Reliability Engineer

About the position

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world. This position is part of the Engineering Tech Center focused on the discipline of equipment and facility reliability. This position will be a technical resource focusing on equipment failure modes, process reliability improvements, and support of new assets. This position will work closely with the program owner to identify and implement new technology, methods, and best practices within the Reliability discipline at Lilly.

Responsibilities

• Engineer who can apply reliability techniques such as FMEA, RCA, to help sites improve equipment and process uptime.
• Engage proactively with major capital projects to influence equipment/system selection and ongoing operations of equipment and systems.
• Routinely identify and implement systemic improvements focused on improving cost effectiveness, productivity, and stewardship of Lilly assets in plants/processes globally.
• Assist sites globally, especially for the Reliability resources at sites, to ensure site needs are met.
• Provide ongoing technical support to site plant engineering groups, domestic and global (including CMOs/Alliances).
• Participate in the creation and maintenance of Engineering Standards and Best Practices.
• Understand and utilize external resources to stay current in the reliability field and develop key relationships outside of Lilly where possible.
• Initial focus of this role will be for our parenteral products and device assembly plants across the globe.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Engineering or technical related field
• 3+ years' experience in a plant engineering, Reliability, or maintenance area

Nice-to-haves

• Experience using IBM-Maximo software application
• Knowledge of procurement processes
• Ability to apply cGMPs in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated plant engineering experience or experience in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to lead initiative from concept to conclusion
• Proven business acumen
• Technical areas of expertise include sound engineering fundamentals, physical plant systems
• Good PC skills; excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Strong problem solving and analysis skills (including appropriate use of data and metrics and ability to form business case)
• Project coordination skills
• Must work independently and, as such, must be a self-starter and capable of working with little direction
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Pension
• Vacation benefits
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Prescription drug benefits
• Flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
• Life insurance and death benefits
• Certain time off and leave of absence benefits
• Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)