Outage Coordinator

Position Summary

Sylvamo is seeking an Outage Coordinator for the Eastover, SC Mill to lead and coordinate outage planning, preparation, scheduling, readiness, and execution support with Manufacturing Work Systems (MWS) for safe, efficient, and well-controlled mill outages.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for all timing associated with outages from start of planning for Operations & Maintenance.
• Develop and maintain outage scope, schedules, milestones, and execution plans.
• Cook up Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Procurement, Storeroom, Contractors, and mill leadership to ensure work readiness.
• Identify critical path work, resource constraints, schedule risks, materials, tools, and contractor needs.
• Support outage budget tracking, cost reporting, readiness reviews, and leadership updates.
• Facilitate outage planning meetings and drive accountability for milestone completion.
• Lead post-outage critiques and ensure lessons learned are applied to future outages.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Five or more years of experience in maintenance, operations, planning, scheduling, or outage coordination in an industrial environment, or BS in Engineering and 3 years of maintenance experience
• Proficient with SAP PM or a similar CMMS, and MS Project or equivalent scheduling tools, Word and Excel
• Strong communication, coordination, and prioritization skills across multiple functions
• Able to support outages, off-hours coordination, and industrial safety requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineering degree, associate degree, or related certification
• Experience coordinating major outages, shutdowns, or turnarounds in pulp and paper or heavy manufacturing
• Knowledge of maintenance planning, contractor coordination, work package readiness, budget tracking, and continuous improvement

Work Environment Requirements

• Work in an industrial mill environment, including field walkdowns and outage execution support
• Support overtime, weekends, nights, or adjusted schedules as needed for outages
• Comply with all site safety, environmental, and PPE requirements
• Participate in on call rotation
• Follow all safety requirements including wearing proper PPE
• Participate in site safety programs and compliance requirements
• Undergo drug screening and comply with company policies

Compensation And Benefits

Sylvamo offers competitive compensation and benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, retirement savings options, paid time off, paid holidays, and other wellness programs, subject to applicable plan documents and company policies. Relocation provided.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sylvamo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Sylvamo partners with you and your family on your health and wellness journey. We offer a premium suite of health and wellness programs for you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and a generous 401(k) plan with matching company contributions, and more.