Job detail for Maintenance Planner

Job Description

We are looking for a decisive and organized professional who is energized by planning, coordinating, and optimizing maintenance processes in a high-tech production environment.

For our Animal Health location in Boxmeer, we are looking for a:

Maintenance Planner

Welcome to our team

Within the Integrated Process Team (IPT) Antigen, you will work in the Maintenance & Reliability team, consisting of approximately 12 colleagues. Together with two other maintenance planners, you will work on further the department and supporting the growth of our IPT. You will report to the Maintenance & Reliability Lead and work closely with technicians, engineers, and internal and external partners.

About the role

As a Maintenance Planner, you are responsible for preparing, coordinating, and optimizing maintenance activities on production installations and peripheral equipment. Your goal is to ensure maximum technical availability and reliability of our installations, in line with production, safety, and quality objectives. You play a key role in structuring and improving maintenance processes and are an important link between operations, engineering, and external parties.

**Tasks and **

• Preparing, coordinating, and delivering maintenance activities and maintenance shutdowns for production equipment and installations
• Ensuring optimal availability and reliability of assets within GMP, HSE, and company guidelines
• Acting as a technical expert in the field of maintenance and installations for, among other things, Root Cause Analysis and Hazops
• Analyzing maintenance processes and initiating improvements
• Coordinating and planning activities with internal stakeholders, contractors, and engineering
• Managing and guiding Technicians and external contractors during execution
• Maintaining contact with external suppliers and overseeing the quality of execution
• Supporting modifications and investment projects
• Drafting procedures, work documentation, and maintenance plans
• Providing technical advice and training where necessary

Your profile

• Completed technical education at a minimum MBO-4 level
• At least 5 years of experience as a Maintenance Planner, preferably in pharma, chemistry, or food
• Broad technical knowledge of production installations (e.g., control and electrical engineering, fermenters, Cleaning in Place (CIP), and autoclaves)
• Experience with maintenance planning and work permit processes
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Continuous focus on quality, safety, and compliance
• Experience with systems such as SAP PM, MS Office, and/or MS Projects is a plus
• Ability to read technical documentation in Dutch, English, and preferably German
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management
• Proactive, independent, and firm in communication

We offer

Working at our company means working together on health in an international work environment with dedicated colleagues. You will have every opportunity to develop yourself and show who you are. Furthermore, you can count on attractive employment conditions:

• Competitive salary depending on your knowledge and experience.

• 3% end-of-year bonus and an annual bonus based on individual and company results.

• At least 35.5 vacation days.

• Travel allowance and a solid pension scheme.

• A high-quality company restaurant with fresh and healthy options daily.

• Do you prefer to be outside? There is a beautiful private park on the premises, ideal for a walk, break, or moment of relaxation.

• Excellent accessibility: the train station is located directly at our main entrance and there is ample parking.

• A contribution to your personal gym membership to support your vitality.

• Mental well-being support via Lyra Health for you and your family members.

• Access to a separate prayer/meditation room.

• Extensive growth opportunities thanks to the size of the site and the presence of many disciplines and global departments represented in Boxmeer.

• A workplace within an organization that is continuously growing and developing.

AnimalHealth

Our AnimalHealth division is a trusted global leader in veterinary medicine, dedicated to preserving and improving the health, well-being, and performance of animals and the people who care for them. We are a global team of professionals working together to make a positive impact in animal care and the world's food supply, and we have a deep sense of responsibility to our customers, consumers, animals, society, and our planet. Through our commitment to The Science of Healthier Animals®, we provide veterinarians, farmers, pet owners, and governments with one of the widest ranges of veterinary medicines, vaccines, and health management solutions and services, as well as an extensive range of digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. We invest in dynamic and extensive R&D resources and a modern, global supply chain. We are active in more than 50 countries, while our products are available in approximately 150 markets.

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Required Skills:

Branch Capture, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), Computer Literacy, Electrical Maintenance, Equipment Commissioning, Factory Operations, HVAC Systems, Hydraulic Systems, Industrial Maintenance, Instrumentation Systems, Instrument Calibrations, Managing Engineering Teams, Manufacturing Maintenance, Mechanical Maintenance, Operation Maintenance, PLC Programming, Pneumatic Systems, Pre-Production Planning, Preventive Maintenance, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Technical Management, Technical Planning, Test Instruments, Workstation Management

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Employee Status:

Regular

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Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

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Job Posting End Date:

09/24/2026

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