Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

Advanced Technology Services • Yountville, CA

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About The Position

Founded in 1985, ATS is a company with a presence in the United States, Mexico and the United Kingdom. We are professionals in Industrial Maintenance and we make factories run better. The position involves evaluating non-emergency work requests, developing scopes of work, and inspecting job locations to determine job requirements. The role requires estimating labor hours, skillsets, parts, materials, equipment, and special tools required to complete proactive jobs safely and efficiently. The candidate will maintain an organized work order backlog, conduct planning meetings, create technician schedules, and improve work order planning effectiveness.

Requirements

• Associate Degree required in a technical field with 1-3 years of maintenance scheduling/planning experience and/or 5-10 years as a machine repair technician, or equivalent combination of both.
• Familiar with industrial manufacturing environment.
• Electrical/mechanical aptitude.
• Proficiency with computers, maintenance systems, and applications including Microsoft Office.
• Excellent verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to build and maintain positive, professional relationships.

Nice To Haves

• Desire to develop leadership attributes.
• Experience in job plan development, job scheduling, and work execution.
• Project management and capital project experience preferred.
• CMRP certification.
• Green Belt certification.
• STS certification.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates non-emergency work requests, develops scope of work, and inspects job location to determine job requirements.
• Estimates labor hours, skillsets, parts, materials, equipment and special tools required to complete proactive jobs in a safe and efficient manner.
• Gathers relevant technical documentation such as drawings, schematics, specifications, spare parts lists from equipment histories, OEM manuals and the Knowledgebase system.
• Verifies the availability of parts prior to scheduling the job.
• Arranges for special tools and auxiliary equipment when required.
• Maintains an organized and prioritized work order backlog to determine the next highest priority jobs to be planned next.
• Employs the continuous improvement process to update Job Plans for accuracy and effectiveness.
• Conducts weekly planning & scheduling meetings with Production to determine work order priorities.
• Creates a Weekly Technician Schedule that includes priority planned jobs and preventative maintenance tasks.
• Improves work order planning and scheduling effectiveness through the review process and use of maintenance metrics.
• Maintains records and files essential to meaningful analysis and reporting of maintenance related matters.
• Trains site employees on CMMS and ensures that it is working with integrity and is being utilized.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees