Maintenance Planner

About the role

ATS is seeking a Maintenance Planner to support its industrial facilities across the United States, Mexico and the United Kingdom. The role focuses on evaluating work requests, developing detailed scopes, and ensuring that preventive and corrective maintenance tasks are scheduled efficiently and safely.

Key responsibilities

• Evaluate non‑emergency work requests, develop scopes of work and inspect job locations.
• Estimate labor hours, skillsets, parts, materials, equipment and special tools required for each job.
• Gather technical documentation (drawings, schematics, OEM manuals) and verify part availability before scheduling.
• Maintain a prioritized work‑order backlog, keeping the Ready Backlog at or above 80%.
• Conduct weekly planning meetings with Production to set priorities and communicate status.
• Create weekly technician schedules that fully utilize available labor hours.
• Continuously improve job plans and update maintenance metrics.
• Train site employees on the CMMS and ensure data integrity.

Required profile

• Associate degree in a technical field.
• 1‑3 years of maintenance planning/scheduling experience or 5‑10 years as a machine repair technician.
• Familiarity with industrial manufacturing environments and electrical/mechanical systems.
• Strong verbal communication and relationship‑building skills.

Required skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

What we offer

• Opportunity to work in a global industrial maintenance company.
• Professional development and potential leadership pathways.