Maintenance Planner Scheduler

• Scheduling and planning of all maintenance activities on site
• Key contact and liaison between all departments on site
• Ensure all work requests are addressed and followed up in a timely manner
• Responsible for both long range and short term scheduling and planning
• Advanced user of the computerized management system (CMMS)
• Responsible for assuring that all the departments’ electronic records are accurate and audit ready
• Achieving continuous improvement and maintaining records and files essential to meaningful analysis and reporting of maintenance/reliability related matters
• Planning and scheduling of all Maintenance activities, including reactive, proactive, calibrations and preventative maintenance both internally and externally
• Conducting daily and weekly planning & scheduling meetings with customers to determine work order priorities
• 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
• 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
• 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 a catalogue of standard job plans
• Develop and implement department procedures relating to the effective scheduling and planning of work
• Develop and maintain department metrics to ensure efficient running of Maintenance Operations team
• Execute standard work deployment and improvements
• 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
• Improving work order planning and scheduling effectiveness through the review process and use of the maintenance metrics
• Administration and Maintenance of the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) at Shanbally
• Training of new users on the CMMS system
• Participate in plant safety initiatives/processes
• 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

• High level of competency in Computerised Maintenance Management Systems
• Previous maintenance scheduling / planning experience or 5 years Maintenance experience
• Equivalent combination of technical 3rd level education with appropriate experience
• Work related experience in GMP work in a Bio-pharmaceuticals or equivalent industry
• Ability to plan electrical and mechanical repairs and maintenance work
• Ability to 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
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Good presentation and public speaking skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks/projects and meeting all required deadlines
• Strong sense of urgency in meeting customer needs
• Good understanding of safety and the desire to following all established procedures are required
• Previous CMMS system experience is essential

Ability to identify and repair electrical and mechanical maintenance problems and administrate corrective action is a plus