Biopharma CMMS Scheduler & Planner – Contract-to-Hire

Planet Pharma; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma is seeking an experienced CMMS Scheduler/Planner to support a GMP-regulated biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Pittsburgh. The contractor will manage maintenance and calibration activities across laboratories, utilities, and manufacturing spaces, with the goal of transitioning to a permanent employee.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of coordinating multiple teams.

Qualifications

• Requires hands-on CMMS planning and maintenance scheduling experience.
• Experience with regulated manufacturing environments (pharma/biotech preferred).
• Strong understanding of preventive maintenance, calibration programs, and facilities operations.

Responsibilities

• Review, prioritize, and plan maintenance and calibration work orders within the CMMS.
• Screen work requests for completeness, accuracy, scope, priority, and business need.
• Develop detailed work plans including labor estimates, resource requirements, sequencing, materials, tools, and schedule durations.
• Create and maintain work plan templates and preventive maintenance job plans within the CMMS.
• Coordinate with Facilities, Engineering, Metrology, Automation, and Operations teams to ensure effective execution of maintenance activities.
• Manage maintenance backlog and drive schedule optimization.
• Coordinate required spare parts, materials, and equipment resources to support scheduled work.
• Support equipment return-to-service planning and coordinate with Quality and Operations as required.
• Generate planning and scheduling metrics and reports.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities within maintenance planning processes.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, safety, environmental, and operational requirements.
• Support startup and operational readiness activities for a growing manufacturing facility.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Multitasking

Project planning

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Engineering or related

Tools

Blue Mountain RAM (BMRAM)

R4 CMMS

Job description

Planet Pharma is seeking an experienced CMMS Scheduler/Planner to support a GMP-regulated biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Pittsburgh. The contractor will manage maintenance and calibration activities across laboratories, utilities, and manufacturing spaces, with the goal of transitioning to a permanent employee.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of coordinating multiple teams.