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Engineering Planner

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Job Introduction

We are looking for:

A Engineering Planner to perform a wide range of activities associated with the planning and scheduling of maintenance activities on the manufacturing equipment, facilities, and utility systems at our Liverpool site to meet the requirements for manufacturing a dynamic and diverse portfolio of biotech products.

This is a high-profile role reporting to the Engineering manager and would be suitable for a capable, experienced maintenance engineer or planner familiar with the requirements of the Pharmaceutical or similarly regulated Industrial Sector.

At Pharmaron we offer:

Vibrant and dynamic employment – we are a highly specialised, growth company operating in a critical sector of the economy – our future is strong and exciting!
Opportunities to develop your skills and yourself – our rapid growth brings greater opportunities for you to learn and grow faster!
A great team where we all support each other – enjoy your work – after all you spend about a third of your time here!

Requirements:

Essential:

Recognised apprenticeship with BTEC / City & Guilds in Engineering Discipline
Experience working with CMMS (Blue Mountain RAM desirable)
Experienced with with AutoCAD, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project
Ability to understand engineering drawings, especially P & IDs, GA’s etc
Experience in Reliability Centred Maintenance, FMECA analysis or similar progressive maintenance optimisation regimens.
Demonstrated experience of managing & controlling the work of contractors carrying out maintenance on complex Pharma and Analytical equipment
Confident in own technical knowledge and able to challenge existing maintenance practices when required
Good teamwork skills and adaptable approach in working within an Engineering function
Be comfortable in your ability to deliver clear communications to both internal and external customers

Desirable:

Experience working within MHRA/FDA guidelines
Extensive Pharmaceutical experience

Key roles and responsibilities:

Leveraging the existing Maintenance Management System to organise internal or contract labour necessary to execute the activity and plan the work with affected departments so as to minimise impact on their operations
Update the maintenance management system database as new assets are commissioned and ensure that they each have effective maintenance plans defined
Work with the Engineering Team & External resources to define and implement Reliability Centred Maintenance initiatives and eliminate Non-Value adding works.
Own and Drive Improvements in Overall Equipment Effectiveness
Oversee Engineering administrator allowing updates and reviews are completed right first time.
Manage, plan and resource the site Engineering shutdowns and produce Engineering activity plans for site operations departments.
To be responsible for effective planning and scheduling of maintenance activities for a team of engineers.
To generate work orders and job plans according to the schedule in the CMMS system & work effectively with the Maintenance Manager to schedule those works.
To generate new asset records on the CMMS system in accordance with relevant procedures
Shutdown planning for the Engineering function agreeing timelines with stake holders and seeing execution through to handover.
Work with the site planning team to clearly communicate Engineering maintenance, calibration, project and shutdown activities on site.

Our Company: “We are a dynamic, fast-growing company, with an enviable reputation for leading edge science, offering contract research services to some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, solving what were believed to be unsolvable scientific challenges”.

We believe in our ability to relentlessly push forward the boundaries of scientific excellence, delivering solutions for our clients, always operating ethically and with integrity. We take pride in our professionalism and commitment to always deliver our very best work.

We are based in the vibrant city of Liverpool with a world class R&D and manufacturing facility that offers a complete end to end development service. Our 80,000 sq. ft facility houses an established Biologics Department that consists of Analytical and Process Sciences. Our Liverpool site has a remarkable 20 Year Track Record in Biologics Development, which now offer A Fully Integrated Gene Therapy Drug Substance Solution in our state of the art cGMP facility purpose designed for viral vectors with onsite plasmid DNA and renowned analytical capabilities for release and characterisation

The Pharmaron Liverpool Team has consistently delivered biologics programs across all development phases and due to constant growth we are now recruiting a Scientist within our Analytical Sciences department.

We offer a competitive salary and a progressive and comprehensive suite of employee benefits
We offer state of the art working environment in our modern Liverpool site
We offer the opportunity for growth and development and will support funding for relevant training and development programmes

We do more than manufacture batches, we develop medicines!

Why Should You Apply?

This is an opportunity for you as a Engineering Planner to make a real impact in a highly scientific and regulated environment, demonstrate leadership, ambition and the desire to grow with the department.
Build and shape your career in an environment that sets and commits to the highest standards.
To be part of a team who support each other, embrace and solve technical challenges and put excellence at the heart of all that we do.

Pharmaron is a premier R&D service company supporting the life sciences industry. Founded in 2004, Pharmaron has invested in its people and facilities having established diverse drug R&D service capabilities, ranging from synthetic, medicinal, and analytical chemistry, biology, DMPK, pharmacology, drug safety assessment, radiochemistry and isotopically labelled metabolism, chemical & pharmaceutical development to clinical development. With operations in China, US and UK staffed by over 19,000 employees, Pharmaron has an excellent track record in the delivery of R&D solutions to its partners in North America, Europe, Japan, and China.