Lead Maintenance Planner - Lilly Medicine Foundry

Eli Lilly and Company • Us, IN

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About The Position

The Lead Maintenance Planner & Scheduler oversees maintenance planning and craft scheduling in an assigned area, ensuring company assets are managed in compliance with cGMP and other applicable standards. The role plans and schedules corrective and preventive maintenance and fosters safety, technical expertise, and innovation in a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), such as IBM Maximo, Blue Mountain Regulatory Asset Manager, SAP Plant Maintenance, or an equivalent system.

Working closely with utilities and plant operations, this position determines equipment availability for maintenance and aligns maintenance planning with organizational goals for safety, quality, and efficiency. It supports delivery of clinical-trial medicines at the Lilly Medicine Foundry, developing initial maintenance and calibration job plans and data sheets, then handling long-term planning and scheduling once the site is operational.

The role is initially based at a temporary location in Carmel, Indiana, and will move to the new Lilly Medicine Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana. It supports a 24/7 operation and requires flexibility to remain available for decision-making and issue resolution as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• At least 5 years of industrial maintenance planning and scheduling experience in an FDA-regulated industry.
• Strong understanding of CMMS systems such as IBM Maximo, BMRAM, SAP PM, or similar.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; Lilly will not sponsor work authorization or visas for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Regulated manufacturing experience.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, industrial maintenance, or building maintenance.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with multiple organizational levels.
• Ability to prioritize, set objectives, and meet targets.
• Ability to provide high-level customer service.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Problem-solving ability.
• Computer proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Comply with health, safety, and environmental requirements, including procedures, policies, permits, and practices.
• Incorporate HSE considerations into maintenance planning and scheduling, including job plans, contractor management, and coordination with operations.
• Apply knowledge of lockout/tagout (LOTO) processes and procedures.
• Report safety concerns, incidents, and injuries to a supervisor.
• Promote a proactive safety culture and ensure maintenance systems comply with safety requirements.
• Maintain proper housekeeping procedures.
• Meet quality standards defined by cGMPs, Global Quality Standards, and local procedures.
• Ensure regulatory-based preventive maintenance work is completed on schedule.
• Schedule maintenance, calibration, and repair work for the assigned area.
• Use and provide training on a CMMS; create and update maintenance and calibration job plans and calibration data sheets.
• Maintain and monitor the maintenance backlog to prevent delinquent preventive maintenance.
• Ensure maintenance work is documented properly and completed accurately according to assigned job plans.
• Use knowledge of engineering drawing systems and building equipment and instrumentation.
• Verify the availability of parts, materials, and special tools for planned work and order them when needed.
• Coordinate between customers and maintenance activities to minimize scheduling conflicts.
• Develop initial maintenance and calibration job plans and data sheets, and provide long-term planning and scheduling once the site is operational.
• Maintain availability to support decision-making and issue resolution for the facility's 24/7 operation.

Benefits

• Company bonus, depending in part on company and individual performance.
• Eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k).
• Pension.
• Vacation benefits.
• Eligibility for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits.
• Flexible benefits, including healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts.
• Life insurance and death benefits.
• Certain time-off and leave-of-absence benefits.
• Well-being benefits, including an employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED