Reliability Engineer

Matrix Recruitment

Waterford, Tipperary

What you need to know. You will work as a Reliability Engineer for our client in the pharmaceutical industry based in Clonmel. As the Reliability Engineer, you will play a key role in developing and managing an equipment reliability program. For this position, you should have a strong technical knowledge of equipment used in the manufacture of bulk chemicals / drug product and also a thorough understanding of equipment design and maintenance. This company values their employees, has a fair and friendly culture and where possible will seek to keep on high performing contract workers. This is a 6-12-month contract position . Salary is negotiable depending on experience. Your new job. Key duties & responsibilities: Based on the company Reliability Excellence program principles and industry best practice, develop and manage a reliability program for all critical assets. Develop action plans to enhance mechanical integrity of key process plant. Develop and lead a Reliability Centred Maintenance Program which targets continuous reductions in business critical equipment breakdowns and defects. Work closely with the Maintenance Engineer, the wider maintenance group and the operations team on the effective execution of the reliability excellence program elements. Develop and lead a Root Cause Failure Analysis Program to reduce general equipment breakdowns/defects and support maintenance personnel to conduct real time Root Cause Analysis. Lead investigations/assignments into reliability problems using a data driven approach and develop/design appropriate solutions. Continue to develop and implement condition monitoring and predictive maintenance techniques for the site program. Establish reliability & work planning metrics/KPI's to monitor performance & improvement e.g. PM/CM ratio, MTBF, MTTR, etc. Support the IPT's by providing technical support on equipment and reliability issues. In particular lead/support the investigation of equipment related deviations/incident reports where equipment reliability is identified as a probable root cause. Review job plans for all critical equipment for maintenance effectiveness in delivering reliable performance. Lead IPT and site wide maintenance and reliability projects and programs e.g. Mechanical Integrity. Support projects from reliability by design/RCM/FMEA/criticality analysis perspective to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations. What are we looking for? A 3rd level qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or related discipline or demonstrated equivalent maintenance reliability experience. Minimum 5 years’ experience in a maintenance & reliability environment, preferably in a Manufacturing GMP environment / the pharmaceutical industry. Good understanding of World Class Maintenance practices and expectations. Knowledge of predictive and condition-monitoring maintenance techniques and their applications. Knowledge and experience of CMMS and other engineering systems. Good understanding of equipment reliability techniques such as RCM, FMECA & Root Cause Failure Analysis. Knowledge of Irish, European and International Codes, Standards and Practices. Knowledge and understanding of Lean Six Sigma DMAIC methodology preferably with green or black belt certification complete. Knowledge of Safety, GMP, Environmental and Validation Policies and Procedures used in the industry. Leadership, communication, decision making and problem solving skills with a proven track record for collaborating and working well within a team. Apply for this job now or get in touch with Rena on 01 4690901. Matrix Recruitment Group is committed to providing a professional service where all CVs are kept confidential and will not be submitted to any clients without candidate’s knowledge or consent. This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.

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