Reliability Engineer

Perrigo•Covington, OH

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Reliability Engineer is responsible for supporting the site's Reliability Management Process by improving asset performance, reliability, maintainability, and operational effectiveness across the facility. Reporting directly to the Asset Reliability Manager, this role provides technical leadership for reliability engineering, predictive maintenance, asset care strategies, failure elimination, and continuous improvement initiatives. The Reliability Engineer serves as a hands-on technical support on equipment reliability and maintenance optimization, partnering closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and EHS teams to improve equipment uptime, reduce failures, optimize maintenance costs, and ensure full compliance with Perrigo Work Standards (PWS), cGMP, FDA, food safety, and regulatory requirements. This role will lead reliability initiatives across manufacturing, utilities, warehouse, and processing assets, supporting the development of a world-class reliability culture within the facility.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, or related technical discipline required.
Minimum 5 years of reliability engineering, maintenance engineering, or asset management experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience within FDA-regulated pharmaceutical, food, infant formula, consumer healthcare, or GMP manufacturing environments preferred.
Experience with predictive maintenance technologies and condition monitoring systems.
Experience with asset management systems, CMMS, and SAP PM preferred.
Expertise in predictive maintenance technologies and condition monitoring techniques.
Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive organizational change.
Proficiency with SAP PM, Microsoft Office, and manufacturing systems.
Strong communication, coaching, and technical leadership skills.
Understanding of pumps, motors, conveyors, dryers, powder handling systems, instrumentation, controls, utilities, and process equipment.

Nice To Haves

Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP)
ISO Category I or II Vibration Analyst Certification
Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Certification
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher
Ultrasound, Thermography, or Oil Analysis Certifications

Responsibilities

Promote a proactive safety culture and support all site safety initiatives.
Serve as the site's technical expert in reliability engineering and asset performance improvement.
Lead and maintain equipment criticality assessments.
Perform bad actor analysis and identify chronic equipment failures.
Develop and implement maintenance strategies based on asset criticality and reliability principles.
Own and drive Defect Elimination Programs.
Analyze equipment performance data to identify trends, failure modes, and improvement opportunities.
Develop engineering solutions to eliminate repetitive failures and operational losses related to quality, capacity, reliability, safety, and cost.
Support reliability reviews for new equipment installations, modifications, and capital projects.
Support Management of Change (MOC) activities for equipment and process modifications.
Monitor equipment health and develop proactive maintenance recommendations.
Work closely with Maintenance Technicians to ensure findings are translated into actionable maintenance plans.
Evaluate and implement emerging reliability technologies and condition-monitoring tools.
Review PM effectiveness and optimize maintenance intervals based on equipment performance data.
Ensure equipment maintenance plans align with criticality, risk, and failure modes.
Support development and maintenance of equipment Bills of Material (BOMs), spare parts strategies, and asset hierarchies.