Job Title:
Production Operations Planner
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Production Operations Planner to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, organizing, and coordinating all engineering activities within the engineering department remit.
Key Responsibilities:
* Plan, organize, and coordinate all engineering activities to ensure effective and efficient completion as per schedule and internal customer expectations.
* Procure and manage engineering parts and materials required for all engineering activities.
* Maintain a library of engineering documentation systematically ensuring it is easily accessible, secure, and compliant - archiving when required.
* Coordinate, organize, and manage external resources to ensure timely and effective completion of planned and breakdown maintenance activities.
* Attend daily meetings to highlight, agree, and prioritize engineering tasks to minimize disruptions to internal customers.
* Maintain a rolling planned maintenance schedule for plant, facility, and equipment within scope ensuring engineering work is completed as defined.
* Define, procure, and track engineering materials and equipment required for engineering activities to ensure delivery times achieve required timelines and appropriate documentation accompanies each order to meet cGMP and ESH compliance requirements.
* Manage and issue engineering maintenance and calibration documentation to the engineering team or service contract engineers. Track each task to completion, including any outstanding deviations or change controls, review completed documentation to ensure it meets cGMP requirements.
* Support engineering and new process projects by ensuring project documentation is available and completed as defined and required.
* Ensure qualification or validated is maintained at all times. Alert or escalate if state could be compromised.
Requirements:
* Understanding of CMMS or similar systems.
* Experience of planning or scheduling ideally in an engineering environment.
* Knowledge and experience of pharmaceutical/biochemistry cGMP-related process industry.
* Understands quality compliance, validation, regulatory, and legislative requirements.
* Working knowledge of asset and equipment management, cost of ownership, etc.
* Collaborates and communicates effectively with all stakeholders.
* Organized structured approach, able to coordinate and plan ahead.
* Demonstrates correct behaviors in line with company values, success factors, and cultural priorities.
* Is mindful and cognizant of the needs, emotions, and priorities of others.