{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"adcaf7b2cd7890d2ff2f6d4e","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/adcaf7b2cd7890d2ff2f6d4e","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/adcaf7b2cd7890d2ff2f6d4e","title":"Maintenance Planning Manager","description":"Simtra BioPharma Solutions (Simtra) is a world-class Contract Development Manufacturing Organization, partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to bring their sterile injectable products to market. With facilities in Bloomington, Indiana, US and Halle/Westfalen, Germany, we offer a wide range of delivery systems including pre-filled syringes, liquid/lyophilized vials, diluents for reconstitution, powder-filled vials and sterile crystallization.\nOur product types include biologics and small molecules, cytotoxics, highly potent compounds, diluents for reconstitution and vaccines – which are all directly injected into patients worldwide. As such, there is a strong emphasis on quality and continuous improvement at Simtra. We hold ourselves to the highest quality and regulatory standards.\nWhile our primary focus is cGMP manufacturing, we offer many support services including formulation and development, lyophilization optimization, global regulatory support and secondary packaging. Our teams are driven to help clients scale, innovate and bring life-changing medicines to patients worldwide.\n\nWhy join Team Simtra? Because we:\nMake it HAPPEN – We bring a growth mindset to every opportunity, developing new skillsets and exceeding our expectations and those of our customers.\nMake it TOGETHER – We work as one, respecting each voice and tapping into our unique strengths across teams—so we can solve problems in new ways.\nMake it RIGHT – We hold ourselves to a high standard of excellence, fulfilling our commitments to the customer, their patients, and our team members.\nMake it COUNT – We take pride in our day-to-day work, knowing the impact we make – taking on challenges big and small to improve patient health.\n\nThis role:\n\nThe Maintenance Planning & Materials Manager is responsible for leading the site's Maintenance Work Management function, including maintenance planning and scheduling, CMMS governance, MRO storeroom operations, shutdown planning, and maintenance performance management. This position ensures maintenance activities are effectively planned, prioritized, resourced, scheduled, and executed to maximize equipment reliability, support production objectives, maintain GMP compliance, and optimize maintenance costs. The role serves as the process owner for the site's maintenance work management program and provides leadership to the Maintenance Planning, CMMS Administration, and MRO teams.\nThe Responsibilities:\nMaintenance Work Management & Governance\n\nOwn the site's preventative maintenance work management process, including planning, scheduling, prioritization, execution tracking, and continuous improvement.\nLead maintenance scheduling meetings and coordinate priorities across Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Production, Quality, and Supply Chain.\nEstablish governance for maintenance planning and scheduling processes.\nDevelop and report KPIs including PM compliance, schedule compliance, backlog, emergency work, wrench time, labor utilization, and planning effectiveness.\nEnsure CMMS data integrity, asset hierarchy governance, PM optimization, and master data management.\nProvide strategic maintenance performance updates to site leadership.\nMaintenance Planning & Scheduling\n\nEnsure preventive maintenance work is planned, scheduled, and completed on time.\nCoordinate maintenance schedules with Operations.\nSupport planning for capital projects requiring maintenance resources.\nShutdown Planning\n\nOwn planning and coordination of planned plant shutdowns.\nDevelop integrated shutdown schedules.\nCoordinate contractors, vendors, Engineering, Operations, Utilities, and Maintenance.\nConduct shutdown readiness reviews and post-shutdown lessons learned.\nCMMS Administration\n\nProvide governance of the CMMS.\nMaintain PM library and asset hierarchy.\nOversee system upgrades, reporting, and KPI dashboards.\nEnsure GMP-compliant maintenance documentation.\nMRO Inventory & Storeroom\n\nLead MRO storeroom operations and inventory strategy.\nOptimize inventory levels and cycle counting.\nCoordinate purchasing with Supply Chain.\nEstablish standardized kitting processes.\n\nRequired Qualifications:\n\nBachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Maintenance Management, Supply Chain, Business, or 5+ years of relevant experience.\n7+ years of maintenance planning, reliability, or maintenance experience.\nExperience in pharmaceutical or GMP manufacturing preferred.\nExperience with CMMS systems.\nExperience managing maintenance planning and scheduling, shutdown planning, MRO inventory, contractor coordination, and maintenance performance metrics.\nStrong understanding of preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance principles.\nWorking knowledge of FDA regulations, cGMP requirements, and maintenance documentation practices.\nExcellent communication, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.\n\nIn return, you'll be eligible for[1]:\nDay One Benefits\nMedical & Dental Coverage\nFlexible Spending Accounts\nLife and AD&D Insurance\nSupplemental Life Insurance\nSpouse Life Insurance\nChild Life Insurance\n401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match\nTime Off Program\nPaid Holidays\nPaid Time Off\nPaid Parental Leave and more\nAdoption Reimbursement Program\nEducation Assistance Program\nEmployee Assistance Program\nCommunity and Volunteer Service Program\nEmployee Ownership Plan\nAdditional Benefits\nShort and Long-Term Disability Insurance\nVoluntary Insurance Benefits\nVision Coverage\nAccident\nCritical Illness\nHospital Indemnity Insurance\nIdentity Theft Protection\nLegal and more\nOnsite Campus Amenities\nWorkout Facility\nCafeteria\nCredit Union\n[1] Current benefit offerings are in effect through 12/31/26\n\nDisclaimer\nThis job description is intended to provide the minimum knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the job. It may not be inclusive of all the duties and responsibilities of the job. Simtra reserves the right to make modifications based on business requirements.\n\nEqual Employment Opportunity\nSimtra is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Simtra evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.\n\nData Privacy\nTo learn more about Simtra's approach to data privacy, please review the Simtra Recruitment Platform Global Privacy Policy: https://simtra.com/privacy-policy/","company":"Simtrabiopharmasolutions","rawCompany":"simtrabiopharmasolutions","city":"Bloomington","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-05T01:27:22.634Z","occupations":[{"code":"11-3051.00","title":"Industrial Production Managers","slug":"industrial-production-managers"},{"code":"11-3071.04","title":"Supply Chain Managers","slug":"supply-chain-managers"},{"code":"11-3013.00","title":"Facilities Managers","slug":"facilities-managers"}],"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":"325414","title":"Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing","slug":"biological-product-except-diagnostic-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Maintenance Planning Manager","description":"Simtra BioPharma Solutions (Simtra) is a world-class Contract Development Manufacturing Organization, partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to bring their sterile injectable products to market. With facilities in Bloomington, Indiana, US and Halle/Westfalen, Germany, we offer a wide range of delivery systems including pre-filled syringes, liquid/lyophilized vials, diluents for reconstitution, powder-filled vials and sterile crystallization.\nOur product types include biologics and small molecules, cytotoxics, highly potent compounds, diluents for reconstitution and vaccines – which are all directly injected into patients worldwide. As such, there is a strong emphasis on quality and continuous improvement at Simtra. We hold ourselves to the highest quality and regulatory standards.\nWhile our primary focus is cGMP manufacturing, we offer many support services including formulation and development, lyophilization optimization, global regulatory support and secondary packaging. Our teams are driven to help clients scale, innovate and bring life-changing medicines to patients worldwide.\n\nWhy join Team Simtra? Because we:\nMake it HAPPEN – We bring a growth mindset to every opportunity, developing new skillsets and exceeding our expectations and those of our customers.\nMake it TOGETHER – We work as one, respecting each voice and tapping into our unique strengths across teams—so we can solve problems in new ways.\nMake it RIGHT – We hold ourselves to a high standard of excellence, fulfilling our commitments to the customer, their patients, and our team members.\nMake it COUNT – We take pride in our day-to-day work, knowing the impact we make – taking on challenges big and small to improve patient health.\n\nThis role:\n\nThe Maintenance Planning & Materials Manager is responsible for leading the site's Maintenance Work Management function, including maintenance planning and scheduling, CMMS governance, MRO storeroom operations, shutdown planning, and maintenance performance management. This position ensures maintenance activities are effectively planned, prioritized, resourced, scheduled, and executed to maximize equipment reliability, support production objectives, maintain GMP compliance, and optimize maintenance costs. The role serves as the process owner for the site's maintenance work management program and provides leadership to the Maintenance Planning, CMMS Administration, and MRO teams.\nThe Responsibilities:\nMaintenance Work Management & Governance\n\nOwn the site's preventative maintenance work management process, including planning, scheduling, prioritization, execution tracking, and continuous improvement.\nLead maintenance scheduling meetings and coordinate priorities across Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Production, Quality, and Supply Chain.\nEstablish governance for maintenance planning and scheduling processes.\nDevelop and report KPIs including PM compliance, schedule compliance, backlog, emergency work, wrench time, labor utilization, and planning effectiveness.\nEnsure CMMS data integrity, asset hierarchy governance, PM optimization, and master data management.\nProvide strategic maintenance performance updates to site leadership.\nMaintenance Planning & Scheduling\n\nEnsure preventive maintenance work is planned, scheduled, and completed on time.\nCoordinate maintenance schedules with Operations.\nSupport planning for capital projects requiring maintenance resources.\nShutdown Planning\n\nOwn planning and coordination of planned plant shutdowns.\nDevelop integrated shutdown schedules.\nCoordinate contractors, vendors, Engineering, Operations, Utilities, and Maintenance.\nConduct shutdown readiness reviews and post-shutdown lessons learned.\nCMMS Administration\n\nProvide governance of the CMMS.\nMaintain PM library and asset hierarchy.\nOversee system upgrades, reporting, and KPI dashboards.\nEnsure GMP-compliant maintenance documentation.\nMRO Inventory & Storeroom\n\nLead MRO storeroom operations and inventory strategy.\nOptimize inventory levels and cycle counting.\nCoordinate purchasing with Supply Chain.\nEstablish standardized kitting processes.\n\nRequired Qualifications:\n\nBachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Maintenance Management, Supply Chain, Business, or 5+ years of relevant experience.\n7+ years of maintenance planning, reliability, or maintenance experience.\nExperience in pharmaceutical or GMP manufacturing preferred.\nExperience with CMMS systems.\nExperience managing maintenance planning and scheduling, shutdown planning, MRO inventory, contractor coordination, and maintenance performance metrics.\nStrong understanding of preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance principles.\nWorking knowledge of FDA regulations, cGMP requirements, and maintenance documentation practices.\nExcellent communication, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.\n\nIn return, you'll be eligible for[1]:\nDay One Benefits\nMedical & Dental Coverage\nFlexible Spending Accounts\nLife and AD&D Insurance\nSupplemental Life Insurance\nSpouse Life Insurance\nChild Life Insurance\n401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match\nTime Off Program\nPaid Holidays\nPaid Time Off\nPaid Parental Leave and more\nAdoption Reimbursement Program\nEducation Assistance Program\nEmployee Assistance Program\nCommunity and Volunteer Service Program\nEmployee Ownership Plan\nAdditional Benefits\nShort and Long-Term Disability Insurance\nVoluntary Insurance Benefits\nVision Coverage\nAccident\nCritical Illness\nHospital Indemnity Insurance\nIdentity Theft Protection\nLegal and more\nOnsite Campus Amenities\nWorkout Facility\nCafeteria\nCredit Union\n[1] Current benefit offerings are in effect through 12/31/26\n\nDisclaimer\nThis job description is intended to provide the minimum knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the job. It may not be inclusive of all the duties and responsibilities of the job. Simtra reserves the right to make modifications based on business requirements.\n\nEqual Employment Opportunity\nSimtra is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Simtra evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.\n\nData Privacy\nTo learn more about Simtra's approach to data privacy, please review the Simtra Recruitment Platform Global Privacy Policy: https://simtra.com/privacy-policy/","datePosted":"2026-08-05T01:27:22.634Z","dateModified":"2026-08-05T01:27:22.634Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Simtrabiopharmasolutions","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Bloomington","addressRegion":"CA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"adcaf7b2cd7890d2ff2f6d4e"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/adcaf7b2cd7890d2ff2f6d4e"}}