Reliability & Lifecycle Engineer

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Key Responsibilities:

• Develop new, and improve current, systems, practices, policies, and procedures pertaining to maintenance & operations activities to enhance the performance of the business and establish a continuous improvement philosophy for reliability.
• Ensure new designs and modifications incorporate reliability, availability, maintainability, operability, safety, and life cycle costing reviews and participates in the development of design and installation specifications along with commissioning & qualification plans.
• Establish equipment criticality ranking and apply appropriate maintenance philosophies to develop a robust systems lifecycle strategy.
• Monitor and analyze system failures to increase reliability and reduce life cycle costs.
• Develop and generate key performance indicators to monitor and optimize systems lifecycle.
• Drive a reliability program focused on Condition Based Maintenance (CbM) or Predictive Maintenance (PdM, CAL & EM), i.e. laser alignment, thermography, oil analysis, vibration monitoring, ultrasound and the appropriate alarm levels.
• Determine equipment to be monitored and establish the reliability program for predictive maintenance technologies, i.e. laser alignment, thermography, oil analysis, vibration monitoring, ultrasound and the appropriate alarm levels.
• Drive timely proactive action (CO) at early stages of failures as identified by the CbM and PdM program.
• Conduct or lead Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) exercises, leading a departmental cross-functional team.
• Develops the site’s asset investment plan (State of Good Repair), to ensure continuing high equipment reliability while maintaining lowest overall maintenance costs.
• Identify spare parts requirements and critical spare parts.  Support MRO Storeroom in establishing min/max stock levels.
• Support the creation and modification of documentation to support maintenance activities (Maximo Job Plans, Data Sheets, Work Instructions).
• Support compliance efforts related to Quality Events, CAPA, change management and contamination investigations.
• Perform Root Cause Failure Analysis on equipment failures, to increase reliability and reduce life cycle costs.
• Works with Planning & Scheduling to schedule, oversee job assignments, and lead PdM technicians from a technical perspective.
• Provide input for departmental budget by allocating expenses bases on site strategies and business unit’s priorities.

Qualifications & Skills:

• B.S. in Engineering (Reliability or Mechanical preferred) with 5 years plus (or equivalent) experience in maintenance and reliability of equipment in the manufacturing industry.
• The individual should have the ability to manage and organize complex technical projects and possess familiarity with the manufacturing operations of large-scale production facilities as well as GMP experience.
• Strong knowledge of preventive, predictive maintenance processes and practices to improve equipment reliability.
• Knowledge of RCM, CMMS (Maximo preferred) and PdM technology software.
• Knowledge of regulatory, environmental, GMP requirements along with knowledge of manufacturing facilities, utility operations, building maintenance operations.
• Expertise with typical biopharmaceutical upstream and downstream processing and support equipment including but not limited to scale up and large-scale bioreactors, filtration and ultra-filtration, CIP, SIP, centrifugation, chromatography, autoclaves, and glass washers.
• Effective in both a team environment and as an individual contributor role.
• Knowledgeable in engineering principles related to instrumentation in a Biopharmaceutical process troubleshooting.
• Adaptable to a fast paced, complex, and ever-changing business environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing, with cross-functional groups to achieve effective and timely results. 

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The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience. 
Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit https://careers.bms.com/life-at-bms/.
Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.

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