Remote Fleet Maintenance Planner - Uptime & Compliance

Gatik; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Gatik is seeking a Maintenance Planner to uphold fleet reliability and operational readiness across commercial and R&D operations. You will lead maintenance prioritization, recalls, and vehicle logistics, reporting to the Director of Fleet and Maintenance Strategy. The role is remote with travel to sites across North America.

You will coordinate with commercial, R&D, and transport vendor teams to maximize uptime while maintaining strict quality control through WO auditing and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years in fleet management, logistics, maintenance coordination, or heavy vehicle operations.
• Experience with DOT and FMCSA inspection requirements is a plus.
• Strong understanding of fleet maintenance management systems and Work Order workflows.
• Experience coordinating campaigns and recalls across a fleet.

Responsibilities

• Set and communicate repair priorities based on schedules and requirements for commercial and R&D teams.
• Balance competing operational demands to maximize fleet uptime.
• Optimize maintenance scheduling with AV maintenance and upfits to minimize downtime.
• Coordinate recalls and campaigns to ensure regulatory compliance and safety.
• Coordinate moves across manufacturers, build sites, up-fitters, and hubs with vendors and stakeholders.
• Schedule maintenance and updates against bay capacity and technician availability.
• Audit work orders for compliance and support continuous improvement.
• Ensure diagnostics and post-repair tests are logged per policy.

Skills

Fleet management

Logistics coordination

Maintenance coordination

DOT/FMCSA knowledge

Cross-functional communication

Tools

Samsara

Job description

Gatik is seeking a Maintenance Planner to uphold fleet reliability and operational readiness across commercial and R&D operations. You will lead maintenance prioritization, recalls, and vehicle logistics, reporting to the Director of Fleet and Maintenance Strategy. The role is remote with travel to sites across North America.

You will coordinate with commercial, R&D, and transport vendor teams to maximize uptime while maintaining strict quality control through WO auditing and safety compliance.