Maintenance Planner Scheduler (TEMPORARY)

BIOMARIN; Cork; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biotechnology company in Cork is seeking a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to oversee maintenance activities. The role involves scheduling planning for maintenance tasks, evaluating work requests, and ensuring compliance with GMP standards. Ideal candidates should have experience in CMMS, electrical and mechanical repairs, and possess strong communication skills. This position offers an opportunity for substantial impact in a collaborative and innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate a high level of competency in CMMS.
• Must have previous maintenance scheduling/planning experience or equivalent maintenance experience.
• Ability to identify and repair electrical and mechanical issues.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule all maintenance activities on site.
• Conduct daily and weekly planning & scheduling meetings.
• Evaluate work requests and develop scopes of work.

Skills

Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

Planning electrical and mechanical repairs

Team collaboration

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Good communication skills

Education

Technical 3rd level education

GMP work experience

Tools

Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

Job description

Who We Are

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.

Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.

Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science.

With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well‑understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first‑to‑market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.

About Technical Operations

BioMarin’s Technical Operations group is responsible for creating our drugs for use in clinical trials and for scaling production of those drugs for the commercial market. These engineers, technicians, scientists and support staff build and maintain BioMarin’s cutting‑edge manufacturing processes and sites, provide quality assurance and quality control to ensure we meet regulatory standards, and procure the needed goods and services to support manufacturing and coordinating the worldwide movement of our drugs to patients.

The Maintenance Planner Scheduler will be responsible for the scheduling and planning of all maintenance activities on site at BioMarin Shanbally. Working as part of the Maintenance Operations team of multi‑skilled maintenance technicians, engineers and outsourced service providers in a biologics drug‑substance manufacturing facility.

As a key contact and liaison between all departments on site, the Maintenance Planner / Scheduler will ensure all work requests are addressed and followed up in a timely manner.

They will be responsible for both long‑range and short‑term scheduling and planning. The Maintenance Planner / Scheduler will be an advanced user of the computerized management system (CMMS) and be responsible for assuring that all the departments’ electronic records are accurate and audit‑ready.

The Maintenance Planner / Scheduler will be responsible for achieving continuous improvement and maintaining records and files essential to meaningful analysis and reporting of maintenance / reliability related matters.

Responsibilities

• Planning and scheduling of all maintenance activities, including reactive, proactive, calibrations and preventative maintenance both internally and externally through specialist vendors and providers.
• Conducting daily and weekly planning & scheduling meetings with customers to determine work order priorities and 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, interacting with other departments to ensure all engineering work is scheduled appropriately and efficiently.
• 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 to complete proactive jobs in a safe and cost‑effective manner.
• 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 and verifying the availability of parts prior to scheduling the job.
• Improving work order planning and scheduling effectiveness through the review process and use of the maintenance metrics, determining and reporting trigger points for root cause analysis (RCA) and initiating / facilitating RCA events.
• 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.

Scope

The Maintenance Planner / Scheduler has scope to initiate process, cost and continuous improvement ideas.

Education and Experience

To be considered for this varied and challenging role, you will demonstrate a high level of competency in Computerised Maintenance Management Systems and ideally previous maintenance scheduling / planning experience or 5 years maintenance experience or an equivalent combination of technical 3rd level education with appropriate experience will also be considered.

• Work related experience in GMP work in a biopharmaceuticals or equivalent industry.
• Must have the ability to plan electrical and mechanical repairs and maintenance work and 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.
• Must have 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 meet all required deadlines.
• Strong sense of urgency in meeting customer needs.
• Good understanding of safety and the desire to follow all established procedures are required.
• Previous CMMS system experience is essential.

Note: This description is not intended to be all‑inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position. It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assigned or assumed.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.