Maintenance Planner

Tandem Project Management Ltd.; Munster; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Tandem Project Management Ltd. is recruiting for a Maintenance Planner to join a global pharmaceutical site in Tipperary. The role focuses on planning, scheduling and delivering maintenance activities to ensure site reliability and regulatory compliance.

Key duties include developing the PPM programme, coordinating shutdowns, and working with contractors to optimise maintenance workflows while upholding GMP and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in maintenance planning within a pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical or other regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience developing and managing PPM programmes, maintenance job plans and work schedules.
• Experience planning corrective maintenance work and coordinating shutdown or turnaround activities.
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical installation and maintenance practices, including piping, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Good understanding of safety, GMP, environmental, validation and permit requirements in a regulated site environment.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and estimate labour and material requirements.
• Experience working with contractors, vendors, Engineering, Operations and Maintenance teams.
• Proficiency in SAP or a similar CMMS, together with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation and day-to-day operation of the maintenance planning system.
• Develop and maintain the planned preventive maintenance (PPM) programme, including job plans and maintenance frequencies.
• Manage the operation and execution of the PPM change control process.
• Coordinate the work scheduling process to support the achievement of preventive and corrective maintenance backlog targets.
• Review incoming work requests to ensure data accuracy, correct work type and effective management of corrective maintenance backlogs.
• Plan corrective maintenance work orders, including site visits, task lists, materials, resources and risk assessments.
• Work closely with mechanical, electrical and other specialist contractors to plan maintenance activities requiring vendor support.
• Support the development and communication of maintenance KPIs, including PPM compliance, overdue PMs, schedule adherence, MTBF and predictive maintenance execution.
• Plan, estimate and coordinate maintenance and project activities associated with the annual plant shutdown.
• Develop detailed shutdown work plans and schedules, including materials, tools, equipment, contractor resources and plant availability.
• Work with Engineering and Reliability teams on equipment criticality assessments and maintenance strategies for new assets.
• Support maintenance best-practice and continuous-improvement initiatives, including the development of standard work for routine activities.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are planned in accordance with site safety, GMP, environmental, validation and permit requirements.

Skills

Maintenance planning

GMP awareness

Safety compliance

Electrical/Instrumentation

Contractors coordination

Education

Electrical/Instrumentation craft

Mechanical craft

Engineering qualification

Tools

SAP

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

We currently have an opportunity for a Maintenance Planner to join a global pharmaceutical in Tipperary. The successful candidate will support the planning, scheduling and effective delivery of maintenance activities across the site.

Responsibilities:

• Support the development, implementation and day-to-day operation of the maintenance planning system.
• Develop and maintain the planned preventive maintenance (PPM) programme, including job plans and maintenance frequencies.
• Manage the operation and execution of the PPM change control process.
• Coordinate the work scheduling process to support the achievement of preventive and corrective maintenance backlog targets.
• Review incoming work requests to ensure data accuracy, correct work type and effective management of corrective maintenance backlogs.
• Plan corrective maintenance work orders, including site visits, task lists, materials, resources and risk assessments.
• Work closely with mechanical, electrical and other specialist contractors to plan maintenance activities requiring vendor support.
• Support the development and communication of maintenance KPIs, including PPM compliance, overdue PMs, schedule adherence, MTBF and predictive maintenance execution.
• Plan, estimate and coordinate maintenance and project activities associated with the annual plant shutdown.
• Develop detailed shutdown work plans and schedules, including materials, tools, equipment, contractor resources and plant availability.
• Work with Engineering and Reliability teams on equipment criticality assessments and maintenance strategies for new assets.
• Support maintenance best-practice and continuous-improvement initiatives, including the development of standard work for routine activities.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are planned in accordance with site safety, GMP, environmental, validation and permit requirements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Electrical and Instrumentation craft qualification, Mechanical craft qualification, Engineering qualification or similar.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in maintenance planning within a pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical or other regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience developing and managing PPM programmes, maintenance job plans and work schedules.
• Experience planning corrective maintenance work and coordinating shutdown or turnaround activities.
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical installation and maintenance practices, including piping, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Good understanding of safety, GMP, environmental, validation and permit requirements in a regulated site environment.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and estimate labour and material requirements.
• Experience working with contractors, vendors, Engineering, Operations and Maintenance teams.
• Proficiency in SAP or a similar CMMS, together with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.