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Job Title: Reliability PlannerPrimary Responsibility: The role of the Reliability Planner is to improve asset availability and reliability by anticipating and eliminating potential downtime through planning and coordination of labor, parts/materials and equipment access on a daily, weekly, monthly, and annual basis for assigned region. S/he leads reliability engineering planning, leads asset condition monitoring, optimizes asset reliability through maintenance data analysis, and supports Maintenance Excellence initiatives across the region. This position provides support for maintenance management programs, metric reporting, training, and performs data collection, data analysis, program audits, and supports implementation of maintenance and reliability improvement plans. She/he leads the reporting and analysis of predictive maintenance (PdM) and reliability centered maintenance (RCM) processes that report asset health to proactively identify issues prior to failure, and monitors assets within across the region to ensure continuous improvement. Assists regional leadership with development of site specific Capital Expense planning leveraging EAM system to identify Bad Actors, Life Cycle Costing, and End of Useful Life.What You'll Do:Plan and schedule maintenance activities across region for assigned sites, with an emphasis on weekly, monthly, and yearly planningEvaluates the needs for replacements parts and critical spare parts inventories for assigned sites and supports the identification of optimal stock levels, min/max levels and obsolete partsWorking with Engineering & Maintenance Managers (EMM), coordinate, review, and improve the Engineering & Maintenance Reliability scoreMaintains a working schedule of on/off days, and non-operating days to maximize equipment availability of available technician labor hours and tracks technician utilizationEnsures technician available labor hours are 100% scheduledMaintains appropriate records, ensures data integrity to permit meaningful analysis, tracks KPI's as identified, identifies / performs analysis for improvement, collaborates with SMEs to identify critical failure modes, develops PMs / PdMs to mitigate risks, and generates facility and district maintenance performance reportsReviews all work order feedback and updates PMs accordinglyResponsible for creating and maintaining comprehensive Preventive Maintenance (PM) plans in the CMMS and ensures all PM routines are consistently reviewed and improved uponDevelop measurements for tracking the success and timeliness of maintenance activities such as PM work order completion rates, Planned/Scheduled work order completion rates, etc.Support parts and vendor setup in CMMSWork directly with outside contractors/partners on providing PMs service to relevant equipment.Collaborates with cross-functional teams to enhance equipment reliability through acting as administrator for PdM and Condition Monitoring programs, supporting Maintenance Diagnostics, leading the Bad Actor program, driving Comparative Analysis, facilitating PM Optimizations, tracking Tactical Improvement Plans, and proactively identifying potential equipment failuresResponsible for developing and maintaining an updated library of OEM manualsEnsure Equipment setup/deactivation, task lists, and site maintenance plansPerforms data mining, statistical analysis, predictive modeling, and explanatory analysis to identify risks and issues with asset reliability and develops actionable recommendationsTrain associates on proper usage of CMMS system and Reliability MaintenanceAssist EMM with tracking of technician training and developmentOther duties as requiredWhat Experience and Education You Need :Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field and one year experience or High school diploma / GED and three years' experience facilities maintenance support experienceExperience in leading improvement efforts in reliability and predictive/preventive maintenanceExperience in data analytics and reliability centered maintenance preferredIntermediate level of proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Business Analytics ToolsExcellent written and oral communication skillsExperience with CMMS, SAP or Oracle preferredFull understanding of Preventative Maintenance ProgramsWhat Could Set You Apart:Have industrial maintenance background which may include hydraulics, electrical, building maintenance, industrial ammonia refrigeration system, and basic troubleshooting skillsAbility to interpret and analyze dataAbility to fully leverage a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)Knowledge of principles involved in Preventative/Predictive MaintenanceStrong customer service orientationAbility to travel 20%+ as requiredPhysical Requirements :The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.Requires the ability to sit for long periods of time, with frequent interruptionsRequires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching, or bendingRequires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office workTalking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned tasksMay require travel by automobile and airplaneMay require visiting facility operations in temperatures at or below freezingMay carry loads related to travel and occasionally lifts, carries, positions, or moves objects weighing up to 20 poundsRequires the use of various electronic toolsOccasionally works evenings or weekends in order to complete objectives or to attend meetingsRequires the ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions: must partner with colleagues without exhibiting behavioral extremesRequires the performance of work activities including reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to constructive feedback from executive managementWork EnvironmentThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.What We Offer :Our associates know the answer to the question What's in it for me We offer best-in-class benefit programs and continuously work with our associates to ensure that our offerings meet the needs of their health and financial well-being. When you join Americold you join a values-oriented company with a clear mission. We help our customers feed the world.Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and complies with applicable employment laws.EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.