Facilities Maintenance Planner (R&D)

About the Position

We are seeking an experienced Facilities Maintenance Planner for R&D to manage calibration, preventive, and corrective maintenance in South San Francisco, CA.

Mentor Technical Group (MTG) provides a comprehensive portfolio of technical support and solutions for the FDA-regulated industry. As a world leader in life science engineering and technical solutions, MTG has the knowledge and experience to ensure compliance with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device safety and efficacy guidelines. With offices in Caguas, PR, Boston, MA & San Francisco, CA and we serve life sciences clients in six global markets: United States, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Germany, Canada, and South America.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule available resources and materials for activities associated with calibrations, preventive, and corrective maintenance in the most effective and efficient way.
• Review and approve/disapprove incoming work requests.
• Develop and report work backlog reports.
• Develop the detail work scope and setup forecasts for resource allocation to ensure calibration, preventive, and corrective work activities are completed in conjunction with manufacturing operations activities.
• Oversee work order activity compliance with respective regulatory requirements (i.e. FDA, DEA, OSHA).
• Manage work through the Computerized Maintenance Management System.
• Review field service reports to identify follow-up work requirements and include them in respective calibration, preventive, or corrective maintenance work orders.
• Optimize calibration/preventive maintenance plans.
• Improve productivity and work quality by anticipating and eliminating potential delays through planning and coordination of labor, parts, materials, tools, equipment, required permits, specialized documentation, and equipment access.
• Compile and maintain the Master Schedule to establish a sequence and lead time of each operation to meet scheduling dates according to production forecast or machine-specific needs.
• Accurate coordination among laboratory/manufacturing operations, field service engineers, service providers/subcontractors, and/or suppliers.
• Plan, execute, and provide purchase requisitions and purchase orders to suppliers for materials, parts, supplies, and equipment in a timely and cost-effective manner, while maintaining appropriate quality standards and specifications.
• Initiate Incident Notifications as per client procedures for Out of Tolerance calibrations.
• Create Equipment Records in the CMMS for new equipment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Biomedical).
• In lieu of a degree, 2-year college technical school with 10+ years of experience required or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
• Experience in a laboratory/manufacturing maintenance environment is highly preferred.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Full-time position
• Opportunity to work with a leading life science engineering and technical solutions company

About the Company

Mentor Technical Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.