Maintenance Planner: Reliability & Scheduling Lead

ANDRITZ; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ANDRITZ in Oxnard, CA is seeking a highly organized Maintenance Planner to support maintenance and reliability at our paper mill. You will plan, schedule, and coordinate work to maximize equipment uptime using IBM Maximo.

The role requires 3+ years in maintenance planning in industrial settings, with CMMS experience, and strong Excel and drawing interpretation skills. Occasional travel with operations, maintenance crews and procurement is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of maintenance planning, maintenance supervision, reliability, or industrial maintenance experience.
• Experience using a CMMS.
• Strong understanding of maintenance planning and scheduling principles.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, P&IDs, equipment manuals, and maintenance procedures.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance Planning & Scheduling.
• Review, prioritize, and plan maintenance work orders generated through Maximo.
• Develop detailed job plans including labor requirements, estimated durations, tools, permits, and materials.
• Coordinate weekly and daily maintenance schedules with operations, maintenance supervisors, and contractors.
• Ensure all planned work packages contain necessary documentation, procedures, drawings, and safety requirements.
• Maintain and improve planning and scheduling compliance metrics.
• Utilize IBM Maximo for work order management, planning, scheduling, and reporting.
• Create and maintain equipment hierarchies, PM tasks, job plans, and asset records.
• Review work order history and failure codes to identify recurring equipment issues.
• Monitor backlog health and ensure work orders are properly prioritized and executed.
• Support continuous improvement of Maximo data quality and maintenance workflows.
• Coordinate with storeroom personnel to ensure required parts and materials are available before scheduled work.
• Identify long-lead and critical spare parts requirements.
• Work closely with procurement teams on maintenance-related purchasing needs.
• Reliability & Continuous Improvement
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Participate in root cause analysis and failure investigations.
• Track and report key maintenance KPIs including: Schedule Compliance, PM Compliance, Backlog Management, MTBF, Equipment Availability, Maintenance Cost Performance.
• Recommend improvements to maintenance strategies and asset reliability.
• Safety & Compliance
• Ensure all planned work complies with safety standards, lockout/tagout procedures, environmental requirements, and mill policies.
• Support contractor safety and maintenance permitting processes.
• Promote a culture of safety, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Root cause analysis

Safety and compliance

Tools

IBM Maximo

SAP

Power BI

Job description

ANDRITZ in Oxnard, CA is seeking a highly organized Maintenance Planner to support maintenance and reliability at our paper mill. You will plan, schedule, and coordinate work to maximize equipment uptime using IBM Maximo.

The role requires 3+ years in maintenance planning in industrial settings, with CMMS experience, and strong Excel and drawing interpretation skills. Occasional travel with operations, maintenance crews and procurement is essential.