Asset Reliability Planning Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Shape the maintenance plan that keeps production moving

Imagine starting your week with a clear view of the assets that need attention, a prioritized Ready Backlog at or above 80%, and every technician hour already mapped to the highest-impact work. As our Asset Reliability Planning Specialist, you turn non-emergency work requests into executable plans that drive uptime, safety, and efficiency.

What you’ll do

• Assess non-urgent work requests, define precise scopes, and visit the job site to confirm requirements before planning begins.
• Estimate labor hours, skill sets, parts, materials, equipment, and special tools to deliver proactive jobs safely and efficiently.
• Collect and validate technical references—drawings, schematics, specs, spare parts lists—from equipment histories, OEM manuals, and the Knowledgebase; confirm parts availability ahead of scheduling.
• Secure special tools and auxiliary equipment when needed to ensure flawless execution.
• Maintain an organized, prioritized backlog, planning the next-highest-value jobs and sustaining the Ready Backlog at or above 80%.
• Continuously refine Job Plans for accuracy and effectiveness through a disciplined review and improvement process.
• Lead weekly planning and scheduling meetings with Production to align priorities, communicate progress, and adjust when operations shift.
• Publish a Weekly Technician Schedule that blends priority planned work with preventative maintenance and utilizes 100% of available technician labor hours.
• Use maintenance metrics to review and improve planning and scheduling effectiveness.
• Keep records and files that enable meaningful analysis and reporting of maintenance activities.
• Train site employees on the CMMS, ensuring data integrity and full adoption.

What you bring

• Associate Degree in a technical field (required) with 1–3 years of maintenance scheduling/planning experience and/or 5–10 years as a machine repair technician, or an equivalent combination.
• Experience in an industrial manufacturing setting; strong electrical/mechanical aptitude.
• Computer fluency with maintenance systems and applications, including Microsoft Office.
• Outstanding verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation abilities.
• Proven relationship-building skills with cross-functional partners.

Preferred

• Interest in developing leadership capabilities.
• Background in job plan creation, scheduling, and work execution.
• Project management and capital project experience.
• CMRP, Green Belt, or STS certification.

Core competencies

• Drive & Motivation
• Interpersonal Skills
• Task Management
• Strategic Skills
• Customer Focus

Physical demands and working conditions

• Regularly stand, walk, use hands/fingers, reach with hands/arms, climb/ascend/descend or balance (may require a ladder or lift), stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl in confined spaces, and talk/hear; occasionally sit.
• Occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds.
• Regularly use close and color vision.
• Occasional exposure to outside weather and risk of electrical shock.
• Factory environment that is usually very loud, with potential exposure to hazardous materials and/or greasy or slippery floors.

Compensation and benefits

We believe in fair and equitable pay. Actual pay may land within, above, or below the range based on factors such as education, training, experience, professional achievement, business needs, and location. Our market-leading benefits include Medical, Dental, and Vision plans; PTO; a 401k retirement plan with employer matching; tuition reimbursement; and more.

Pay Range
$93,475.37 - $119,546.72

Equal Employment Opportunity

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