Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Maintenance Planner is a multi-functional role that facilitates the execution of EMU (Engineering/Maintenance/Utilities) work across the site. In this role the Maintenance Planner is accountable for the life cycle for planned maintenance work orders. This includes, but is not limited to the planning, scheduling, parts procurement and coordination required to execute all EMU activities within the manufacturing, research and development and plant operation areas. All work must be completed to assure minimal impact to production while complying with cGMP and company regulations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Collaborate with requesters and peers to develop and ensure an appropriate level of scope to allow the development of the corrective maintenance job plan and the efficient execution of work.
Consult SMEs (Subject Matter Expert) and MTP (Maintenance Talent Pool) supervisors to assign a specific duration to planned maintenance and forecasted preventive maintenance.
Efficiently utilize the allocated resource availability for each assigned trade technician.
Communicate with Manufacturing/Labs/Facility partners to enable the execution of work in their respective areas.
Confirms that appropriate change controls are approved prior to the execution of work if required.
Planning corrective maintenance work orders to assign, create and apply tasks for safety.
Ensure that work hazards are identified and all work is executed per the site safety standards.
Participate in maintenance shift turn over huddles.
Review and understand work scheduling.
Group and schedule work orders for efficient execution (bundle multiple trade efforts on same equipment).
Group preventative and planned maintenance activities by manufacturing/facility area, asset type.
Obtain scheduling opportunities based on priority, asset availability and scheduling constraints.
Resource load scheduling opportunities against resource availability.
Communicate and facilitate EMU MTP schedule.
Report out long range plan for resource planning and asset area preventive maintenance.
Interface with scheduling colleagues to integrate EMU scheduling and resource loading into site schedule.
Manage KPIs (Key Performance Index) for planning accuracy, schedule adherence and scheduled resource utilization.
Maintains oversight of Total and Ready Backlog.
Understand and be competent in using the SAP (Systems Applications & Procedures) system for ordering material for planned work.
Reserve material for planned work.
Work with stock room to pull parts and kit material for planned work.
Regularly review orders waiting for parts to expedite.
Regularly review orders for status with parts on hold in stockroom and address issues.
Return excess materials if not utilized on planned work.
Work with Asset Managers to update BOMs (Bill of Materials) for both planned and preventive work.
They may have lead responsibilities within the work team and have other functions that may be assigned.

SKILLS:

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:
High school diploma with 10 years technical experience in maintenance planning or execution, OR a college degree with 6 years
Pharma experience and a technical understanding of maintenance planning and execution.
Candidate should have a working knowledge of cGMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) type systems and practices.
Computer competent, good written and verbal communication skills, able to facilitate cross functional meetings, familiarity of planning and execution of maintenance tasks and activities.
Competent in Microsoft Office Suite, software packages and Scheduling software/practices and principles.
Ability to collaborate with functional areas such as operations, maintenance, and validation are required to provide appropriate support.
Availability to work off-shift as needed.