Preventative Maintenance Planner

**Unsolicited resumes or outreach from staffing agencies and recruiters will not be accepted.

Who We Are and What We Do

GNS America was established in 2009. Our core business is in conventional stamping, hot stamping, welding, and assembly. Our tool and die capability offer simulation and full design and build activities.

Hot and Conventional Stamping

GNS offers a complete range of stamping equipment. Our stamping facilities can cater to any required automotive and industrial stamping requirements. In our automotive operations, we have a full range of stamping capabilities in the 100 ton to 800 ton range, in multiple locations. Our stamping capabilities span a variety of metals.

Laser Cutting

GNS is a recognized leader in the use of laser technologies, GNS utilizes multi-axis laser cutting technology. Our multi-axis lasers are used for both prototyping and our large volume production for the automotive industry. In addition to cutting flat metal, GNS provides trimming and hole piercing services for three-dimensional parts. Our lasers have the versatility to cut a variety of metals with varying thickness and degrees of complexity.

Welding

At GNS, we use spot welding in the welding of Ultra High Strength Steel and Press Hardening parts. Our welding and assembly cells are highly automated. We use automated robots to perform several of the most complex and precise operations inside the welding cells to achieve maximum cost reduction and ensure we produce the highest quality products for our customers.

Position Summary

The Preventive Maintenance (PM) Planner is responsible for developing, coordinating, and optimizing preventive and predictive maintenance activities to improve equipment reliability, extend asset life, and minimize unplanned downtime. This role works closely with maintenance, operations, engineering, and safety teams to ensure maintenance tasks are planned, scheduled, and executed efficiently and in alignment with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Scheduling

• Develop and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance plans for all critical equipment and systems.
• Create detailed work orders, job plans, and task lists that include labor requirements, materials, tools, equipment, and safety precautions.
• Schedule maintenance activities in coordination with operations to minimize disruption to production or facility operations.
• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date PM schedule in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Analyze equipment performance data, failure history, and maintenance records to improve PM strategies.
• Identify opportunities to reduce downtime and increase asset reliability through improved PM routines and predictive technologies.
• Review and refine maintenance procedures and frequency based on reliability analysis and feedback from technicians.
• Collaborate with maintenance supervisors, technicians, engineering, and production teams to ensure clear work execution strategies.
• Communicate schedule changes, equipment downtime requirements, and maintenance priorities to stakeholders.
• Participate in daily/weekly planning meetings to align maintenance tasks with operational needs.
• Coordinate with the storeroom or procurement team to ensure parts, materials, and tools are available before scheduled work begins.
• Forecast long-lead or critical spare parts requirements.
• Assist in managing contractor services for specialized maintenance tasks.
• Maintain accurate asset records, PM procedures, and maintenance documentation within the CMMS.
• Ensure all planned maintenance activities comply with safety standards, regulatory requirements, and internal quality control procedures.
• Support audits, inspections, and compliance initiatives through accurate reporting and documentation.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education & Experience

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Maintenance Management, Industrial Technology, or a related field (preferred).
• 3+ years of maintenance planning, scheduling, or related maintenance experience.
• Experience using CMMS systems (e.g., SAP PM, Maximo, Infor EAM, eMaint, Fiix, etc.).
• Familiarity with reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), predictive maintenance technologies, or lean maintenance methodologies is a plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong technical knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and industrial equipment.
• Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills.
• Solid understanding of maintenance workflows and best practices.
• Ability to read technical drawings, equipment manuals, and schematics.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret equipment data and maintenance metrics.
• Proficiency in MS Office and maintenance software tools.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• PM schedule compliance
• Reduction in unplanned downtime
• Work order quality and accuracy
• MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) improvements
• Cost effectiveness of maintenance activities
• Spare parts availability rate

KEY METRICS

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and/or government regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedural instructions. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plan and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Computer Skills

Ability to use a personal computer with knowledge of Microsoft Office applications most notably Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Ability to use main business information system (PLEX experience is preferred), and Internet based services. Proficiency with AutoCAD.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that the employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The Company will meet all legal obligations related to reasonable accommodation.

While performing the duties of this job, regularly required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel object, tools, or controls, reach with hands or arms, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move 10 pounds, and occasionally up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The Company will meet all legal obligations related to reasonable accommodation.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet but can be loud at times.

GNS North America is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

**Unsolicited resumes or outreach from staffing agencies and recruiters will not be accepted.