Associate Maintenance Planner

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.

Principal Duties /

• 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.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs), &

Essential

Desirable