Spclst, Engineering

Job Description

The Maintenance Planner is a member of the Engineering team providing technical support to the manufacturing site.  The site includes clean utilities, facilities equipment, manufacturing production equipment, quality labs and a warehouse. We are seeking a Maintenance Planner in Durham, North Carolina to plan maintenance and calibration activity execution, update execution metrics, provide project tracking, reconcile spare parts inventory, execute shutdown planning and implementation along with departmental support functions.  To be successful in this role you will need to proficient in the use of planning, scheduling, purchasing systems, and knowledgeable of site / established procedures to assist in the resolution of process/equipment issues, minimize area / equipment downtime, and ensure timely work planning. 

Key Duties:

• Converts notifications to orders in SAP, update planning indicator, and priorities as needed.

• Releases Orders

• Processes all purchase orders (POs) for planned work.

• Completes permits and forms, such as incursions required during planning.

• Ensures parts are ordered and kitted when required.

• Manages status of work order until planning is completed.

• Updates maintenance plans in SAP based on need.

• Provides emergency planning for non-routine activities, such as purchase orders and procurement of parts outside of MRO and completion of forms/permits. Individual contributor role working with Staff and Technician employees and/or contractors.

• Provides planning guidance to employees, colleagues, or contractors for maintenance activities on production and utility equipment in manufacturing building and lab building.

• Decisions are guided by policies, procedures, and business plan; receives guidance from manager.

• Contributes to the performance and results of the department.

Process Execution / Continuous Improvement:

• Anticipates and interprets client and/or customer needs to identify solutions

• Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges.

• Ensures daily maintenance operations and daily priorities and plans project/work meeting the criteria established by site objectives and maintenance metrics.

• Print, track, and close and file work orders in CMMS system

• Support major equipment maintenance, production, and utility equipment related projects by planning path forward for least disruption to plant operations

• Creates and tracks master shutdown planning including all maintenance, calibration, capital project work, and GMP Cleaning for all facility shutdowns

• Coordinates with IPT production planners

• Identifies and executes revisions, deletions, or additions to the calibration and maintenance programs to ensure that calibration and maintenance activities are completed in accordance with established safety, GMP, and calibration/maintenance procedures

• Must be willing to learn CMMS system platforms and route engineering change requests through CMMS system.

• Improves maintenance procedures to ensure maintenance planning process can be easily integrated with difficult operations schedule.

• The successful candidate must have strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach to problem solving.

• Manage spare parts process ordering for maintenance activities tied to work orders

Quality & Safety Compliance:

• Manage pressure relief device program spares for maintenance activities.

• The successful candidate should be able to examine an issue from diverse perspectives (safety, compliance, automation, equipment, process, and people) in order to best understand and identify root cause.

Communication: 

• Works as a liaison between Engineering, Maintenance, Production, and other Site Business Partner’s

• Support daily meetings to facilitate flow of information up/down through the organization

• Participate in team meetings to cascade information and collect team feedback

• Provide clear consi