Maintenance Planner/Scheduler

The Maintenance Planner is responsible for being the liaison between equipment scheduled/unscheduled maintenance requests and equipment availability while minimizing downtime of the equipment. This role also ensures that all maintenance tasks are planned and scheduled in accordance per Zoetis GMP guidelines.

Position Responsibilities

• Plan and Schedule Maintenance Work:Organize and schedule tasks for Maintenance Technicians, ensuring equipment availability, labor, skills, materials, and tools are accounted for all PMs in the areas of QO, VMRD, FAMs, and Utilities Maintenance.
• Prioritization: Prioritizes work through a defined protocol of process criticality and equipment redundancy.
• Estimate Costs:Provide labor, duration, and material cost estimates for maintenance work orders.
• Financial: Obtain quotes, create Purchase Order requests, process invoices, resolve payment issues.
• Prepare Documentation:Compile and gather necessary documentation for planned work, including identifying special tools and obtaining blank work permits and parts.
• Maintain CMMS:Enter and maintain planned information in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Review Metrics:Provide or review planning and scheduling metrics, understanding their impact on processes.
• Prepare Metrics: Prepares and presents comprehensive KPI data reports for Global Engineering.
• Coordinate Parts Availability:Ensure parts are available before scheduling work for all major PMs.
• Change Control:Ensure GMP-related work orders and required work permits are approved.
• Actively gathers data for internal and external audit requests
• Champion Safety and Quality compliance in all tasks.
• Develop Work Schedules:Create schedules that include PMs, corrective work orders, and work schedules.
• Resource Allocation:Ensure appropriate labor, skills, tools, and materials are available to match the proposed schedule.
• Assign Work:Assign tasks to technicians, ensuring all available labor hours are utilized.
• Coordinate with Teams:Work with Maintenance Team Leaders and other functional area team members to ensure resource availability, adjusting labor or reassigning tasks as needed.
• Adjust Schedules:Assist Maintenance Team Leaders in making weekly schedule adjustments to accommodate emergency and unexpected work.

Education and Experience

• High School diploma/GED required with at least 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with CMMS (Preferably SAP) maintenance or facilities planning & scheduling required.
• Two-year degree in a technical field preferred.
• Experience in a GMP aseptic manufacturing environment preferred.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Maintenance Planning or Scheduling Certificate preferred.

Technical Skills and Competencies Required

• Highly motivated with effective leadership skills.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written. Demonstrated ability to interact with and positively influence internal and external work groups.
• Capable of maintaining poise and even temperament within fast paced environment with frequent changes.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong computer skills in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint, Adobe, and SAP.
• Ability to gather, sort and analyze data for various purposes related to work organization and budgetary issues.
• Ability to interpret maps, blueprints, and schematics.
• Excellent planning, organizing, and documentation skills
• Working knowledge of GMP guidelines and FDA regulations.
• Knowledge of chemical laboratory procedures, standard research techniques and equipment
• Demonstrated technical/analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to interface with all levels in the organization, including manufacturing or lab personnel and senior management.

Physical Position Requirements

• Safely work in an industrial environment using approved procedures, i.e., Lockout/Tagout, confined space, line break, right to know, PPE, etc.,
• Have experience in the use of hand and power tools
• Occasionally lift up to 50 lbs
• Work in areas that may be hot, cold, stinky, noisy, ultra-clean, or require additional PPE. May be exposed to temperature variations, prolonged standing, or walking.
• Valid drivers' license may be required.

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