About the role
Job Description
The **Maintenance Planner** is responsible for ensuring effective, compliant, and efficient maintenance planning and scheduling to support equipment reliability, regulatory compliance, and uninterrupted production.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
1. Maintenance Planning & Scheduling
- Develop and manage planned and preventive maintenance (PM) schedules.
- Prioritize work orders based on criticality, risk, and production impact.
- Coordinate maintenance activities to minimize downtime and production disruption.
- Ensure all work is properly planned with materials, labor, and documentation ready.
- Work/Interact with Production Planning and Manufacturing
2. C****ompliance & Documentation
- Ensure all maintenance activities comply with GMP, FDA, and BD Quality System standards.
- Maintain accurate, complete, and audit‑ready documentation (work orders, logs, records).
- Confirm that maintenance is executed following approved SOPs and change control processes.
- Support audits and inspections by demonstrating strong maintenance control and traceability.
3. Asset Reliability & Performance
- Drive equipment reliability strategies (PM, predictive maintenance, condition monitoring).
- Analyze equipment history, failures, and trends to prevent recurrence.
- Partner with Engineering to improve asset performance and lifecycle management.
4. Cross‑Functional Coordination
- Work closely with Production, Quality, Engineering, EHS, and Supply Chain.
- Align maintenance plans with production schedules and quality requirements.
- Support deviations, CAPAs, and change management activities.
5. Spare Parts & Resource Management
- Ensure availability of critical spare parts and materials.
- Coordinate with Supply Chain to optimize inventory levels and avoid delays.
- Effectively allocate maintenance technicians and external resources.
6. Continuous Improvement
- Identify opportunities to improve maintenance efficiency, uptime, and compliance.
- Support Lean initiatives and BD Excellence practices.
- Drive improvements in planning accuracy, scheduling adherence, and execution discipline.
Requirements:
- Bachelor degree in Electrical engineering, Mechatronic or related field
- 3+ years of experience in Maintenance within an automated manufacturing environment
- Fully bilingual English/Spanish
- Lean manufacturing/Six Sigma tools knowledge preferred
- Analytical
- TPM experience preferred
- Strong knowledge of RCA/RPS
Why Join Us?
To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.
We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.
To learn more about BD visit [_https://bd.com/careers_](https://bd.com/careers).
Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.