Senior Facilities Maintenance Planner-Scheduler
About The Position
Afton Scientific is seeking an experienced, organized, and results-oriented Senior Facilities Maintenance Planner-Scheduler for its Facilities team. The position supports the reliability and availability of manufacturing equipment and utilities through maintenance planning, scheduling, and resource coordination. The role leads maintenance planning activities, helps shape preventive maintenance and spare-parts strategies, and collaborates with Operations, Engineering, and Facilities to minimize equipment downtime and support uninterrupted manufacturing operations. The position develops maintenance plans and schedules, coordinates work resources, supports shutdowns and outages, manages maintenance backlogs and CMMS records, and monitors maintenance performance. It also supports continuous improvement and compliance with company safety policies and applicable regulatory requirements. Regular on-site attendance is required in Charlottesville, Virginia. Compensation is $90,000–$125,000 per year, with placement based on qualifications, relevant experience, internal equity, and demonstrated competencies.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Maintenance Management, Industrial Technology, or a related field; a technical diploma or equivalent experience may also be considered.
- At least eight years of maintenance planning and scheduling experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
- Experience planning maintenance involving rotating equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, utilities, or process equipment.
- Experience supporting major shutdowns, turnarounds, and maintenance projects.
- Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Understanding of maintenance workflows, equipment reliability, and maintenance planning practices.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Nice To Haves
- Previous supervisory or leadership experience.
- Proficiency with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
- Experience with spare-parts inventory management and maintenance-material planning.
- Experience with single-use components used in pharmaceutical formulation, sterile filtration, and aseptic filling processes.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience coordinating maintenance activities across multiple departments and external contractors.
Responsibilities
- Develop detailed plans for preventive, predictive, corrective, and shutdown maintenance activities.
- Review maintenance requests and convert approved work orders into executable work packages.
- Identify and coordinate required labor, materials, tools, equipment, permits, and contractor resources.
- Develop and maintain weekly, monthly, and annual maintenance schedules.
- Coordinate with Operations to minimize production disruptions during maintenance activities.
- Prioritize maintenance based on safety, equipment reliability, regulatory requirements, and operational needs.
- Lead planning and scheduling for major plant shutdowns, turnarounds, and outages.
- Develop shutdown schedules, identify critical-path activities, and coordinate cross-functional planning meetings.
- Monitor maintenance schedules and implement recovery plans when necessary.
- Manage maintenance backlogs and ensure work orders are prioritized, planned, and completed.
- Maintain accurate planning and work-order information in the CMMS.
- Support maintenance resource planning and critical spare-parts availability.
- Develop and monitor maintenance KPIs.
- Prepare weekly and monthly maintenance performance reports for management.
- Forecast future maintenance workloads and resource requirements.
- Ensure maintenance planning complies with company safety policies and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen equipment reliability, maintenance efficiency, and operational performance.
Benefits
- Continued professional development and opportunities for career growth within Afton Scientific.
- Opportunity to play a leading role in strengthening maintenance planning and scheduling capabilities.
- Increased responsibility for maintenance strategy, equipment reliability, and operational efficiency.
- Experience coordinating complex maintenance projects, shutdowns, and equipment-related initiatives.
- Opportunities to influence maintenance processes, resource utilization, and performance measurement.
- Broad exposure to Facilities, Engineering, Operations, and other cross-functional teams.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
