Maintenance Scheduler & Planner — GMP Plant

Pharmavite; San Fernando (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Pharmavite is seeking a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to coordinate preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance across our manufacturing operations in California. You will prepare job plans, manage labor, materials, vendors, and equipment access, and maintain CMMS records to support safe, reliable production.

The role emphasizes backlog management, schedule optimization, and collaboration with Maintenance, Purchasing, and Operations teams to meet production goals.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in a technical field, such as industrial maintenance, engineering technology, mechanical technology, electrical technology, or a related discipline.
• An equivalent combination of relevant education, technical training, and directly related maintenance experience may be considered.
• 4-6 years of related experience in maintenance, reliability, maintenance planning, or related technical experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 1-3 years of related experience coordinating planned maintenance, preventive maintenance, shutdown work, materials, vendors, contractors, or equipment repairs is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, scope, and coordinate preventive, predictive, corrective, shutdown, and project maintenance work. Identify required labor, skills, estimated hours, materials, tools, safety requirements, equipment access needs, and completion criteria. Maintain a prioritized backlog of ready work to support efficient scheduling and execution.
• Develop and maintain maintenance schedules based on established priorities, labor availability, production needs, material readiness, and equipment access. Communicate schedule changes and assist in addressing execution risks.
• Coordinate materials, services, purchasing, and cost control for planned maintenance work. Partner with Maintenance, MRO/Storeroom, Purchasing, Operations, and suppliers to ensure parts and services are identified, ordered, staged, and delivered on time within budget. Prepare and track purchase requests and related documentation
• Coordinate vendor and contractor activities supporting maintenance work, including scope of work, quotation request, site access, service scheduling, repair status, and service completion. Maintain required documentation, including receiving records, service reports, and expense tracking
• Maintain CMMS data and work management records, including job plans, work order status, equipment history, labor usage, material consumption, and closeout documentation. Track maintenance performance metrics, use work history and feedback to improve plans and processes, elevate unresolved risks, support audit and cGMP compliance, and complete assigned improvement initiatives.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

Problem solving

Written and verbal communication

Education

Associate degree in a technical field

Tools

MaintainX

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

Job description

Pharmavite is seeking a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler to coordinate preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance across our manufacturing operations in California. You will prepare job plans, manage labor, materials, vendors, and equipment access, and maintain CMMS records to support safe, reliable production.

The role emphasizes backlog management, schedule optimization, and collaboration with Maintenance, Purchasing, and Operations teams to meet production goals.