Medical Devices jobs in County Dublin

Innopharma Technical Services, part of Innopharma Group, specialise in the training and provision of highly skilled, project ready, Contract Engineers & Scientists to the (Bio) Pharmaceutical and MedTech Manufacturing Sector.

We are now seeking a Calibration Planner & Scheduler Specialist to support within our client’s Site Engineering Department in Leinster Region.

About the Position:

We are seeking a highly organized and technically capable Specialist, Engineering (Calibration Planner & Scheduler) to support and coordinate the site-wide Calibration and Gas Detection Programs. The role is responsible for the planning, scheduling, coordination, and performance management of calibration activities across all manufacturing, utility, laboratory, warehouse, and support areas.

The successful candidate will act as the primary focal point for calibration planning activities, ensuring compliance with GMP requirements, maximizing equipment availability, optimizing contractor performance, and maintaining regulatory inspection readiness.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end planning and scheduling process for site calibration and gas detection activities.
• Develop and maintain weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual calibration schedules.
• Coordinate calibration activities across manufacturing, laboratories, utilities, warehouse, and support functions.
• Create, plan, release, and manage calibration work orders within SAP and associated maintenance systems.
• Manage calibration backlog and drive timely closure of work orders.
• Coordinate site-wide calibration programs for instrumentation and gas detection systems.
• Lead the calibration daily meetings and maintain calibration KPI dashboards.
• Manage scheduling and coordination of external calibration vendors.
• Support audit readiness through maintenance of accurate records and planning documentation.
• Lifecycle management of Instruments.
• Drive improvements in planning, scheduling, and work management processes.
• Drive a culture of compliance, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Maintain inspection readiness and support regulatory inspections.
• Adhere to Data Integrity and ALCOA+ principles.
• Demonstrate ownership and accountability for calibration planning performance.

Preferred Experience:

• Minimun Level 7/ 8 Degree qualification in Engineering, Instrumentation, Maintenance Management or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years experience in planning, scheduling, maintenance, calibration, or engineering support within a GMP environment.
• Experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device or regulated manufacturing industries.
• Knowledge of Instrumentation and Calibration Practices.
• Experience using SAP or equivalent CMMS/EAM system.
• Experience with ProCal or equivalent calibration management system.
• Knowledge of GMP, Data Integrity and regulatory inspection requirements.

Application question(s):

• Are you authorised to work in Ireland without Visa sponsorship

Education:

• Bachelor's (required)

Experience:

• Calibration : 3 years (required)
• Scheduler / planner: 3 years (required)
• instrumentation: 3 years (preferred)
• ProCal or equivalent calibration management system.: 2 years (preferred)
• using SAP or equivalent CMMS/EAM system: 2 years (preferred)
• Pharmaceutical or medical device industry: 2 years (required)
• Gas Detection Programs: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person