Remote Fleet Maintenance Planner | Uptime & Recalls

Gatik AI; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Gatik AI is seeking a Maintenance Planner to drive operational excellence, vehicle reliability, and fleet readiness across commercial and R&D operations. You will lead maintenance prioritization, recall campaigns, and vehicle logistics, reporting to the Director of Fleet and Maintenance Strategy and partnering with commercial, R&D, and transport vendor teams to maximize uptime.

This role is remote with travel to sites across North America; you will ensure quality control through WO auditing

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.
• Familiarity with Samsara is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Set and communicate truck repair priorities for commercial and R&D teams.
• Balance competing operational demands to maximize fleet uptime.
• Optimize base vehicle repair and maintenance scheduling with AV maintenance scheduling and upfits to minimize vehicle downtime.
• Coordinate factory recalls and campaign service initiatives across the entire fleet, authorizing and approving campaigns to ensure regulatory compliance and vehicle safety.
• Coordinate truck moves across manufacturers, build sites, up-fitters, and operational markets, maintaining alignment between transport vendors, regional hubs, and internal stakeholders.
• Schedule maintenance, campaigns, recalls, and updates against bay capacity, specialized tooling, and technician availability.
• Audit completed Work Orders (WOs) for compliance with WO Hygiene and Standards policy, providing feedback to continuous improvement workflows.
• Ensure diagnostic logs, fault codes (DTCs), sensor calibration verifications, and post-repair functional test sign-offs are logged in accordance with DOT, FMCSA, and company policy.

Skills

Fleet management

Logistics coordination

Vendor management

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

Samsara

Maintenance management software

Campaign management tools

Job description

Gatik AI is seeking a Maintenance Planner to drive operational excellence, vehicle reliability, and fleet readiness across commercial and R&D operations. You will lead maintenance prioritization, recall campaigns, and vehicle logistics, reporting to the Director of Fleet and Maintenance Strategy and partnering with commercial, R&D, and transport vendor teams to maximize uptime.

This role is remote with travel to sites across North America; you will ensure quality control through WO auditing