Jobdescription
For our client, an international company based in Neuchâtel, we are looking for a Reliability Engineer.
General Information:
* Start date: ASAP
* End date: till 31/03/2026 with extension possibility
* Contract: temporary (via Randstad Professionals)
* Workplace: Neuchâtel, on site
* Workload: 100%
Tasks and responsibilities:
* Improving the reliability of equipment, critical systems and maintenance processes by applying the principles of Reliability Engineering program.
* Apply Root Cause Analysis methodologies to improve equipment that support manufacturing operations in a dynamic, fast-paced cGMP, biotechnology environment.
* Measure reliability performance and demonstrate success of improvements.
* Lead reliability driven actions that require independent and/or collaborative judgment.
* Support 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.
Your profile:
* Professional experience in facilities and utilities in pharmaceutical industry in a GMP environement-
* Engineering level - university
* French and English fluent
* Familiar with preventive maintenance (PM) and calibration maintenance (CM) process workflow
* Operational maintenance methods
* Based on fact and datas
* Methods oriented
* Analytics
Critical / Key skills:
- Knowledge of a GMP environment
- Operationnal maintenance methods
Language & IT Skills:
- English and French - speaking & writing