Scheduler

Description

The Facilities Scheduler (Utilities) is responsible for planning, coordinating, and optimizing preventative and corrective maintenance activities for critical utility systems. This role ensures minimal disruption to manufacturing operations while maintaining compliance with regulatory and reliability requirements.

Specific Tasks:

• Develop and maintain weekly and long-range schedules for utility-related maintenance activities
• Coordinate work orders for:

HVAC systems

Clean utilities (WFI, purified water, clean steam, compressed air)

Plant utilities (chilled water, boilers, cooling towers, electrical systems)

• Balance preventive maintenance (PM), corrective maintenance (CM), and calibration activities
• Ensure proper sequencing and prioritization of work based on:

Criticality of systems

Production schedules

Risk and compliance requirements

• Utilize a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) (e.g., Hexagon like-Maximo, Blue Mountain)
• Create, update, and manage:

Work orders

Job plans

Equipment records

Preventive maintenance schedules

• Track backlog, schedule compliance, and completion rates
• Ensure accurate documentation for audit readiness
• Collaborate with:

Facilities & utilities technicians

Outside Vendors

Manufacturing/operations teams

Quality assurance (QA)

Engineering and validation teams

• Align maintenance activities with production windows and shutdowns
• Coordinate shutdowns, outages, and major maintenance events

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Ability to build optimized weekly and long-range maintenance schedules in Excel
• Balances PMs, corrective work, and emergent tasks
• Understands resource loading and sequencing

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management - Nice to Have
• Highschool Diploma - Must Have
• 3+ years of experience in:

Facilities scheduling, planning, or maintenance coordination

Pharma, biotech, or regulated manufacturing environment preferred

• Experience with CMMS systems (Infor/Hexagon-- like Maximo, etc.)
• Understanding of utility systems and critical infrastructure - Nice to have

Culture Fit (Soft Skills)

• Go-getter attitude
• Ability to influence without power (the planner that is partnered with this role has a reputation of being less than motivated to complete tasks. Since this role will be dependent on their planner partner, they'll

Experience Level

Intermediate Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Framingham, MA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $50.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Framingham,MA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 29, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.