Reducing Downtime by 63% for Snack Food Manufacturer
From breakdowns to breakthroughs with comprehensive maintenance
Real results, real impact
Unplanned downtime reduction
Downtime cut by 63%, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
Completion rate
Preventive maintenance completion rates increased to over 85%.
Retention rate
The rate of maintenance worker retention rose to 96%.
Breakdowns turned into breakthroughs
A leading snack food manufacturer was struggling with reliability at its flagship facility due to frequent equipment breakdowns and unplanned downtime. A shortage of skilled maintenance technicians and high staff turnover caused routine maintenance to fall behind. To address these challenges, the company partnered with Advanced Technology Services, Inc. (ATS) to deploy a comprehensive maintenance program, transforming the site into a model for best-in-class operations.
Equipment breakdowns
Unplanned downtime
High employee turnover
A turnkey maintenance approach
The partnership and implementation of comprehensive maintenance brought the following to the manufacturer’s facility:
Leadership & technical workforce
Multi-craft technicians, skilled maintenance leadership and experienced engineers
Work execution management
Consistent and reliable service quality that improves communication and culture
R360® Machine Health Monitoring
The latest predictive technologies to boost factory maintenance, technician and production efficiency
R360® Technology Center
Condition monitoring expertise and tools to proactively manage machine health
eFactory Pro CMMS and business intelligence
Advanced technology to streamline planning, tracking and optimizing maintenance activities
SkillPoint™ technical training
Ongoing internal training in advanced CNC/PLC, electronic, mechanical, robotics and more
Make the move, transform your maintenance program
Restoring reliability through maintenance
ATS’s comprehensive maintenance solution enabled the manufacturer to make the shift from reactive to proactive maintenance, stabilizing operations and improving reliability. Through the data-driven strategy and upskilled maintenance team, supported by ATS’s SkillPoint™ Technical Training Program, the partnership delivered measurable, long-term impact.
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Proactive maintenance
From reactive to reliable: Transitioned from run-to-failure to a predictive, data-driven approach.
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Skilled workforce
Built to last: ATS talent, combined with targeted training, stabilized and has continued to grow the maintenance team.
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Operational impact
Results that matter: The maintenance team improved uptime, reduced breakdowns, and established a maintenance strategy for reliability.
“ATS has the knowledge, processes and recruiting expertise to find top-level talent. When a critical machine is down, ATS is there, no matter what time of day. This team is committed.”– Chief operating officer
Results that matter
By addressing their core challenges head-on, we enabled the plant to achieve:
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