JO-2505-552514
Maintenance Manager
Sligo
Permanent
NEW ROLE: Maintenance Manager required for expanding biotech site in Sligo town. The successful candidate will have prior experience in managing all aspects of a maintenance team in a GMP environment.
Get in touch with me for further information : Deirdre Murphy on 01 614 6178 / 087 180 4358 or deirdre.murphy@cpl.ie
Role
· Lead and manage the maintenance engineering team.
· Work with Site Production Scheduler to plan appropriate timeslots access to equipment, facilities and utilities for maintenance, keeping maintenance down time to the minimum.
· Work with QC Manager to plan appropriate timeslots access to QC Lab equipment, facilities and utilities for maintenance, keeping maintenance down time to the minimum.
· Implement team workload planner to track and ensure visibility to maintenance schedule, balancing workload amongst all team members.
· Ensure that all equipment, utilities and facilities are maintained within their due dates.
· Assign and prioritise workload for maintenance engineers as well as contingent workers to maintain equipment in validated state to support production schedule.
· Manage leading metrics, taking action immediately.
· Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs for all GMP critical assets (e.g., HVAC, WFI, Clean Steam, autoclaves, reactors).
· Ensure all maintenance activities are executed in compliance with EU GMP, EHS, and other regulatory standards.
· Support regulatory inspections (HPRA, EMA, FDA) and internal audits; lead investigations and CAPA implementation related to maintenance.
· Prepare and manage departmental budgets and KPIs for maintenance performance.
· Lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement projects to optimise equipment reliability and uptime.
· Support the introduction of new equipment or technology through FAT/SAT/commissioning and validation phases.
Requirements
· Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or related field).
· Min 5 years’ experience in maintenance management, including people management
· Experience of GMP-regulated pharmaceutical or biotech environment preferred
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