Planner, Engineering, Operations Engineer

Planner I – FCX Performance

The Planner I reports directly to the Mid‑Atlantic Calibration Services Team Manager. This position is non‑exempt. Travel up to 50% may be required based on project and client needs.

The role of the Planner is to plan and schedule calibration and maintenance technical service activities while striving to minimize downtime of production, R&D, QC, and/or associated departments. Responsibilities include reviewing, estimating, and sourcing parts, resources and time required for calibration and maintenance work orders (preventative and corrective). The Planner ensures that technical specifications, safety standards and change‑control requirements are approved prior to scheduling, defines a weekly calibration and maintenance work schedule, and secures “buy‑in” from stakeholders, manufacturing coordinators and supervisors.

• Evaluate and plan time factors for the calibration or maintenance of PCI standards
• Communicate with technicians or specialists with technical requirements to complete the job at hand
• Coordinate purchasing and warehouse materials management to ensure critical materials/parts shortages are actively tracked and resolved
• Prep incoming vehicles for assignment; includes wrapping, registration and quick pass
• Support PCI associates with their assigned company vehicles
• Plan and schedule test standards to the technical requirements of the procedure required
• Provide maintenance of material, receipt and bill of material master data in conjunction with purchasing, marketing, production and finance departments
• Assist with updates to production plan and schedule for assigned range of products
• Assist with writing basic proposals
• Assist and update scheduling software

• Accurate documentation, project follow‑through and adherence to safe work practices
• High level of customer service, integrity and ingenuity
• Effective communication skills with peers, managers and clients
• Organized and reliable (attendance, punctuality, meeting deadlines)
• Highly flexible to adjust to rapidly changing priorities
• Familiar with general CMMS functionality and process flows
• Understanding of the technical requirements of calibration and maintenance principals with the ability to deal with complex processes and procedures
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office Suite

A two‑year degree in Life Science, Engineering, Business Administration or related field, or equivalent military training, and one year of applicable technical calibration and maintenance execution experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Pharmaceutical industry or quality system experience is preferred.

Applied Industrial Technologies is a proud FCX Performance company and a subsidiary of Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE: AIT). We serve the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and clinical research industries nationwide with calibration, commissioning and consulting solutions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, color, national origin, genetics, religion, gender, marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.