Reliability Engineer

Position Summary:
You will provide technical support to the maintenance, operations and capital project departments on all equipment reliability matters. You will drive the overall site goal of maximizing equipment performance through improved maintenance and reliability.
You will be responsible for:

• Providing input into equipment design, selection, construction, commissioning and qualification activities.
• Providing technical assistance to maintenance personnel and other departments as required.
• Developing reliability procedures and equipment files.
• Assisting with generation, review and revision of maintenance documentation.
• Developing & maintaining a site asset criticality list, asset condition list, condition based / time based / predictive maintenance plans, & downtime measurement tools
• Optimizing the site preventive maintenance program (RCM/FMECA based).
• Developing and owning the condition monitoring program.
• Assisting in the preparation of appropriate spare parts strategy to ensure maximum availability of equipment.
• Supporting execution of equipment replacement projects.
• Providing technical support to resolve all Quality investigations and compliance audit issues.
• Supporting troubleshooting and resolution of breakdowns in manufacturing in a timely manner.
• Continuous Improvement
• Analyzing equipment data to formulate plans for improvement of equipment performance.
• Developing a loss measurement system.
• Leading / Facilitating Root cause failure analysis.
• Eliminating recurring equipment problems (Design-Out maintenance).
• Working with other departments to improve equipment reliability through the Managing the Manufacturing Equipment Excellence ME2 / JJPS program.
• Supporting implementation of the Operator Asset Care (OAC) and OpTech programs.
• Optimizing costs whilst maintaining department performance.
• Training and mentoring technicians and colleagues in department procedures and techniques, as required.
• Participation in Factory Acceptance Testing

Qualifications:

• Minimum of Bachelor degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or similar field of study is required.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in engineering, technical and/or operations experience is required.
• Previous experience as a maintenance engineer or maintenance technician in food and beverage industry preferred.
• Previous shop floor troubleshooting of equipment issues and recovery and good knowledge of mechanical systems desired.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Understanding or familiarity with equipment used in pharmaceutical manufacturing processes or comparable industries, specifically wet and fluid bed granulation, solid-dose compression, cosmetic coating, printing, and liquids handling.
• Understanding and familiarity with equipment used in packaging processes or comparable industries, specifically solids and liquids filling, capping, induction sealing, labelling, and end of line integration
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Quality Improvement Process (QIP), and Validation and Process Excellence strategies in pharmaceutical manufacturing environment is desired.
• Familiarity with automation and controls systems would be an asset
• Reliability and/or Maintenance experience within a process or pharmaceutical cGMP regulated environment preferred
• Experience with standard methodologies in preventive maintenance, condition monitoring, maintenance planning, reliability engineering, RCM or FMECA.
• Experience in failure analysis
• Exposure to mechanical and electrical AUTOCAD

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Background Check : Yes


Drug Screen : No


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Project Verification Info :MSA: Restricted Client Letter: Will Not Provide Cannot share SOW without prior written approval from client."
Candidate must be your W2 Employee :No
Exclusive to Apex :Yes
Face to face interview required :No
Candidate must be local :No
Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship ::No
Interview times set : :No
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