Maintenance Planner​/Scheduler

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) is seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to support the reliability, safety, and regulatory compliance of the Agency’s critical infrastructure assets. This role is ideal for a proactive professional with strong experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, and Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) administration who thrives in a highly coordinated, operations-focused environment.

As part of the Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority team, you will play a key role in developing and implementing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies that optimize asset performance and resource utilization. Working closely with managers, supervisors, operations staff, and external contractors, you will define scopes of work, build job plans, ensure materials and resources are available, and develop short- and long-term maintenance schedules.

You will also analyze maintenance data, generate performance reports, and support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and improve overall efficiency. This position offers a meaningful opportunity to contribute to essential public services by strengthening maintenance execution, supporting operational excellence, and extending the lifecycle of vital Agency assets.

Graduation from high school or GED equivalent, and at least five years of progressive responsible experience in the design, installation, maintenance and repair of complex water and wastewater facilities and systems; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in business or public administration, life sciences, engineering or a closely related field is highly desirable.

Experience working in a public agency or regulated environment is preferred.

A valid California Class C driver’s license and the ability to maintain insurability under the Agency’s vehicle insurance program.

Within 12 months of appointment and during the course of employment obtain and maintain the following:

• CPR and First Aid Certification
• Forklift Certification (in some assignments, the incumbent must possess and maintain the following)

Within 12 months of hire or promotion complete coursework on:

• Maintenance Planning and Scheduling (due to variety of sources available for this training, supervisor approval on coursework is required before beginning training/program.)

Within 12 months of hire or promotion obtain one of the following:

• Certified Maintenance Reliability Technician (CMRT) Certification
• Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional (CMRP) Certification
• Certified Reliability Leader (CRL) Certification

• Experience planning and scheduling preventive and corrective maintenance in industrial or utility environments (e.g., wastewater, recycled water, solid waste, composting, power, or manufacturing), including development of weekly, monthly, and long-range maintenance schedules and management of backlogs, priorities, and emergent work.
• Hands‑on experience using a CMMS/EAM (such as SAP, Maximo, Cityworks, Infor, or similar) to create and maintain job plans, asset hierarchies, preventive maintenance programs, maintenance history, labor tracking, and performance reports.
• Working knowledge of industrial mechanical and electrical equipment—including pumps, conveyors, screens, blowers, motors, gearboxes, VFDs, and related process equipment—enabling accurate scoping, sequencing, and coordination of maintenance work with technicians and operations staff.
• Ability to apply reliability and asset management concepts, such as failure modes, equipment criticality, and root cause analysis, to improve preventive maintenance strategies, equipment uptime, and lifecycle performance in a regulated public agency environment.
• Strong coordination, communication, and organizational skills to work effectively across operations, maintenance, vendors, and management, including coordinating contractors,…