Maintenance Planner/Scheduler – Cell Therapy

• Job Title: Maintenance Planner/Scheduler – Cell Therapy
• Location: Onsite Tarzana CA
• Contract: 3 months (with possibility of conversion)
• Working Hours: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM, 5 days/week onsite
• Interview Process
• Round 1: 30-minute screening cal
• Round 2: 2 to 2.5-hour onsite interview

Job Summa

ryWe are seeking a Maintenance Planner & Scheduler to support cell therapy manufacturing operations by planning, coordinating, and scheduling preventive, predictive, corrective, and shutdown maintenance and calibration activities. The role ensures reliable operation of GMP-regulated manufacturing, laboratory, utility, and facility syst

ems.This position plays a critical role in maintaining equipment uptime, minimizing unplanned downtime, and ensuring compliance with quality, regulatory, and safety standards in a highly regulated cell therapy environm

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Key Responsibi

• lityiesDevelop and manage detailed maintenance plans for preventive, corrective, predictive, and calibration activities across manufacturing, lab, and facility s
• ystems.Create and maintain daily, weekly, and long-term maintenance schedules aligned with production priorities and shutdown w
• indows.Manage work orders in CMMS systems (SAP PM, Maximo, Beamex CMX, or equiv
• alent).Develop standardized job plans including scope, tools, materials, permits, LOTO requirements, labor, vendor needs, and time est
• imates.Coordinate maintenance activities with Manufacturing, Facilities, Engineering, Quality, Validation, Metrology, and EHS
• teams.Plan and support maintenance of GMP cleanroom and critical utility s
• ystems.Ensure compliance with GMP, GDP, EHS, and site procedures including deviation and change control pro
• cesses.Support shutdowns and outages by building integrated maintenance schedules and coordinating res
• ources.Coordinate spare parts, materials, and contractor readiness to avoid delays in exe
• cution.Prioritize maintenance activities based on safety, compliance, equipment criticality, and production
• impact.Track and report KPIs including schedule adherence, backlog, MTBF, MTTR, and downtime
• trends.Coordinate OEMs and external vendors for specialized maintenance acti
• vities.Drive continuous improvement in maintenance planning, scheduling efficiency, and asset relia

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Technical Scope / Equipment Ex

• posuresureCleanroom systems: HVAC, HEPA filtration, pressure controls, environmental monitori
• ng systemsCritical utilities: RO water, clean steam, chilled water, compressed gases, nit
• rogen,CO₂Process equipment: biosafety cabinets, incubators, centrifuges, autoclaves, isolators, pum
• ps, valvesCold chain systems: -80°C freezers, LN2 systems, cryogenic storage and monitori
• ng systemsControls & instrumentation: PLCs, SCADA/BMS/EMS, sensors, calibrati
• on systemsFacility systems: UPS, generators, fire protection, security systems, was

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Required Qualif

• icationsAssociate’s degree, technical diploma, or equivalent experience in engineering/maintenance di
• sciplineMinimum 5 years of experience in maintenance planning/scheduling in GMP-regulated or pharmaceutical/biotech envi
• ronmentsStrong knowledge of CMMS systems (SAP PM, Maximo, or
• similar)Understanding of GMP, EHS, LOTO, permit-to-work systems, and maintenance documentation p
• racticesAbility to read and interpret P&IDs, engineering drawings, manuals, and technical d
• ocumentsExperience in calibration coordination and maintenance execution
• planningStrong organizational, coordination, and communicatio
• n skillsFamiliarity with reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) and asset criticality methods is p