance, parental leave
United States, Tennessee, Jackson
Dec 03, 2025
Your Job Georgia-Pacific is immediately hiring for the Maintenance - Reliability Planner position to join our Dixie team in Jackson, TN. We are seeking individuals interested in being part of a world-class startup environment. Are you motivated by seeing the results of your work in a world-class end product? Do you desire career growth in an atmosphere of entrepreneurship where your ideas and contributions truly matter? If so, we want to learn about you! This is a great opportunity to work in a climate-controlled environment with opportunities for advancement. Our Team The Jackson Plant is part of the Dixie brand plates and bowls paper products manufacturing operation. We are proud to safely manufacture quality products that have a competitive advantage and strong growth in the marketplace. Our work environment attracts, engages, and retains the best people. With state-of-the-art technology, we bring the best team together to deliver for our customers, Georgia-Pacific, and the Jackson community. What You Will Do Fully utilize SAP to set up GPIDs, procure parts, establish BOMs, and perform other necessary functions. Serve as the primary contact between the reliability department and the plant. Review and screen all work notifications (except emergency work), discussing details with requestors as appropriate. Ensure that work requests are necessary and resolved appropriately. Examine jobs and collaborate with reliability supervisors, engineers, and personnel closest to the work. Interpret Bills of Materials, drawings, instructional manuals, and standard procedures to ensure integration into SAP. Plan jobs including purchasing parts and defining safe, clear, and concise work instructions. Maintain backlog files of work orders awaiting planning and/or scheduling according to priority limits with estimated completion dates. Verify availability of parts, materials, and special tools required for job execution prior to scheduling. Understand each department's Preventative Maintenance workload. Review the schedule and labor availability forecasts daily. Partner with the Production Planning and Scheduling department to plan and schedule work to maximize opportunities while minimizing downtime. Issue Safe Work Permits for internal and external personnel to ensure safe work practices. Direct work when appropriate to ensure safe execution. Perform other responsibilities as assigned. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) High school diploma or GED. Minimum of 2 years of experience in maintenance planning, reliability, or a related role in manufacturing, industrial, or military environments. Experience leading and facilitating cross-functional meetings to coordinate work planning and execution. Proficient in SAP, or an equivalent Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Experience working in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment. What Will Put You Ahead Experience in a mechanical or electrical maintenance role. Experience evaluating and categorizing loss-time data. Experience using Microsoft Project. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here. 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. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. 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. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. 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