Maintenance Planner

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Position Summary

Plan maintenance and metrology work in support of Devens-based Biologics Manufacturing and Cell Therapy Operations Business Unit. This includes maintenance and metrology planning of work and maximizes efficiencies and availability of manufacturing equipment, associated critical utilities and related facilities at optimal cost and under required conditions of quality, safety, and protection for the environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Determines the scope of the work requests including clarification of the originator’s intent and assigning appropriate priority to facilitate effective deployment of resources.
• Together with Maintenance/Metrology and Subject Matter Expert (SME) plans a general strategy of the work.
• Plans all works ensuring equipment availability and that work orders have Materials, Labor, Special Tools, Safety Permits etc. defined. Progresses the Work Orders through the proper status’ according to the workflows and practices.
• Responsible for management SR and create the Work Order related to the plan work.
• Responsible for the planning of all Asset Management work with robust plan that includes EHS permits, tools (including special tools or tools that need to be coordinates, like scaffolding), Parts/Material, among others, before any work is sent for scheduling.
• Plans a general strategy of the work (such as repair or replace) and includes a preliminary procedure if there is not one already in the file and Creates the Work Order in the CMMS.
• Assists in the evaluation of the current procedures and recommend changes to optimize the maintenance/metrology/stockroom inventory program.
• Develops revised and review related SOPs or job plans/work plans for work related areas.
• Plans Major and Minor Site Outages minimizing the Impact to Operations.
• Keeps the communication to the stakeholders updated with the information on when their requests will be executed.
• Manages maintenance workload to match available manpower and equipment availability avoiding Manufacturing Interruptions with PMs performed by internal or external resources.
• Analyses the Feedback to Planner resulting from executed Work Orders with the result of improving continuously the Job Plans delivered to the Technicians and ensures prompt correction in CMMS system.
• Ensures Job Plans are current and to apply the proper Preventive, Predictive Maintenance procedures.
• Develops and/or revise related SOPs or job plans/work plans for work related areas.
• Responsible for Planning metrics and KPIs.
• Work within a team environment with other Site Engineering functions, including Engineering and Plant Engineering in a matrix organization.
• Supports all Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) initiatives.
• Customer Service is key in this role and sustain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. 
• Maintains close communication to key stakeholders in relation to the planning work. 
• Support non-conformance investigation thoroughness with appropriate and timely CAPA implementation. Ensure compliance with plant safety regulations and environmental regulatory requirements.
• Support NOE’s, NTR’s, QE’s and Audit responses according to established due dates.

Qualifications & Experience

• Knowledge of maintenance, operations and engineering generally attained through studies resulting in a B.S., in engineering, a related discipline, or its equivalent.
• A Minimum 4 years’ experience in one of the following fields:  Clean Utilities Operations/Maintenance, Biopharmaceutical Process Equipment Maintenance, Experience