Operations Maintenance Coordinator

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific is looking for a Gatekeeper (Operations Maintenance Coordinator) for our Wauna Paper Mill in Clatskanie, OR! As a Gatekeeper, you will be responsible for coordinating and optimizing maintenance activities to ensure the efficient and reliable operation of plant equipment and systems.

This role focuses on bridging the gap between operations and maintenance teams to enhance productivity, safety, and equipment reliability while maintaining a budget.

The successful candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent organizational skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Our Team

For over 50 years, the Wauna Paper Mill has been a major part of the economic lifeblood of the region.

With more than 850 employees, Wauna strives to lead the tissue, towel and napkin business.

Our team recently invested more than $150 million to grow our brands and continue to serve our loyal consumers with the great quality they have come to expect.

Learn more by visiting our consumer products homepage.

What You Will Do


* Lead the area maintenance planning effort, including coaching and developing area planners, and continuously seek and implement improvements in maintenance practices, capital enhancements, and asset optimization.


* Collaborate with the Area Operations Leader and Area Reliability Leader using root cause analysis tools to resolve issues and drive reliability and asset care within the department, supporting operations for prompt project completion.


* Ensure accurate and complete maintenance work orders, prioritizing them to align with department goals, and oversee SAP notifications by assigning work orders based on skillset and workload balance.


* Manage and forecast routine and major expenses, ensuring the maintenance work aligns with set priorities and oversee annual budget planning and coordination, including P3 estimates for outages to forecast expenditures.


* Participate in or lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) for unplanned events and maintain comprehensive records of maintenance activities, analyzing data for process improvements.


* Provide technical support for capital and non-capital projects while identifying opportunities for cost reduction and demonstrating strong accounting skills with the ability to build and use spreadsheets effectively.


* Prepare for weekly planning/prioritization meetings, working with MCLs, planners, and MEs to develop prioritized lists, and adjust priorities based on resource loading and spending, obtaining approval for external resources or overtime.


* Attend and prepare for outage planning meetings, ensuring all maintenance KPIs are reviewed and addressed, and conduct regular safety engagement and walkdowns to ensure quality and housekeeping metrics are met.


* Attend daily Maintenance DDS and weekly Asset Care meetings to stay updated on maintenance operations.


* Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams t...