Maintenance Planner / Scheduler
On behalf of our Client, Kenny-Whelan is hiring a Maintenance Planner / Scheduler
to join a Global Life Science Company.
Contact: Carmel Synnott on email: [email protected] or call on 087 7422268
Profile of the Role:
The Maintenance Planner Scheduler will be responsible for the scheduling and planning of all maintenance activities on site. Working as part of the Maintenance Operations team of multi-skilled maintenance Technicians, Engineers and outsourced service providers in a Biologics Drug substance manufacturing facility.
The main areas of responsibilities include:
• Planning and scheduling of all Maintenance activities, including reactive, proactive, calibrations and preventative maintenance both internally and externally through specialist vendors and providers.
• Conducting daily and weekly planning & scheduling meetings with customers to determine work order priorities and analysing Preventative Maintenance Plans for accuracy and effectiveness.
• Work with Maintenance Operations Manager and all departments on site to plan jobs for effective execution by Maintenance Technicians.
• Forecasting maintenance workloads over the business year, interacting with other departments to ensure all engineering work is scheduled appropriately and efficiently.
• Maintain notification backlog using the CMMS and ensure that data is kept up-to-date.
• Evaluating work requests, developing scope of work, and inspecting job locations to determine requirements and estimating resource hours, parts, materials, equipment and special tools required to complete proactive jobs in a safe and cost-effective manner.
• Planning, scheduling and execution of annual plant maintenance shutdowns as required.
• Lead investigations for failures of major pieces of equipment to establish causes as required.
• Complete deviations, CAPAs and Change Controls as required.
• Develop and maintain department metrics to ensure efficient running of Maintenance Operations team.
• Work with Stores and Purchasing to acquire all necessary parts required to effectively complete maintenance work on equipment.
• Gathering relevant technical documentation such as drawings, schematics, specifications, spare parts lists from equipment histories, OEM manuals and the Knowledgebase system and verifying the availability of parts prior to scheduling the job
• Improving work order planning and scheduling effectiveness through the review process and use of the maintenance metrics, determining and reporting trigger points for Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and initiate/facilitate RCA events.
• Administration and Maintenance of the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Training of new users on the CMMS system.
• Audit preparation and maintenance of areas to regulatory standards.
• Provide the maintenance/reliability information as required for Change Management and Deviations.
• Development and enhancement of site maintenance and calibration programmes.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Demonstrated high level of competency in Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and ideally previous maintenance scheduling / planning experience or 5 years Maintenance experience or equivalent combination of technical 3rd level education with appropriate experience will also be considered.
• Work related experience in GMP work in a Bio-pharmaceuticals or equivalent industry.
• Must have the ability to plan electrical and mechanical repairs and maintenance work and identify and repair electrical and mechanical maintenance problems and administrate corrective action is a plus.
• Must be self-directed and possess the ability to work with diverse groups of people in a team environment.
• Must have good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks/projects and meeting all required deadlines.
• Good understanding of safety and the desire to following all established procedures are required.
• Previous CMMS system experience is essential.
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence
Are you eligible to work in Ireland? As this is a Contract role, you will need a Visa: either Stamp 1G or Stamp 4
Kenny-Whelan Contact:
For further information please contact Carmel Synnott on 087 7422268 or send your updated CV to [email protected]