Strategic Shutdown Planner – Pharma Manufacturing

Ipsen Biopharm Ltd; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Ipsen Biopharm Ltd in Wrexham is seeking a Shutdown Planner to coordinate and optimise multi‑discipline shutdown schedules within the Maintenance & Reliability team. You will align maintenance, engineering, validation and production activities to deliver a safe, on‑time shutdown.

The role requires strong planning, project management and contractor management skills, with a sound technical understanding of plant equipment and permit‑to‑work processes.

Qualifications

• Proven planning and scheduling experience in manufacturing or pharmaceutical environments.
• Strong project management skills with multiple overlapping schedules and turnarounds.
• Technical understanding of maintenance activities and plant equipment.
• Experience with contractor management and permit-to-work systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimise shutdown schedules across multiple workstreams.
• Consolidate maintenance, engineering, validation, and production activities into one plan.
• Identify critical paths, resources, risks and dependencies to maximise completion.
• Coordinate materials, spare parts, contractors and external services ahead of shutdown.
• Lead planning and execution meetings, monitor progress, resolve delivery issues.
• Conduct post-shutdown reviews and implement improvements for future performance.

Skills

Planning & scheduling

Project management

Maintenance knowledge

Contractor management

Tools

SAP

MS Project

Job description

Ipsen Biopharm Ltd in Wrexham is seeking a Shutdown Planner to coordinate and optimise multi‑discipline shutdown schedules within the Maintenance & Reliability team. You will align maintenance, engineering, validation and production activities to deliver a safe, on‑time shutdown.

The role requires strong planning, project management and contractor management skills, with a sound technical understanding of plant equipment and permit‑to‑work processes.