Operations/Maintenance Coordinator (Gatekeeper) - Utilities

Your Job

Our Georgia Pacific mill in Big Island, VA is seeking an Operations/Maintenance Coordinator (Gatekeeper) to join our team.

The OMC plays a critical role in our organization and asset maintenance work processes.

This role requires m anaging maintenance and equipment expense spending and reliability systems for the Utilities operating area .

People in this role work with and through other mill leaders to balance competing maintenance priorities and forecasting spend plans, all while focusing on the long-term success of operations within the department.

This role reports directly to the Utilities Business Unit Leader.

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific Big Island is conveniently located approximately 30 minutes North of Lynchburg, Virginia in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

We are a fully integrated containerboard mill which employs over 300 employees.

To learn more about Georgia-Pacific's packaging business, visit www.gppackaging.com and view the video How Paper is Made!

What You Will Do



* Optimize value creation by managing maintenance and miscellaneous operations spend for Utilities area.


* Actively participate in Mill Spend Evaluation meetings, presenting the planned and unplanned spend on a weekly and monthly basis.


* Actively participate in Work Prioritization meetings to ensure proper work is scheduled for execution.


* Review submitted work requests for priority, accuracy, and correct accounting codes daily.

Convert work requests to work orders and send to planning for development.


* Manage existing contracts, invoices, and accruals for correctness.


* Ensure area follows Management of Change Process when doing "non-like-for-like" work.


* Review and follow up on emergency work execution to ensure completeness and follow up on additional work if required.


* Manage forecast for Extraordinary Maintenance needs /spend plans as well as baseline spend and full year spend plans.


* Work with the team to review and analyze loss analysis and asset tracking data to identify equipment reliability and performance issues (gap analysis) and develop improvement plans.


* Work with the Asset Availability Leader to develop long-term reliability and asset strategies.


* Collaborate with mill engineers, Reliability and Maintenance Leaders, maintenance team members, maintenance planner, and other Utilities Department leaders on critical equipment strategies.


* Ensure reliability activities are scheduled, based on resource availability and priority.


* Provide technical support on both capital and non-capital projects


* Be the primary interface between Operations and Maintenance.


* Manage work order backlog and prioritize work for the department.

Own the Utility Department's Maintenance Backlog


* Prioritize Maintenance / Contractor Work Based on Operational Needs and Resources Availability / Capabilities


* Manage the maintenance expense budget for Utilities and Mill General work
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