Maintenance Planner

Augusta, Georgia, United States, Full-Time

Manus works across industries and value chains to accelerate the transition to Bio Alternatives – better performing and more sustainable versions of complex molecules traditionally sourced from plants, animals, or fossil fuels. Our platform is proven to work across scales, bridging the Valley of Death between lab and manufacturing more efficiently and more reliably to deliver the benefits of synthetic biology today.

We are seeking a self‑motivated and highly organized individual for a position that will specialize in and lead all laboratory operations at our Boston Bio Facility.

• Ensuring safety is the first goal of getting any task completed.
• Encouraging the execution of permits and use of all required PPE.
• Participating in PSSRs, risk assessments, and RCAs as needed.
• Maintain accurate SDS documentation for all lubricants and chemicals stored in maintenance.

• Plan maintenance activities across all Manus Bio facilities in Augusta, including but not limited to Sand 81, Fermentation, Utilities, and Waste Treatment.
• Develop preventative maintenance schedules according to specific machinery/unit operations. Create additional PMs for equipment that is not currently included. Set PM frequency per manufacturer requirements.
• Ensure that repairs and projects are done in a timely manner and meet the company’s expectations.
• Utilize Maintain
  
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• Obtain and report weekly maintenance KPIs to management and adjust as needed.
• Schedule weekly planning meetings with the appropriate maintenance, utilities, and production personnel to finalize maintenance plans for the following week.
• Continued development of equipment BOM structure within Maintain
  
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• When necessary or useful, propose and implement schemes or additional software to make planning more efficient.
• Demonstrate flexibility and creativity to shift activity and schedules with company demand.
• Expedite work orders and plan projects quickly with changing activity.

• Develop, plan and execute the annual Site Shutdown. Supervise maintenance activities according to the shutdown schedule and work closely with production on equipment downtime availability. This includes all necessary equipment inspections, including the following:
  • PRV and pressure vessels, back‑flow preventors, and boilers/DAs.
• Organize internal maintenance projects and ensure work orders reflect the work being performed. Review all critical information with the appropriate personnel prior to performing the work.
• Develop strong working relationships with vendors/contractors and ensure that all contractor information is accurate in the contractor management system. This includes safety training, COI, and safety records.
• Maintain maintenance plans and review with designated crews for seamless execution.

• Ensure that all contracts on service agreements and inspections are updated accordingly. This includes services for the following equipment:
  • Air compressors, cranes and hoists, process dryers (suppression systems), site elevators, lift truck fleet, HVAC and chillers.
• Acquire any rental equipment necessary to support the production and maintenance departments. This includes but is not limited to the following:
  • HVAC, Dehumidifiers, scaffolding, lift trucks, cranes, compressors, and chillers.
• Perform all facility repairs as needed with the assistance of outside resources. This includes but is not limited to the following:
  • Underground repairs, clearing of drainage, roofing repairs, sheet metal, and demolition work.

• Obtain all POs prior to performing services or receiving materials/goods.
• Maintain a running list of all purchases made, and associated details.
• Receive all invoices in SAP to meet month‑end deadlines.

• Maintain accurate documentation records per existing file structure. Some documents can also be saved on the associated work order in Maintain
  
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