Maintenance Planner
Listed on 2026-07-25
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Manufacturing / Production
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Manufacturing & Industrial Operations, Industrial Maintenance, Operations Management
Posted Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Join the California Dairies, Inc. (CDI) team, a farmer-owned cooperative dedicated to sustainably producing the highest quality dairy products while fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. CDI products are delivered locally and around the world. Situated in Stanislaus County, our Turlock South manufacturing plant specializes in the production of butter and milk powder. We encourage you to be part of our team that is shaping the future of dairy, right from the heart of California!
Our commitment to CDI employees:
We believe in valuing our team with a total rewards package that goes beyond the basics. You'll find we offer
competitive pay
and
incentive programs
designed to recognize and reward your contributions.
Competitive medical,dental, and vision benefits
,
generous paid time off, sick days & holidays
,
retirement plans
designed to secure your future. We don't stop there. We've also cultivated a variety of valuable programs focused on your
personal well-being and professional growth
, ensuring you have the support you need to both inside and outside of work.
Job Summary
The Maintenance Planner will work cross functionally with the planning department to organize and schedule preventive maintenance items on plant equipment. They will ensure parts are inhouse and ready when needed. In addition, they will work closely with the maintenance team to order parts and manage inventories.
Essential Functions
- Responsible for developing and managing the maintenance schedules for the factory.
- Reviews weekly PM schedule and kits consumable parts for next day.
- Directs the repair, maintenance, and modification of plant equipment.
- Manage parts ordering and kits for upcoming maintenance projects.
- Manage the parts inventory system. This includes entering or supervising the entry of all parts transactions such as purchase orders, issues, returns, and inventory adjustments. This also includes managing blocked invoices.
- Maintain accurate inventory records and perform or manage periodic cycle counts and physical inventories. Provide management with the required reports.
- Structures the catalog of critical spare parts required for PM plans and adds them to their corresponding machines.
- Work with maintenance group and vendors to ensure necessary parts are on hand while minimizing overall inventory value.
- Help develop and maintain procedures for parts and work orders and ensure the plant compliance with these procedures.
- Manage the work order system. This includes entering or supervising the entry of all work order transactions and providing the required reports to management and maintenance.
- Review inventories and analyzes relationship to the production plan.
- Communicate all schedule changes timely and effectively.
- Support and enforce SQF / QA, GMP, Safety policies and procedures, and production needs. “Food Safety and Quality” are the responsibilities of this position.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must work in a safe and efficient manner and follow all safety procedures including the use of safety equipment.
- Must be able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
- Must have the ability to troubleshoot problems and be persistent until a solution is found.
- Must be willing to ask for assistance when the process, goals or objectives are unclear.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of employees and subject matter experts.
- Strong analytical, project and product management skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret business needs and translate them into operational requirements.
- Must demonstrate good judgement when carrying out duties as assigned.
Education and/or Experience
- Minimum 3 years of experience in managing…
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