Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Engineer

About PSC Biotech

Who are we

PSC Biotech is a leading Biotech Consultancy firm founded in 1996 headquartered in Pomona California USA with Global operations in Ireland India Singapore Australia and the US serving 350 clients in more than 23 countries worldwide. We provide cloud-based software solutions for Quality Management and Regulatory Inspections pharmaceuticals contract manufacturing professionals and metrology services to our clients.

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PSC Biotech disrupts the conventional consultancy model by aligning our EVP as one of the unique selling point which includes the opportunity to work with the most talented cohort of like-minded professionals operating in the Pharma/ Biotech Industry. We offer a permanent contract of employment giving exposure of working in Top Pharmaceutical client sites in a diverse-cultural work setting.

Employee Value Proposition

Employees are the heartbeat of PSC Biotech we provide unparalleled empowering career development though Learning & Development in-house training mentorship through constant guidance to facilitate career progression. We believe in creating high performing teams that can exceed our clients expectations with regards to quality of all scalable and business unit deliverables staying under budget and ensuring timelines for our deliverables are being met.

Overview:

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Engineer. The role as advertised is an 11-month contract but may/may not be extended to meet business requirements.

Reporting to the Maintenance Lead the Maintenance Planner will play a key role in the planning and execution of the maintenance program. The Maintenance Planner will effectively plan and schedule maintenance work to enable effective and timely execution. The planner will have strong technical knowledge of equipment design and maintenance with the ability to map out repair plans in a standard work format.

Requirements

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the development implementation and day to day operation of the site Maintenance system.
  
• In conjunction with the Maintenance Manager coordinate the Work Scheduling process to ensure site specific targets on maintenance backlog management are achieved.
  
• Plan PM & CM work orders by visiting job sites booking/ordering materials writing task lists performing risk assessments etc. working closely with contract providers to plan work requests.
  
• Continue to develop the PPM (Planned and Predictive Maintenance) system including writing job plans and assigning maintenance frequencies.
  
• Operation and execution of the Planning and Preventative Maintenance (PPM) Change Control System.
  
• Support the equipment breakdown process in finding root cause and identifying correct CAPAs.
  
• Purchasing of spare parts and supporting inventory control.
  
• Gate Keeping Role to review incoming work requests to ensure data accuracy correct work type and to manage CM (Corrective Maintenance) Backlogs.
  
• Plan estimate and assist in the coordination all aspects of maintenance and project activities associated with the Maintenance Shutdowns.
  
• Support the development of the equipment annual review and support the team in the development of periodic OOT trend report.
  
• Support the implementation maintenance best practice methodologies/technologies including the MPS OPPS and 8 Step processes.
  
• Liaise with Reliability Engineers on criticality assessments in developing new maintenance strategies/plans for new assets.
  
• Contractor Management responsible for ensuring all GMP documentation in place prior to executing work.
  

What skills you will need:

• Trade qualification and or a 3rd level qualification in a relevant discipline.
  
• Minimum 5 years experience in maintenance preferably in a manufacturing GMP environment.
  
• Knowledge and experience of CMMS systems is essential. SAP and ProCal an advantage.
  
• Experience of managing vendors and contractors.
  
• Good understanding of World Class Maintenance practices and expectations.
  
• Knowledge of maintenance systems and work practices for both electrical and mechanical crafts.
  
• Knowledge of predictive and condition-monitoring maintenance techniques and their applications.
  
• Leadership communication decision making and problem-solving skills with a proven track record for effectively collaborating and working well within a team.
  
• High personal integrity credibility and energy.