Maintenance Planner — Safety‑First, Maximo Expert

New-Indy Containerboard LLC; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

New-Indy Containerboard LLC in Oxnard, CA seeks a Maintenance Planner to safely and efficiently plan maintenance work. You will embed safety into every plan, define scope with field walk-downs, and develop detailed job packages to reach Ready-to-Work status.

Strong communication and analytical skills are essential to coordinate materials, labor, and tools while maintaining CMMS data quality. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field and 4+ years in heavy industrial

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent maintenance planning experience.
• 4+ years in heavy industrial maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Embed safety into job plans, identify permits, and document requirements.
• Review work orders for completeness and maintain a prioritized backlog.
• Conduct field walk-downs to define scope, labor, materials, tools, and constraints.
• Develop detailed job plans including scope, steps, labor, parts, tools, and drawings.
• Prepare complete job packages and ensure Ready-to-Work status before scheduling.
• Provide labor estimates and craft requirements for scheduling.
• Identify stock and non-stock material needs and improve BOMs.
• Maintain 2–3 week planning horizon and lead planning meetings.
• Collect feedback and continuously improve plans, PMs, estimates, and BOMs.
• Support reliability initiatives and shutdown planning, and update CMMS data.

Skills

Safety planning

Written & verbal communication

Analytical problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Independence

Project management aptitude

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering / industrial technology or related field

Tools

Maximo CMMS

Microsoft Office / Projects

Job description

New-Indy Containerboard LLC in Oxnard, CA seeks a Maintenance Planner to safely and efficiently plan maintenance work. You will embed safety into every plan, define scope with field walk-downs, and develop detailed job packages to reach Ready-to-Work status.

Strong communication and analytical skills are essential to coordinate materials, labor, and tools while maintaining CMMS data quality. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field and 4+ years in heavy industrial