Sr. Specialist Maintenance Planner Scheduler
Novartis
August 30, 2026
On-site
Durham, NC
Operations
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan and schedule maintenance and calibration activities to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing operations
- Develop and maintain equipment records and detailed maintenance plans aligned with production priorities
- Provide technical guidance to maintenance and reliability teams to support effective task execution
- Implement and sustain site maintenance programs ensuring compliance and consistent equipment performance
- Coordinate maintenance work by defining scope, estimating resources, and ensuring timely execution
- Collaborate with production, operations, and service partners to align maintenance with business needs
- Analyze work orders based on urgency, complexity, and resource availability to optimize workflow
- Assign and sequence work orders to maximize efficiency of maintenance teams and resources
- Manage external contractors and subcontractors supporting maintenance and project-based activities
- Track and report maintenance performance metrics to drive productivity and continuous improvement
Essential Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with at least five years of pharmaceutical manufacturing experience, or nine years of equivalent experience in lieu of a degree
- Broad technical knowledge across power transmission, lubrication, and electrical control systems
- Experience maintaining biopharmaceutical equipment (bioreactors, filtration systems, clean room air systems)
- Working knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems and materials management processes
- Proven ability to develop and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs
- Understanding of reliability centered maintenance principles
- Experience performing root cause failure analysis and implementing improvements
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other relevant software tools
Compensation/Benefits (as stated):
- Salary expected: $81,200–$150,800 annually; includes performance-based cash incentive and potential eligibility for annual equity awards (role-dependent). US-based eligible employees receive comprehensive benefits and time off.
- Plan and schedule maintenance and calibration activities to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing operations
- Develop and maintain equipment records and detailed maintenance plans aligned with production priorities
- Provide technical guidance to maintenance and reliability teams to support effective task execution
- Implement and sustain site maintenance programs ensuring compliance and consistent equipment performance
- Coordinate maintenance work by defining scope, estimating resources, and ensuring timely execution
- Collaborate with production, operations, and service partners to align maintenance with business needs
- Analyze work orders based on urgency, complexity, and resource availability to optimize workflow
- Assign and sequence work orders to maximize efficiency of maintenance teams and resources
- Manage external contractors and subcontractors supporting maintenance and project-based activities
- Track and report maintenance performance metrics to drive productivity and continuous improvement
Essential Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with at least five years of pharmaceutical manufacturing experience, or nine years of equivalent experience in lieu of a degree
- Broad technical knowledge across power transmission, lubrication, and electrical control systems
- Experience maintaining biopharmaceutical equipment (bioreactors, filtration systems, clean room air systems)
- Working knowledge of computerized maintenance management systems and materials management processes
- Proven ability to develop and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs
- Understanding of reliability centered maintenance principles
- Experience performing root cause failure analysis and implementing improvements
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other relevant software tools
Compensation/Benefits (as stated):
- Salary expected: $81,200–$150,800 annually; includes performance-based cash incentive and potential eligibility for annual equity awards (role-dependent). US-based eligible employees receive comprehensive benefits and time off.