Main Purpose
As Maintenance Asset and Reliability Lead, you will manage the asset reliability program for the site to maintain highly reliable and compliant equipment and systems.
You will partner with Global Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, and other functions to establish and maintain a world-class reliability program. You will establish criticality rankings across the site and apply Reliability Centered Maintenance tools to optimize maintenance strategies throughout the life-cycle of all assets.
You will actively partner with Engineering and Operations to work on continuous improvement of the factory’s reliability.
You will also be responsible for championing and implementing reliability excellence including all maintenance planning and scheduling and spare-parts workflow management.
Your Main Duties
Manage the reliability engineering function including development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the reliability strategy. Collaborate with Maintenance Manager and functional leaders to establish Asset Criticality List and align maintenance strategies accordingly. Leverage opportunities for predictive and condition-based maintenance where appropriate. Support development of site strategies with OSI, engineering, manufacturing, quality, and site leader functions. Establish and manage reliability KPIs including PM effectiveness, Stockroom efficiency, and Bad Actors. Embed reliability into the culture of the site including through the daily rhythm and schedule of BiOS.
Coordinate activities for all Facilities, I&C, and Maintenance functions on site.
Optimize resource requirements to execute the daily priorities.
The leader will manage a team that performs the daily/weekly planning and scheduling activities.
Partner with site functional leaders on interdepartmental risk management and solutions to reliability including, but not limited to, design and/or performance of process, equipment, systems, and training.
Direct a team that will manage all technical documentation, CMMS site ownership, Meredian Documentation Management, and Site CAD team.
Who You Are
You have solid experience in a regulated industry and practical knowledge of GMPs and global regulations, expertise in reliability engineering, Root Cause Failure Analysis, and possibly Lean and Six Sigma. You are skilled in designing and operating process equipment and support systems in pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing, capable of working under tight timelines, managing technical staff, and possess excellent communication skills.
Required Skills
Min 10 years of experience in a regulated industry, preferably cGMP (Pharmaceutical or Biotech Industry, or alternatively, chemical process industry or automotive).
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.
Reliability engineering principles.
Root Cause Failure Analysis.
Process equipment, utilities, and support system design and operational knowledge in pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing.
Ability to manage technical staff and develop personnel.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Languages: Fluent in English; German or French is a plus.
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