Sr. Maintenance Scheduler

Avantor•Bakersfield, CA

13d•$62,500 - $100,625•Onsite

About The Position

Avantor is seeking a Sr. Maintenance Scheduler to assist in the scheduling and coordination of maintenance activities with production and plant staff. This is a full-time position based out of our Bakersfield, CA location. The role involves implementing operational goals by developing and maintaining detailed maintenance schedules that align with production requirements, equipment capacity, material availability, and customer demand. The Sr. Maintenance Scheduler will own and maintain a comprehensive maintenance “master schedule” by analyzing equipment needs, preventative maintenance requirements, and plant capacity to ensure optimal asset reliability and uptime. They will optimize maintenance scheduling processes to maximize equipment utilization while minimizing downtime, production disruption, and reactive maintenance. This role also involves partnering with procurement and inventory teams to ensure the availability of critical spare parts, maintaining accurate tracking of spare parts and equipment data within CMMS and other asset management systems, and supporting asset lifecycle management and reliability strategies through effective planning and scheduling practices. Additionally, the role contributes to the continuous improvement of scheduling processes, maintenance standards, and planning tools within CMMS, and may lead smaller-scale scheduling and reliability projects or coordinate cross-functional initiatives. The position requires managing and adapting to recurring but variable maintenance scheduling challenges, including emergency repairs, shifting production priorities, material delays, and equipment availability constraints, utilizing data-driven decision-making to reprioritize work. The Sr. Maintenance Scheduler will partner closely with Production, Procurement, Quality Assurance, Engineering, and Materials Management to ensure alignment between maintenance activities and operational priorities, acting as the primary point of contact between Maintenance & Reliability and manufacturing teams. They will also collaborate with external vendors and contractors to align repair schedules and manage lead times. The role involves assigning and prioritizing maintenance work orders based on technician skillsets, workload balancing, and business priorities, ensuring timely execution of preventive maintenance and corrective work, and monitoring schedule adherence. Finally, the position requires communicating equipment status, maintenance schedules, and potential risks clearly to production teams and site leadership, supporting the broader manufacturing organization in achieving on-time delivery, reduced downtime, and efficient use of resources, and providing reliability-focused insights in cross-functional meetings.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent degree.
Previous experience in maintenance planning and scheduling using CMMS.
Minimum 3 years experience in hands-on maintenance and reliability related environment.
Very competent computer skills (MS Office Suite).
Maintenance Connection or similar CMMS experience required.
Ability to read and analyze equipment procedures and manufacturer recommendations.
Ability to present scheduling information and respond to manufacturing questions from employees.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in English.
Ability to write maintenance status reports and correspond with production staff as needed.
Responds to all email correspondence in Microsoft Outlook promptly.

Responsibilities

Implement operational goals by developing and maintaining detailed maintenance schedules that align with production requirements, equipment capacity, material availability, and customer demand.
Own and maintain a comprehensive maintenance “master schedule” by analyzing equipment needs, preventative maintenance requirements, and plant capacity to ensure optimal asset reliability and uptime.
Optimize maintenance scheduling processes to maximize equipment utilization while minimizing downtime, production disruption, and reactive maintenance.
Partner with procurement and inventory teams to ensure availability of critical spare parts, supporting efficient maintenance execution.
Maintain accurate tracking of spare parts and equipment data within CMMS and other asset management systems.
Support asset lifecycle management and reliability strategies through effective planning and scheduling practices.
Contribute to the implementation and continuous improvement of scheduling processes, maintenance standards, and planning tools within CMMS.
Lead smaller-scale scheduling and reliability projects or coordinate cross-functional initiatives aimed at improving equipment uptime, reducing downtime, and enhancing overall workflow efficiency.
Identify opportunities to improve maintenance planning effectiveness through data analysis, including schedule adherence, downtime trends, and resource utilization.
Manage and adapt to recurring but variable maintenance scheduling challenges, including emergency repairs, shifting production priorities, material delays, and equipment availability constraints.
Utilize data-driven decision-making to reprioritize work, ensuring critical maintenance activities are completed while minimizing impact to production schedules.
Analyze maintenance and production data to anticipate potential risks and proactively adjust schedules.
Partner closely with Production, Procurement, Quality Assurance, Engineering, and Materials Management to ensure alignment between maintenance activities and operational priorities.
Act as the primary point of contact between Maintenance & Reliability and manufacturing teams to coordinate equipment availability, maintenance timing, and shift carryover activities.
Collaborate with external vendors and contractors to align repair schedules, manage lead times, and ensure timely completion of service work.
Manage R&M schedule e-mail box correspondence.
Direct all correspondence to the appropriate scheduler or party.
Respond to Production and EHS inquiries.
Assign and prioritize maintenance work orders based on technician skillsets, workload balancing, and business priorities.
Ensure timely execution of preventive maintenance and corrective work through effective coordination and communication with maintenance teams.
Monitor schedule adherence and drive accountability through root cause analysis of downtime events, schedule interruptions, and missed maintenance activities.
Communicate equipment status, maintenance schedules, and potential risks clearly to production teams and site leadership.
Support the broader manufacturing organization in achieving on-time delivery, reduced downtime, and efficient use of resources.
Provide reliability-focused insights in cross-functional meetings to improve operational and maintenance performance.