Maintenance Planner

New-Indy Containerboard•Oxnard, CA

12d•$85,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Planner at New-Indy, Oxnard is responsible for the safe and efficient planning of all maintenance work activities in their areas. This role requires embedding safety into every job plan, identifying hazards and required permits, and preparing complete job packages to ensure work is ready for scheduling. The planner will also manage material requirements, lead planning meetings, and continuously improve job plans based on execution feedback. Additionally, the role supports reliability initiatives, CMMS data quality, and collaborates with various stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, industrial technology or related field, or equivalent maintenance planning experience.
Minimum 4 years in heavy industrial maintenance.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite with strong aptitude for Projects
Strong understanding of computerized maintenance management systems such as Maximo.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Basic mechanical knowledge and aptitude
Must be able to work independently
Well-developed people practice, including strong interpersonal skills, the ability to build lasting relationships, provide recognition and demonstrate integrity and high personal standards.
Detail Orientated
Command Skills
Mechanical or Electrical Aptitude
Managerial Courage
Problem Solving
Organizational Skill

Responsibilities

Embed safety into every job plan, identifying hazards and required permits (LOTO, confined space, hot work) and documenting safety requirements.
Review approved work orders for completeness, return incomplete requests, and maintain a clean prioritized planning backlog.
Perform field walk-downs to define scope, labor, materials, tools, access requirements, and operational constraints.
Develop detailed job plans including scope, job steps, labor estimates, crafts, parts, tools, support equipment, drawings, manuals, and photos.
Prepare complete job packages and ensure all work reaches Ready-to-Work status before scheduling.
Provide labor estimates and craft requirements to support realistic scheduling.
Identify stock and non-stock material requirements, create purchase requisitions, improve Bills of Material (BOMs), and partner with the storeroom to improve inventory accuracy.
Maintain a 2–3 week planning horizon, lead weekly planning meetings, and participate in scheduling meetings.
Collect execution feedback and continuously improve job plans, PMs, estimates, and BOMs to reduce rework and increase wrench time.
Support reliability initiatives, RCAs, engineering documentation, vendors/OEMs, shutdown planning, and critical maintenance events.
Maintain high-quality CMMS (Maximo) data and ensure work orders are properly updated and closed.