{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"9fc7af07deecc1dbf2b26e96","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/9fc7af07deecc1dbf2b26e96","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/9fc7af07deecc1dbf2b26e96","title":"Maintenance Planner/Scheduler - Berkeley, CA","description":"At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.\n\nMaintenance Planner/Scheduler - Berkeley, CA\n\nAs a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler, you focus on organizing and scheduling maintenance activities to optimize equipment availability and performance; you prioritize maintenance tasks, coordinate resources, and ensure that necessary materials and spare parts are available; you work closely with maintenance and production teams to develop preventive maintenance strategies and use data analysis to enhance overall maintenance effectiveness; you plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance, repair, and calibration activities on site to ensure work is executed safely, reliably, and efficiently in compliance with standard operating procedures; you improve workforce productivity and quality through effective coordination of work scope, duration, parts, materials, equipment, suppliers, maintenance resources, production, and engineering.\n\nYOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES\nPlan, prepare, and schedule maintenance, repair, and calibration work by researching, scoping, and estimating labor, duration, materials, parts, tools, equipment, and external supplier requirements; prepare work order packages and maintain related SAP records;\nCoordinate spare parts and material readiness for planned, unplanned, and shutdown activities in close collaboration with the Maintenance Spare Parts group, including requisition creation and maintenance of BOMs and component lists;\nDevelop, coordinate, track, and communicate plant shutdown and turnaround plans and schedules together with the Turnaround Manager, including progress updates and identification of critical path impacts, delays, acceleration, and compression opportunities;\nCoordinate and level maintenance resources across all site crafts and external vendors to support effective execution of planned work and alignment with site priorities;\nEnsure safety is fully integrated into maintenance planning and scheduling by defining safe work procedures, best practices, PPE, tools, equipment, and area requirements;\nPartner with Maintenance Operations, Technical System Owners, Production, Engineering, and vendors to prioritize, plan, and schedule preventive, corrective, repair, and calibration maintenance activities;\nLead regular cross-functional meetings to establish short- and long-term priorities, coordinate routine maintenance and repair activities, and resolve resource or schedule conflicts;\nMaintain complete and accurate SAP data for parts, labor, duration, notifications, maintenance plans, and work history to support execution excellence and continuous improvement of planning and scheduling accuracy.\n\nWHO YOU ARE\n\nBayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:\n\nRequired Qualifications:\nAssociate degree or equivalent certification with extensive work experience, or Bachelor’s degree with significant work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience in maintenance planning and scheduling;\nExpert knowledge of maintenance, calibration, and repair procedures, pharmaceutical plant operations, equipment schematics, manuals, procedures, and process and instrumentation diagrams to support effective maintenance planning, work scoping, scheduling, and plant shutdown execution;\nDocumented knowledge of cGMPs, ISO standards, and industry best practices;\nExperience in maintenance planning, work scoping, scheduling, turnaround coordination, and project management, including defining materials, labor, duration, tools, equipment, supplier, and area requirements for maintenance activities;\nProficiency in SAP and strong computer skills, including MS Office, MS Project, and MS Access;\nStrong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and influence effectively across manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, and production functions;\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills combined with strong planning, scheduling, organizational, and prioritization skills;\nAbility to shift priorities, manage multiple activities simultaneously, and perform effectively under pressure while meeting schedule commitments.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nProfessional certification in a planning/scheduling field (for example, PMI-SP, AACE-CST, AACE-PSP, IFMA-CFM, IFMA-FMP).\n\nEmployees can expect to be paid a salary between $96,480.00 - $144,720.00. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.\n\nThis salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.\n\nThis posting will be available for application until at least 10/3/2026.\n\n#LI-US\n\n#LI-AMS\n\nYOUR APPLICATION\n\nBayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Health for all, Hunger for none, we encourage you to apply now. Be part of something bigger. Be you. Be Bayer.\nTo all recruitment agencies: Bayer does not accept unsolicited third party resumes.\n\nBayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans\n\nBayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below.\n\nEqual Opportunity Employer Statement: Notice for U.S. Visitors: All information on this site is subject to compliance with local rule and regulations as they may vary from time to time and across different geographies, including, without limitation, U.S. Executive Orders.\n\nBayer is an E-Verify Employer.\n\nLocation: United States : California : Berkeley\nDivision: Pharmaceuticals\nReference Code: 886804\n\nContact Us\n\nEmail: hrop_usa@bayer.com","company":"Bayer","rawCompany":"bayer","city":"Berkeley","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-09-24T07:22:33.033Z","occupations":[{"code":"49-9071.00","title":"Maintenance and Repair Workers, General","slug":"maintenance-and-repair-workers-general"},{"code":"49-1011.00","title":"First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers","slug":"first-line-supervisors-of-mechanics-installers-and-repairers"},{"code":"49-9041.00","title":"Industrial Machinery Mechanics","slug":"industrial-machinery-mechanics"}],"industries":[{"code":"325412","title":"Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing","slug":"pharmaceutical-preparation-manufacturing"},{"code":"811310","title":"Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance","slug":"commercial-and-industrial-machinery-and-equipment-except-automotive-and-electronic-repair-and-maintenance"},{"code":"811210","title":"Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance","slug":"electronic-and-precision-equipment-repair-and-maintenance"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Maintenance Planner/Scheduler - Berkeley, CA","description":"At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.\n\nMaintenance Planner/Scheduler - Berkeley, CA\n\nAs a Maintenance Planner/Scheduler, you focus on organizing and scheduling maintenance activities to optimize equipment availability and performance; you prioritize maintenance tasks, coordinate resources, and ensure that necessary materials and spare parts are available; you work closely with maintenance and production teams to develop preventive maintenance strategies and use data analysis to enhance overall maintenance effectiveness; you plan, schedule, and coordinate maintenance, repair, and calibration activities on site to ensure work is executed safely, reliably, and efficiently in compliance with standard operating procedures; you improve workforce productivity and quality through effective coordination of work scope, duration, parts, materials, equipment, suppliers, maintenance resources, production, and engineering.\n\nYOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES\nPlan, prepare, and schedule maintenance, repair, and calibration work by researching, scoping, and estimating labor, duration, materials, parts, tools, equipment, and external supplier requirements; prepare work order packages and maintain related SAP records;\nCoordinate spare parts and material readiness for planned, unplanned, and shutdown activities in close collaboration with the Maintenance Spare Parts group, including requisition creation and maintenance of BOMs and component lists;\nDevelop, coordinate, track, and communicate plant shutdown and turnaround plans and schedules together with the Turnaround Manager, including progress updates and identification of critical path impacts, delays, acceleration, and compression opportunities;\nCoordinate and level maintenance resources across all site crafts and external vendors to support effective execution of planned work and alignment with site priorities;\nEnsure safety is fully integrated into maintenance planning and scheduling by defining safe work procedures, best practices, PPE, tools, equipment, and area requirements;\nPartner with Maintenance Operations, Technical System Owners, Production, Engineering, and vendors to prioritize, plan, and schedule preventive, corrective, repair, and calibration maintenance activities;\nLead regular cross-functional meetings to establish short- and long-term priorities, coordinate routine maintenance and repair activities, and resolve resource or schedule conflicts;\nMaintain complete and accurate SAP data for parts, labor, duration, notifications, maintenance plans, and work history to support execution excellence and continuous improvement of planning and scheduling accuracy.\n\nWHO YOU ARE\n\nBayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:\n\nRequired Qualifications:\nAssociate degree or equivalent certification with extensive work experience, or Bachelor’s degree with significant work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience in maintenance planning and scheduling;\nExpert knowledge of maintenance, calibration, and repair procedures, pharmaceutical plant operations, equipment schematics, manuals, procedures, and process and instrumentation diagrams to support effective maintenance planning, work scoping, scheduling, and plant shutdown execution;\nDocumented knowledge of cGMPs, ISO standards, and industry best practices;\nExperience in maintenance planning, work scoping, scheduling, turnaround coordination, and project management, including defining materials, labor, duration, tools, equipment, supplier, and area requirements for maintenance activities;\nProficiency in SAP and strong computer skills, including MS Office, MS Project, and MS Access;\nStrong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and influence effectively across manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, and production functions;\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills combined with strong planning, scheduling, organizational, and prioritization skills;\nAbility to shift priorities, manage multiple activities simultaneously, and perform effectively under pressure while meeting schedule commitments.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nProfessional certification in a planning/scheduling field (for example, PMI-SP, AACE-CST, AACE-PSP, IFMA-CFM, IFMA-FMP).\n\nEmployees can expect to be paid a salary between $96,480.00 - $144,720.00. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.\n\nThis salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.\n\nThis posting will be available for application until at least 10/3/2026.\n\n#LI-US\n\n#LI-AMS\n\nYOUR APPLICATION\n\nBayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Health for all, Hunger for none, we encourage you to apply now. Be part of something bigger. Be you. 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