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Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation.\nOur passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavor every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!\nFor more information, visit us at https://www.ipsen.com/ and follow our latest news on LinkedIn and Instagram.\nJob Description:\nAt Ipsen, we are committed to improving the lives of patients, with a special focus on advancing neuroscience therapies. Our Wrexham site is a vital part of this mission, delivering cutting-edge solutions in a dynamic and collaborative environment. We are proud to be winner of Pharma Company of the Year 2025, Great Place to Work certified and a Shingo Bronze Medallion holder, reflecting our commitment to excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.\nWith a recent £24 million investment in the site and a further £86.4 million expansion underway, there has never been a more exciting time to join us. If you are passionate about making an impact and want to be part of a team that values growth, innovation, and excellence, then Ipsen could be where you thrive!\nAs a Shutdown Planner within the Maintenance & Reliability team, you'll work across multiple functions to develop integrated shutdown schedules, coordinate resources and contractors, manage critical path activities, and drive continuous improvement in shutdown performance. This is a Mon-Fri days position.\nKey Responsibilities:\nDevelop, maintain, and optimise shutdown schedules, coordinating multiple concurrent workstreams to ensure safe and successful execution.\nConsolidate maintenance, engineering, validation, and production activities into a single achievable shutdown plan.\nIdentify critical path activities, resource requirements, risks, and dependencies to maximise work completion and minimise downtime.\nCoordinate materials, spare parts, contractors, and external services to ensure full readiness ahead of shutdown execution.\nLead planning and execution meetings, monitor progress against plan, and drive resolution of issues that could impact delivery.\nConduct post-shutdown reviews, capturing lessons learned and implementing improvements to enhance future performance.\nKnowledge, skills and experience:\nProven experience in planning and scheduling within a manufacturing, engineering, pharmaceutical, or FMCG environment.\nStrong project management expertise with experience managing multiple overlapping schedules and turnaround activities.\nSound technical understanding of maintenance activities, plant equipment, contractor management, and permit-to-work systems.\nExperience using SAP, MS Project, or equivalent planning tools.\nReady to Apply?\nIf you thrive on organisation, collaboration, and delivering complex maintenance activities with precision, we'd love to hear from you. 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