At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!
As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.
At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!
As a Reliability Engineer, you will be part of the Engineering and Maintenance team to deliver the equipment reliability required to support current and future production and facility needs. In this role, you’ll be responsible for advancing maintenance plans, analyzing equipment failure modes, and lowering the potential for critical equipment failures through preventative and predictive strategies.
Your Responsibilities:- Asset Management Leadership: Manage the site Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system, including maintaining equipment inventory, maintenance plans, and bills of materials while training colleagues on system use.
- Reliability Strategy Development: Analyze equipment and failure modes to develop and execute robust preventative and predictive maintenance strategies that minimize downtime.
- Equipment Criticality & Metrics: Maintain the site’s equipment criticality tool and track monthly reliability metrics to ensure correct equipment prioritization and resource allocation.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with Operations, Maintenance, TS/MS, and Quality to identify critical equipment risks and provide technical support for facility-wide reliability initiatives.
- Compliance & Safety Oversight: Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and collaborate with HSE to ensure contractor safety for all relevant third-party work performed on site.
- Education: BS or higher in an Engineering field (e.g., Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, etc.).
- Experience: A minimum of 3 years of prior relevant experience in engineering or maintenance reliability.
- Top 2 Skills: Demonstrated ability to manage projects of varying complexity (design, construction, and qualification) and excellent technical communication skills for SOP and report development.
- Education or experience in automation and instrumentation.
- Strong background in Statistics and Statistical Process Control (SPC) capability.
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities in a team environment and project management experience.
- Previous experience providing process support within a regulated industry.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and strong business/technical problem-solving skills.
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status
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Skills Required
- BS or higher in an Engineering field
- A minimum of 3 years of prior relevant experience in engineering or maintenance reliability
- Demonstrated ability to manage projects of varying complexity
- Excellent technical communication skills for SOP and report development
Elanco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off options are broad, including PTO, flexible leave, and the ability to purchase additional vacation. These provisions are highlighted as supportive of work-life balance.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision alongside company-paid life, disability, and wellness support. Pet insurance and assistance programs reinforce a comprehensive wellbeing offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a U.S. 401(k) and, for some employees, access to a defined benefit pension. These programs add meaningful long-term value to total rewards.
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What We Do
At Elanco, we work to improve the health of animals through innovative products and services for pets and farm animals around the world. As a global animal health company, we provide solutions that empower our customers to advance a vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life. Since 1954, Elanco has committed to empowering veterinarians, farmers, and all those who care for animals with the tools they need to help animals live healthy lives. Healthier animals are the key to making our lives better - This is the fundamental belief uniting all global Elanco employees. That’s why we are committed to the idea that our business can be a unique force for good for all in society. Through our Elanco Healthy Purpose™ framework of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) commitments, we focus on delivering sustainable solutions to advance the well-being of animals, people and the planet. This program also enables our employees around the world to take paid time off to make an impact as a volunteer, offering their time or talent to give back to our customers, causes and communities. #ElancoHealthyPurpose #WeAreElanco
