Industrial Maintenance Planning Specialist

Advanced Technology Services; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 81,790 - 104,603; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Advanced Technology Services (ATS) seeks an experienced planner/ scheduler to optimize maintenance activities. The role requires coordinating demand, prioritizing work orders, and ensuring 100% utilization of technician hours in a dynamic manufacturing setting.

Ideal candidates bring an associate degree and 1–3 years in scheduling or 5–10 years in machine repair, with strong MS Office and CMMS knowledge. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills are essential for successful

Qualifications

• 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
• 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

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. Arrange 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 and maintains the Ready Backlog at or above 80%.
• 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, communicate work order status and alter planned maintenance activities if necessary.
• Creates a Weekly Technician Schedule that includes priority planned jobs and preventative maintenance tasks that utilize 100% of the available technician labor hours.
• Improves work order planning and scheduling effectiveness through the review process and use of the 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.

Skills

Maintenance scheduling

Planning experience

Machine repair

Electrical aptitude

Mechanical aptitude

MS Office proficiency

Verbal communication

Relationship building

Education

Associate Degree in technical field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Advanced Technology Services (ATS) seeks an experienced planner/ scheduler to optimize maintenance activities. The role requires coordinating demand, prioritizing work orders, and ensuring 100% utilization of technician hours in a dynamic manufacturing setting.

Ideal candidates bring an associate degree and 1–3 years in scheduling or 5–10 years in machine repair, with strong MS Office and CMMS knowledge. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills are essential for successful