Reliability Engineer

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment.

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.

The Role & What You Will Be Doing

The Reliability Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the consistency, stability, and high performance of our equipment, systems, and processes used in our Manufacturing and Packaging facilities. In this role, one of your primary goals will be to minimize downtime, increase operational efficiency, and ensure that the production environment meets regulatory standards, such as Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Reliability Engineer role will make an impact:

• Responsible for planning, coordination, scheduling and execution of Maintenance/Reliability Projects and activities with support from the engineering department and other site functions.
• Work with the Engineering teams and wider site operational personnel in all aspects of the site operation. Ensure all equipment and operational processes are designed, changed and managed for maximum utilisation and valued total cost of ownership.
• Act as a key technical resource for the operational focus on preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, lean / operational excellence programs and problem resolution for electronic/mechanical/process equipment issues.
• Implement the use of asset criticality ranking and development of optimized maintenance strategies for all assets based on their respective ratings and optimise spare parts inventory levels.
• Develop, Implement and promote a Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) strategy onsite using Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA/FMEA) assessments in conjunction with System Owners, Maintenance and operational units. Utilising tools such as Trends analysis & Control charts & Data review.
• Support the creation and modification of documentation to support maintenance and calibration activities (Maintenance Work Plans, Data Sheets, Work Instructions, troubleshooting guides).
• Support compliance efforts related to Safety Events, Quality Events, CAPAs, change management and contamination investigations and assist in the investigation and resolution of electrical and mechanical issues on process equipment.
• Ensure maintenance routines, procedures, and work plans are developed to the necessary standards and best practice to ensure compliance with GMP and EHS regulations.
• Comply with all GMP & EHS requirements and compliance both from a local, global and regulatory perspective.

About Your Skills & Experience

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:

• Minimum of a Bachelor Engineering degree with a minimum of five years’ experience in an engineering role preferably within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Must have a thorough working knowledge within a cGMP regulated environment, FDA, HPRA environment. Familiar with Computerized Maintenance management systems (CMMS), Calibration Management Systems, utility systems, sterile equipment, packaging lines, PLC’s.
• Experience in Project Management.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Demonstrated structured decision-making capabilities.
• Proficient in computer applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, CMMS systems, and calibration systems.
• Skilled in preparing and presenting clear, concise reports.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Benefits at Viatris

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. Some of our benefits include the following on top of a competitive salary:

• Excellent career progression opportunities.
• Work-life balance initiatives.
• Health insurance.
• Pension.

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit Diversity and Inclusion.

Sustainability at Viatris

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit Corporate Responsibility.