Maintenance Support Specialist

We currently have an opportunity for a Maintenance Support Specialist to join a global pharmaceutical company in Tipperary. The successful candidate will support the planning, scheduling and effective delivery of maintenance activities across the site.

Responsibilities:

• Support the development, implementation and day-to-day operation of the maintenance planning system.
• Develop and maintain the planned preventive maintenance (PPM) programme, including job plans and maintenance frequencies.
• Manage the operation and execution of the PPM change control process.
• Coordinate the work scheduling process to support the achievement of preventive and corrective maintenance backlog targets.
• Review incoming work requests to ensure data accuracy, correct work type and effective management of corrective maintenance backlogs.
• Plan corrective maintenance work orders, including site visits, task lists, materials, resources and risk assessments.
• Work closely with mechanical, electrical and other specialist contractors to plan maintenance activities requiring vendor support.
• Support the development and communication of maintenance KPIs, including PPM compliance, overdue PMs, schedule adherence, MTBF and predictive maintenance execution.
• Plan, estimate and coordinate maintenance and project activities associated with the annual plant shutdown.
• Develop detailed shutdown work plans and schedules, including materials, tools, equipment, contractor resources and plant availability.
• Work with Engineering and Reliability teams on equipment criticality assessments and maintenance strategies for new assets.
• Support maintenance best-practice and continuous-improvement initiatives, including the development of standard work for routine activities.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are planned in accordance with site safety, GMP, environmental, validation and permit requirements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Engineering qualification or similar.
• Experience developing and managing PPM programmes, maintenance job plans and work schedules.
• Experience planning corrective maintenance work and coordinating shutdown or turnaround activities.
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical installation and maintenance practices, including piping, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Good understanding of safety, GMP, environmental, validation and permit requirements in a regulated site environment.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and estimate labour and material requirements.
• Experience working with contractors, vendors, Engineering, Operations and Maintenance teams.
• Proficiency in SAP or a similar CMMS, together with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.