Maintenance Planner

Job Description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Production Maintenance Planner to support our mission, at our Dunboyne site. Join our company, a premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company, and be at the forefront of delivering innovative health solutions.

Bring energy, knowledge, innovation to carry out the following:

• Lead best in class planning and scheduling for Preventative Maintenance (PM) and Corrective Maintenance (CM) works on production equipment, ensuring compliance with relevant procedures and due dates.
• Drive continuous improvement related to production equipment with a Safety first, Quality Always focus.
• Correctly identify, prioritise, schedule and resource all maintenance-related works. Ability to proficiently communicate with numerous stakeholders, co-ordinate with wider teams and escalate appropriately.
• Maintain long, medium and short range look ahead plans and review weekly KPI reports for the team and report at Tier 1.
• Lead and chair weekly schedule meetings where weekly metrics are reviewed and action plans as appropriate are put in place.
• Account for monthly accruals relating to SLA spend and raise purchase requisitions for maintenance expenditure.
• Collaborate closely with Operations, Finite Scheduling team and Process Engineering technical personnel on equipment maintenance and performance issues.
• Prepare Engineering Technicians work schedules, completing lookaheads and ensuring batch operations are supported and equipment downtime is reviewed.
• Support investigations to ensure robust Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs) are identified and implemented.
• Support audit readiness activities, critical spares availability, SLA reviews and Work Order optimisation.
• Complete periodic reviews and other compliance documentation aligned with the site Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Review all work requests and act as a gatekeeper to prioritize incoming works on the CMMS.
• Schedule and plan all maintenance activities ensuring that handovers, permits, RAMS, parts, spares and vendors are prepared for the job.

What skills you will need:

In order to excel in this role, you will more than likely have:

Required

• 3rd level qualification in Engineering, technical discipline, or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in regulated industry.
• Demonstrated ability to work on competing priorities in a dynamic environment with a problem-solving mentality.
• Experience with CMMS (SAP PM/ equivalent).
• Demonstrated continuous improvement mindset.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally, focus on meeting and tracking schedules, and embrace an interdependent work culture.
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes, equipment, and maintenance practices.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, excellent communicator and know when to escalate issues for resolution.

Preferred

• Knowledge and experience in Bio-Pharma Single-Use equipment
• Engineering planning/scheduling experience preferred.

Our Companies in Ireland is one of the country’s leading healthcare companies, having first established here 50 years ago. The company has a dynamic and inclusive team of over 4,000 employees currently working across eight locations in Ballydine, Co. Tipperary, Brinny, Co. Cork, Dunboyne, Co. Meath, Dundalk, Co. Louth, Carlow and Dublin, and, in addition, operate substantial Human Health and Animal Health businesses. We work at the forefront of science and technology to advance manufacturing excellence and R&D across our Irish sites and global company network.

Our facility in Dunboyne joined our network in September 2020. Our Dunboyne site is our Company’s first Biologics Drug Substance Single Use Commercialization Facility, playing an important role in helping to commercialize key medicines. The cutting-edge innovation and collaboration between our Company’s research and manufacturing teams will significantly accelerate the time it takes to bring a medicine to market for the benefit of patients around the world.

Required Skills:

Biopharmaceuticals, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), Data Analysis, Maintenance Management, Maintenance Scheduling, Manufacturing Processes, Stakeholder Communications, Technical Problem-Solving

Preferred Skills:

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We keep the patient at the very heart of all that we do and strive to find solutions and treatments for some of the world's most challenging healthcare needs.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing inclusive, talented, and committed people together.

Please don't hesitate to contact the Talent Acquisition Advisor assigned to this role should you need any support during our recruitment process.

We are committed to flexible working where possible, and this is why our Company has introduced a new hybrid working model for office-based colleagues around the world.

Please feel free to speak to us about what flexibility means to you during your application.

So, if you are ready to:

Invent solutions to meet unmet healthcare needs, please apply today.

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Regular

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Job Posting End Date:

06/15/2026

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