12337 – Maintenance Planner / Scheduler – Cork Contractor

Purpose: 

The Maintenance Planner will be responsible for planning, scheduling and coordinating routine and non-routine maintenance activities within the site Utilities Dept. Working closely with Operations, the Maintenance Planner will form part of the overall site goal of maximizing asset performance.

Responsibilities: 

• Responsible and accountable for the safe accomplishment of daily activities within the maintenance department, whilst following all statutory, environmental, regulatory (cGMP), corporate site and department practices and procedures.
• Ensures compliance by ensuring that the required maintenance (quality, ehs and statutory) works are completed as per required dates.
• Prepare the weekly maintenance schedule as required from the site CMMS system.
• Ensure that required materials required for all scheduled works are available.
• Arrange and organize any specialized aids such as scaffolding, SME resource etc required to assist with the execution of the planned schedule.
• Engages with production to ensure that the required time to execute maintenance is built into the production schedules.
• Delivers analysis of the weekly KPIs for the dept.
• Lead and chair weekly schedule review meetings where weekly KPIs are reviewed and action plans as appropriate are put in place.
• Maintain a 6 week look ahead plan.
• Ensure that the backlog is maintained to an acceptable standard and all follow on work orders are scheduled in for completion.
• Managing technical documentation, such that all relevant vendor documentation is available to Department.
• Developing maintenance procedures and equipment files. Assisting with generation, review and revision of maintenance documentation as necessary.
• Assisting in the management of maintenance contracts and contractors.
• Assisting in the selection of appropriate spare parts to ensure maximum availability of equipment.
• Ensuring completion of all documentation in compliance with site procedures and GDP.
• Supporting investigation and resolution of problems.
• Participating in Cross-Functional teams as necessary.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Trades qualified, or have a Diploma or Degree in Engineering or an equivalent technical discipline.
• 3+ Years working in a similar role in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Scientific or technical qualification in either mechanical, electrical, instrumentation & controls, utilities engineering.
• Maintenance experience within a GMP regulated environment.
• Experience of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Experience of SAP.
• Supervisory experience.