Senior planning lead (On-site) – Limerick

• →Lead and manage the on-site planning and scheduling function, ensuring efficient coordination of preventative and corrective maintenance activities through specialist vendors and service providers.
• →Provide leadership, coaching, and development to planning and scheduling personnel, fostering a high-performing and customer-focused team environment.
• →Oversee daily planning and scheduling activities, ensuring resources and priorities are aligned with customer operational requirements and business objectives.
• →Act as the primary customer contact for planning and scheduling operations, providing workflow updates, managing escalations, and ensuring effective resolution of equipment and maintenance-related issues.
• →Coordinate service engineering activities, including work permits, site inductions, access requirements, and compliance documentation.
• →Monitor, analyse, and report key performance indicators (KPIs), including maintenance performance, schedule adherence, safety metrics, and work order completion.
• →Lead quotation requests, purchase order management, and financial tracking activities associated with maintenance operations and service delivery.
• →Oversee inventory planning and control processes, ensuring data accuracy, material availability, and compliance with agreed service level expectations.
• →Ensure maintenance plans, schedules, and work orders are accurately maintained within the customer CMMS system and remain audit-ready at all times.
• →Drive compliance with customer vendor management processes, including training records, risk assessments, contractor documentation, and supporting records.
• →Collaborate closely with Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, EHS, Operations, and external service providers to ensure effective planning, coordination, and execution of maintenance activities.
• →Utilise SAP, Smartsheet, CMMS platforms, and other planning tools to manage schedules, assets, maintenance activities, and operational reporting.
• →Identify opportunities for continuous improvement within planning, scheduling, and maintenance coordination processes to enhance efficiency and service delivery.

• Third-level qualification required; scientific, engineering, technical, or operations-related qualification advantageous.
• Minimum 3 years' experience within a regulated pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or life sciences environment.
• Previous experience in a planning, scheduling, supervisory, or team lead role.
• Strong understanding of maintenance planning, scheduling, resource coordination, and operational workflow management.
• Knowledge of GMP, EHS, quality systems, and compliance requirements within regulated industries.
• Experience using SAP, CMMS platforms, Smartsheet, or equivalent planning and asset management systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret operational data and performance metrics.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with a strong customer-service focus.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt effectively within a dynamic operational environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement, team development, and operational excellence.

You possess strong planning, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities and enjoy working in a fast-paced operational environment. You are proactive, customer-focused, and capable of building effective relationships across multiple stakeholder groups. You thrive both independently and as part of a collaborative team and are motivated by driving operational performance and service excellence.