Maintenance Planner/Scheduler — Plan, Prioritize & Optimize

advancedtechnologyservices; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 74,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision plans

PTO

401k with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

ATS is a leading industrial maintenance company seeking a skilled Maintenance Scheduler/Planner to optimize job planning and scheduling in a factory setting. You will evaluate requests, estimate resources, collect documentation, and ensure availability of parts and tools for timely completion.

You will lead weekly planning meetings, create technician schedules, and drive continuous improvement of job plans and KMMS usage, ensuring accurate records and efficient maintenance execution.

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

Industrial manufacturing

Electrical/mechanical aptitude

MS Office proficiency

Verbal communication

Relationship building

Education

Associate Degree in technical field

CMRP certification

Green Belt certification

STS certification

Job description

ATS is a leading industrial maintenance company seeking a skilled Maintenance Scheduler/Planner to optimize job planning and scheduling in a factory setting. You will evaluate requests, estimate resources, collect documentation, and ensure availability of parts and tools for timely completion.

You will lead weekly planning meetings, create technician schedules, and drive continuous improvement of job plans and KMMS usage, ensuring accurate records and efficient maintenance execution.