Reliability Engineer

Experis is the global leader in professional resourcing and project-based workforce solutions. On behalf of our Pharmaceutical company in Neuchatel, we are looking for a Reliability Engineer who is familiar with preventive maintenance (PM) and calibration maintenance (CM).

Other Information:

1. Location: Neuchatel
2. Start Date: 21.10.2024
3. Duration: 12 Months

The role involves:

• Improving the reliability of equipment, critical systems, and maintenance processes by applying the principles of Reliability Engineering program.
• Applying Root Cause Analysis methodologies to improve equipment that supports manufacturing operations in a dynamic, fast-paced cGMP, biotechnology environment.
• Measuring reliability performance and demonstrating success of improvements.
• Leading reliability driven actions that require independent and/or collaborative judgment.
• Supporting capital projects as needed.
• May be assigned other duties.

Maintenance Strategy:

• Determine the Equipment Importance Level for Equipment/System.
• Determine maintenance strategies based on Equipment/System importance level for new and existing equipment/System.
• Develop maintenance plans for new and existing equipment/systems.
• Responsible for the technical content of preventive maintenance SOPs.
• Responsible for the effectiveness of the maintenance programs, ensure accurate work instructions.

Preventive Maintenance Optimization:

• Identify opportunities for improvements in maintenance programs and implement appropriate changes to the maintenance strategy for equipment.
• Own the equipment maintenance improvement initiatives.
• Evaluate requests for PM extensions, provide technical justification and approve if justified.

Equipment Prioritization and Predictive Maintenance Program Management:

• Identify Worst Performers ("Bad Actors" and "Waste Producers").
• Determine the appropriate Hierarchy for Equipment/System.
• Define strategies and methodologies to prevent functional failures, also detecting the onset of functional failures in their earliest stages.
• Responsible for the implementation of predictive maintenance across the facility.

Failure Analysis and CAPAs:

• Lead and/or participate in Root Cause Analysis Teams.
• Perform analysis of failures applying appropriate analysis techniques (data analysis techniques, FTA, RCA, RCFA), in order to identify and eliminate the causes of functional failures.
• Inspect and analyze damaged parts detected during maintenance activities.
• Own the equipment reliability related relevant CAPAs.
• Respond to audit findings that are equipment maintenance relevant.
• Collaborate and provide support to engineering organizations and to production.
• Identify and communicate opportunities for operating and design improvements. Collaborate to develop engineering solutions.

Spare Parts Management; CMMS; Metrics:

• Responsible for accurate content of equipment master data within CMMS.
• Define the content of the equipment spare parts list (EPL), BOMs, and stock level. Responsible for their accurate, complete and updated content.
• Perform functional equivalency assessment for spare parts.
• Participate in the development and evaluation of technical suppliers and/or providers of maintenance services.

Equipment Performance, Data Analysis and Trends:

• Own the monitoring concepts.
• Report key performance metrics for equipment/systems.
• Monitor and analyze data and trends for equipment that are of most importance to the business.
• Report the progress and effectiveness of Reliability Engineering Improvement initiatives.

Training and Documentation:

• Apply and teach Reliability concepts.
• Provide necessary training and skill refinement to technicians and operators.
• Collaborate to develop appropriate and complete troubleshooting for equipment/system issues.
• With Site Engineering, ensure availability of OEM manuals, vendor drawings, vendor literature.

Critical / Key Skills:

• Knowledge of a GMP environment.
• Operational maintenance methods based on fact and data.
• Methods oriented analytics.

Language & IT Skills:

• English speaking & writing.
• Knowledge on CMMS system (JDE, SAP..).

If this job interests you, please do send us your CV today through the link in the advert. However, should you have any questions, please contact Elaine Kanwar at elaine.kanwar(at) or at +41 61 282 22 23.

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