Maintenance Planner - Gypsum

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is now hiring a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler at their Fort Dodge, Iowa site.

The Maintenance Scheduler is responsible for developing and helping execute maintenance plans to enable the efficient and reliable operation of the site.

The Maintenance Scheduler works closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Reliability, Supervisors, Operating Technicians, and Maintenance resources in troubleshooting and planning upgrades/repairs to equipment.

Our Team

The Fort Dodge Plant is part of the Gypsum Wallboard products manufacturing operation.

We are proud to safely manufacture quality products that have a competitive advantage and solid growth within the marketplace.

We create a work environment that attracts, engages, and retains the best people.

Our employees help others and the business reaches their full potential, promoting our Principle-Based Management culture to the work they do every day.

Our technology is state of the art, and we will bring the best team together to deliver for our customers, Georgia-Pacific, and the Fort Dodge community.

What You Will Do



* Ensure maintenance work is planned in a proactive method by ensuring all activities are appropriately scoped, estimated, resourced, and ready prior to start of work.


* Support the execution of maintenance work by receiving, planning, estimating, and coordinating maintenance work orders.


* Ensure daily and weekly maintenance schedules are available and communicated.


* Maintain an active running list of opportunity maintenance items for break-in work and down days.


* Effectively use the CMMS to develop and maintain the maintenance schedule, manage equipment data, update Bill of Materials (BOM) for assets, and develop standard maintenance procedures (SMP)


* Drive development of preventive and predictive maintenance programs.


* Identify/recommend opportunities for improvements.


* Maintains essential maintenance records and files.


* Scope work and assess the requirements for routine and planned down day activities.


* Work with Material Coordinator and Storeroom to maintain equipment bill of materials, remove obsolete/inaccurate parts and populate incomplete bills of material.


* Utilizes company's purchasing system to process purchase orders from requisitions.


* Issues requests for quotations, analyzes and evaluates quotes, negotiates price and terms, and exercises independent judgment to select suppliers based on lowest total cost of ownership.


* Ensures the contractual document accurately reflects the terms and conditions of purchase, including payment terms, freight terms, incoterms, and other key commercial terms.


* Ensures adherence to all safety, environmental and purchasing policies, guidelines, and procedures.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Experience working as a planner/scheduler/material coordinator within a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment.


* Experien...