LSC have a great contract opportunity for a Maintenance Planner to join a Cork based Biopharmaceutical company. The site manufactures low volume bulk API for Phase III clinical trials, initial product launch and long-term market support. The team on site grow, purify, formulate, and bulk fill mammalian cell culture derived APIs for medicines intended for human use. If you have 5 years of experience working in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry and are ready for your next challenge, this could be the perfect opportunity for you! ABOUT THE PROJECT - KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Planning and scheduling of all Maintenance activities, including reactive, proactive, calibrations and preventative maintenance both internally and externally through specialist vendors and providers. Conducting daily and weekly planning & scheduling meetings with customers to determine work order priorities and analysing Preventative Maintenance Plans for accuracy and effectiveness. Work with Maintenance Operations Manager and all departments on site to plan jobs for effective execution by Maintenance Technicians. Forecasting maintenance workloads over the business year, interacting with other departments to ensure all engineering work is scheduled appropriately and efficiently. Maintain notification backlog using the CMMS and ensure that data is kept up-to-date. Evaluating work requests, developing scope of work, and inspecting job locations to determine requirements and estimating resource hours, parts, materials, equipment and special tools required to complete proactive jobs in a safe and cost-effective manner. ABOUT YOU - ARE YOUR SKILLS A MATCH? High level of competency in Computerised Maintenance Management Systems and ideally previous maintenance scheduling / planning experience 5 years Maintenance experience Work related experience in GMP work in a Bio-pharmaceuticals or equivalent industry. Note: Are you currently eligible to work in Ireland? As this is a contract opportunity you will need to hold a Stamp 1G/Stamp 4 visa to apply! Apply via this advert or contact Stephen Abdullah at LSC on if you have any more questions about this role! Skills: Maintenance Scheduling/Planning CMMS