Maintenance Planner Scheduler

Advanced Technology Services•Augusta, AR

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About The Position

ATS is an industrial maintenance company founded in 1985, with a presence in the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. The Maintenance Planner Scheduler plans and schedules proactive maintenance work in a factory environment. The role evaluates non-emergency requests, defines job scope and requirements, ensures parts and equipment are available, maintains a prioritized work order backlog, and works with Production to plan technician workloads. It also supports continuous improvement, maintenance reporting, and the effective use of the computer maintenance management system (CMMS).

Requirements

Associate degree in a technical field and 1–3 years of maintenance scheduling/planning experience, and/or 5–10 years as a machine repair technician, or an equivalent combination of both.
Familiarity with an industrial manufacturing environment.
Electrical and 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.
CMRP certification.
Green Belt certification.
STS certification.

Responsibilities

Evaluate non-emergency work requests, develop scopes of work, and inspect job locations to determine job requirements.
Estimate labor hours, skillsets, parts, materials, equipment, and special tools needed to complete proactive jobs safely and efficiently.
Gather technical documentation, including drawings, schematics, specifications, and spare-parts lists, from equipment histories, OEM manuals, and the Knowledgebase system.
Verify parts availability before scheduling jobs and arrange special tools and auxiliary equipment when required.
Maintain an organized, prioritized work order backlog and keep the Ready Backlog at or above 80%.
Use continuous improvement to update job plans for accuracy and effectiveness.
Conduct weekly planning and scheduling meetings with Production to set work order priorities, communicate status, and adjust planned maintenance activities as needed.
Create a weekly technician schedule that includes priority planned jobs and preventative maintenance tasks and utilizes 100% of available technician labor hours.
Improve work order planning and scheduling effectiveness by reviewing processes and maintenance metrics.
Maintain records and files needed for analysis and reporting of maintenance-related matters.
Train site employees on CMMS and ensure the system is used and maintained with integrity.