At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.
Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.
We do so via:
Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and
Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services.
Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment.
For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.
The Role & What You Will Be Doing
The Engineering Maintenance Planner will be responsible for organizing and scheduling all maintenance activities for manufacturing equipment, systems, and facilities to ensure operational efficiency, minimize downtime, and comply with regulatory standards, ensuring that maintenance tasks, whether preventive, corrective, or predictive, are carried out in a timely and efficient manner.
Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Maintenance Planner role will make an impact:
Develop, manage, and optimize preventive and corrective maintenance schedules to ensure equipment reliability and minimal downtime
Coordinate maintenance activities with production teams to align with operational demands and avoid disruptions
Oversee resource planning, ensuring availability of labor, tools, spare parts, and materials for all maintenance tasks
Manage and track work orders through CMMS, ensuring timely execution and accurate documentation of maintenance activities
Maintain comprehensive records to ensure compliance with GMP, HPRA, DEKRA, FDA, and other regulatory standards
Support internal and external audits by providing up-to-date maintenance documentation and reports
Lead the development and continuous improvement of preventive maintenance programs for critical systems and utilities
Analyze maintenance data to identify trends, enhance reliability, and implement cost-effective process improvements
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and technical experts to drive maintenance best practices and performance enhancements
Train and support maintenance staff on procedures, safety standards, and regulatory compliance, while ensuring rapid response to emergency maintenance needs
About Your Skills & Experience
For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or a related field) or equivalent experience.
3+ years of experience in a maintenance planning or scheduling role, preferably in the pharmaceutical or manufacturing industry
Experience with CMMS or similar maintenance management software.
Knowledge of Regulatory Authorities, and other industry-specific standards.
Project Management skills, qualification an advantage
Excellent Interpersonal / Communication skills
Structured decision making
Computer literacy (Word, Excel, CMMS systems, Calibration systems)
Report preparation & presentation
Ability to manage multiple projects and activities simultaneously
Proven analytical and problem solving skill
Ability to build effective working relationships throughout the organization
At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
Benefits at Viatris
At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. Some of our benefits include the following on top of a competitive salary:
Excellent career progression opportunities
Work-life balance initiatives
Bonus scheme
Health insurance
Pension
Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris
At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion
Sustainability at Viatris
Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility
At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.
Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.