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Specialist, Planner Scheduler


Job Location:

Leiden - Netherlands

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 3 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 1 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Bristol Myers Squibb our employees often ask Who are you working fora question that fuels collaboration accountability and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover develop and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work opportunities for growth and a supportive environment that values inclusion wellbeing flexibility and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients and the careers of those who do it.


Position Summary

The purpose of this role is to plan and schedule maintenance and calibration work in order to sustain a cell therapy biotechnology manufacturing facility in an audit-ready compliant the future this role may develop in a dedicated planner or scheduler role.

Key Responsibilities

Plan (What and How)

  • Plan all Preventive Maintenance and On Demand Corrective Work Orders prior to being Scheduled to ensure all necessary parts tools drawings and equipment are available for the F&E Technician/ External Vendor to perform work

  • Point of contact for all technical discussions with external vendors regarding maintenance and calibration work they will complete or have completed on site

  • Point of contact for all vendor Service documents that were not handed over at the time the work was completed

  • Ensure all critical/ required spare parts are purchased and stored in secure location for each system type

  • Verify that all required safety permits are approved and obtained where required

  • Prepares or arranges for any Job Safety Permits such as LOTO Hot Work Confined Space Roof Access Fire System Impairment etc.

  • Liaise with vendors before they start work to ensure their training equipment spare parts PPE etc. is suitable and conforms to BMS requirements

Schedule (Who and When)

  • Maintain the Maximo/ CMMS system to ensure that equipment instrumentation maintenance schedules personnel and spare parts are correctly set up and maintained.

  • Generates planned and unplanned work orders on Maximo/ CMMS & checks work requests on a daily basis

  • Works with vendor to organize and agree dates for vendor visit for Maintenance activities

  • Collects all the information needed to complete the work request consulting the requestor as needed

  • Create appropriate type of work order based on work request asset criticality

  • Establish Priority of work order based on final scope of work

  • Ensure attachments included in work request are noted in work description

  • Communicates status of WO to the Equipment Owner and appropriate departments

  • Consults with F&E or System Owner to determine the scope of activities needed to accomplish the work request

  • Prioritizes and Schedules the WO based on initial information and current workload of the facility and assign work to appropriate technician

  • Issues Maximo / CMMS reports in a timely manner to agreed recipients

  • Approves and completes work orders on Maximo/ CMMS


Qualifications & Experience

Education

  • Knowledge of maintenance operations and engineering generally attained through studies resulting in a bachelors in engineering a related discipline or its equivalent

  • undefined

Experience

  • A Minimum 4 years experience in one of the following fields: Clean Utilities Operations/Maintenance (Biopharmaceutical) Process Equipment Maintenance Experience with the alignment of Manufacturing Schedule with the Maintenance Schedule.

  • Experience in developing and following up on contracts with outside vendors in the performance of maintenance activities

  • Working knowledge of a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) such as Maximo or similar.

  • Self-motivated pro-active and able to work with minimal supervision

  • Good written and verbal communication skills in Dutch and English

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