Senior Specialist, Engineering Planner

Drive GMP-compliant maintenance planning at the heart of a regulated operation where precision and reliability matter.

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• Prioritising safety in work planning - identify risks associated with any tasks and putting in place mitigations as required.
  
• Development of daily, weekly, monthly Maintenance/Calibration plans & scheduling/Assignment of all GMP maintenance activities through the site CMMS system.
  
• Working closely with the wider Reliability team, including Technicians and Engineers to develop the current planning strategies for optimum use of downtime windows and resources.
  
• Laise with External vendors to Schedule Vendor Maintenance activities ensuring all documentation is in place (RAMS, permits).
  
• Co‑ordination with other functional groups and area owners to minimise impact to operations.
  
• Assess incoming unplanned Work Orders and prioritise work accordingly.
  
• Follow up on completed work to ensure work orders are closed.
  
• Assist in continuous improvement of Job plans, schedules and SOPs to ensure activities optimised.
  
• Co‑ordination with stores Dept. to ensure spare parts available for all planned work.
  
• Lead daily planning meeting to communicate plans to site Technicians and Engineers.
  
• Develop and publish Team metrics/KPI's using data analysis reports and monthly management reports to demonstrate team performance and continuous improvements.
  

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• The successful candidate would ideally possess at minimum a Level 7 Engineering Related qualification. Level 8 is desirable.
  
• Maintenance/Calibration planning experience in a regulated industry (Pharma, Medical device).
  
• CMMS experience in Maximo, SAP or similar.
  
• Strong communications, organizational and analytical skills, use of Analytical tools (e.g. Tableau, Spotfire, PowerBI) an advantage.
  
• Strong understanding of Microsoft applications (Excel, SharePoint).
  
• Ability to work independently and also as part of a team.
  
• Flexible and amenable to change with ability to work independently and remotely when required.
  

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• Experience in a GxP environment, such as Medical Devices, Food Manufacturing, Semiconductors. xcfaprz
  
• CMMS experience: SAP, CMMS, or similar systems also acceptable.
  

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