Maintenance Planner

The Role:

Coordination of all planned, preventative and corrective maintenance activities across the site through SAP S/4HANA EAM. The successful candidate will have the ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels of the organisation, working closely with Technicians, Engineers, Vendors and cross-functional partners to ensure maintenance work is scheduled, resourced and executed efficiently and in compliance with GMP standards. The applicant will have a methodical approach and work closely with production planning to ensure work can be scheduled effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work Planning: Develop detailed maintenance schedules for functional locations by creating maintenance routines, master inspection characteristics, safety rules, labour hours, and material lists, for calibration, preventative, corrective and breakdown maintenance.
• Work Assessment: The ability to assess corrective maintenance and work with engineers, technicians and QA to determine the correct actions for maintenance issues.
• Scheduling & Coordination: Plan and schedule maintenance with key stakeholders, coordinating with production planning, supervisors, engineers, vendors and department managers to minimize disruption.
• Resource Management: Manage spare parts & tools with SAP SPP.
• Data & Systems: Maintain records on SAP PM, analyse maintenance history, and update procedures based on feedback. Manage continuous improvement of maintenance management. Weekly and monthly reporting for maintenance compliance.
• Maintenance process: Engineering review and approval of maintenance work orders.
• Implementation: Part of global SAP EAM implementation team, updating site maintenance SOP's, system testing and training of Maintenance and Engineering SAP EAM users.
• Compliance: Ensure all site maintenance management meets regulatory standards. Act as maintenance and Calibration representative for HPRA, FDA and internal audits. Review and approval of department SOPs and compilation of maintenance/engineering data to ensure cGMP compliance.

Essential Skills & Qualifications:

• Knowledge: SAP S/4HANA, specifically SAP EAM and Service & Asset Manager. Knowledge of Maximo would also be an advantage.
• Technical: Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical systems, calibration, equipment, maintenance strategies and compliance.
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication, coordination, prioritisation, and problem-solving.
• Experience: At least 5 years maintenance experience in pharma, biopharma, or medical device.

Education: Honors Degree in Engineering / Science or a related technical field.