Machine Maintenance Planner

Advanced Technology Services; Jonesville (SC); On-site; USD 78,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401k with employer matching

PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Advanced Technology Services is seeking a disciplined Maintenance Scheduler/Planner to optimize site work execution in a US manufacturing setting. The role focuses on planning, prioritizing, and coordinating maintenance activities to maximize labor efficiency and equipment readiness.

The ideal candidate has a technical degree with maintenance planning experience or hands-on repair background, strong safety awareness, and proficient use of CMMS and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree required in a technical field with 1 year of maintenance scheduling / planning experience and/or 3 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

Responsibilities

• Promotes and adheres to ATS Beyond Zero Safety culture
• Primary focus on site level Work Execution Management processes
• Perform daily sync with supervisors/Crew Leads to validate incoming work requests
• Evaluates non-emergency work requests, develops scope of work, and inspects job location to determine job requirements
• Estimates labor hours, skills, 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
• Maintains a planned and organized ready work order backlog at or above 4 weeks of crew available capacity
• Conducts weekly 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 that utilize 100% of the available technician labor hours for upcoming week
• Employs the cycle of continuous improvement process to create/update reusable Job Plans with technician feedback
• Trains site employees on CMMS and ensures that it is working with integrity and is being utilized
• Responsible for maintaining the integrity of equipment data (Bill of Materials) in CMMS

Skills

Maintenance scheduling

Industrial manufacturing environment

Electrical/mechanical aptitude

MS Office

Verbal communication

Relationship building

Education

Associate degree in technical field

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

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.

Fundada en 1985, ATS es una empresa con presencia en los Estados Unidos, México y el Reino Unido. Somos profesionales en mantenimiento industrial y hacemos que las fábricas funcionen mejor.

Principal Duties/Responsibilities:

• Promotes and adheres to ATS Beyond Zero Safety culture
• Primary focus on site level Work Execution Management processes
• Perform daily sync with supervisors/Crew Leads to validate incoming work requests
• Evaluates non-emergency work requests, develops scope of work, and inspects job location to determine job requirements.
• Estimates labor hours, skills, 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 a planned and organized ready work order backlog at or above 4 weeks of crew available capacity.
• Conducts weekly 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 that utilize 100% of the available technician labor hours for upcoming week.
• Employs the cycle of continuous improvement process to create/update reusable Job Plans with technician feedback.
• Trains site employees on CMMS and ensures that it is working with integrity and is being utilized.
• Responsible for maintaining the integrity of equipment data (Bill of Materials) in CMMS

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs), & Competencies:

Essential KSAs:

• Associate Degree required in a technical field with 1 year of maintenance scheduling / planning experience and/or 3 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

Desirable KSAs:

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

Competencies:

• Safety Leadership
• Drive & Motivation
• Interpersonal Skills
• Task Management
• Strategic Skills
• Customer Focus

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands/fingers to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb, ascend/descend or balance to heights that may require a ladder or lift; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl in confined spaces; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. The employee is regularly required to use close vision and color vision. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. Work is typically performed in a factory environment and is usually very loud. In the factory environment, the employee may be exposed to hazardous materials and/or greasy or slippery factory floors.

ATS believes in fair and equitable pay. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. We also offer market leading benefit programs including Medical, Dental and Vision plans, PTO, a 401k retirement plans with employer matching, tuition reimbursement, and more.

Pay Range

$77,896.15—$99,622.27 USD

ATS is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment to all applicants and employees without regard to age, color, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or other legally protected status. Review the privacy policy here.

ATS se compromete a brindar igualdad de oportunidades de empleo en todos los aspectos del empleo a todos los solicitantes y empleados, independientemente de su edad, color, raza, religión, sexo (incluido el embarazo, identidad de género y orientación sexual), origen nacional, discapacidad, estatus de veterano, información genética u otro estatus legalmente protegido. Revisión de la política de privacidad aquí here.