Sr Plant/Reliability Engineer, Dixon - Site Services

Roche•South San Francisco, CA

23h

About The Position

Are you a seasoned engineer with a passion for safeguarding and optimizing critical infrastructure? Join our dynamic Facilities & Engineering Asset Management team as a Plant & Reliability Engineer, where you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of our campus-wide facilities, utilities, and equipment at both the South San Francisco and Dixon sites. Combining hands-on system ownership with strategic data analysis and project management expertise, you'll lead initiatives to enhance system uptime, implement reliability-centered maintenance practices, and drive continuous improvement across high-stakes environments. This multifaceted role offers a unique opportunity to influence essential infrastructure, support cutting-edge scientific endeavors, and uphold our commitment to operational excellence and safety—empowering science and protecting our right to operate seamlessly. The Opportunity Responsibilities: As part of F&E Asset Management function, the Plant & Reliability Engineer supports facilities, utilities, and equipment (FUE) at the SSF site (South San Francisco and Dixon) and provides technical system ownership of critical mechanical, electrical and process infrastructure. This dual-focused role combines the technical system ownership and project management skills of a Plant Engineer with the data-driven analysis and strategic planning of a Reliability Engineer. The successful candidate will ensure the efficient, safe, and reliable operation of critical infrastructure while driving continuous improvement through data analysis and the application of reliability-centered maintenance principles. This Engineer works as a multi-skilled engineering resource for our campus-based teams and also may act site-wide as a subject matter expert (SME) for identified systems and specific areas of expertise. This position applies knowledge and expertise in FUE systems to help build and maintain a significant infrastructure, enabling science and protecting our right to operate. This role will primarily support Genentech Dixon Campus, and flex to support all SSF and Dixon campuses. Dixon Campus includes 140 sq ft of laboratory, office and amenities spaces. Work collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure that the site facilities, utilities, and equipment are maintained and operated using Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) principles and practices. Lead and contribute to strategic planning for Reliability Engineering. Apply RCM to GMP and Non-GMP equipment within the South San Francisco (SSF), and Dixon (DXN) campuses with the aim of increasing uptime and optimizing the Reliability, Maintainability and Availability (RMA) of systems. Analysis of Criticality and Failures Use existing databases (e.g., SAP CMMS, qualified and non-qualified Facilities Data Historian (FDH) and Building Automation System (BAS)), updating as required, to perform Pareto analysis and follow up to improve results. Provide SME input to the site equipment criticality and risk ranking process. Analysis and Optimization (A&O) Participate in and drive improvement through the Daily Huddles. These meetings will concentrate initially on the implementation of reliability initiatives and then move to driving continuous improvement. Produce and use metrics to monitor and drive improvements in the Equipment Reliability program. Manage recommendations and metrics associated with the monitoring of equipment and maintenance program performance. These activities include partnering closely with our Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) partner, Site Automation, Plant Engineering and Design and Construction organizations for data collection, analysis, and report-out activities. Ensure that the appropriate level of support, investigation and follow-up is pursued for actionable trends, emerging patterns, and identified problems or issues. Make equipment design change recommendations including evaluating and reporting the cost benefit of changes to improve reliability. Create and maintain critical spare parts programs. Support quality and productivity improvements. Prepare the organization to support continuous improvements in reliability. Project Support Assuring that reliability and maintainability principles are integrated into all large and small capital projects, especially in the design phases. The level of support will depend on the size, complexity, and phase of the project. Maintain communication with engineering and project management on Facility related projects. Drive proper collection and summarization of system and parts data for handover from projects to operations. Responsible for creation of Maintenance Strategies, Work Instructions, Maintenance Plans, Spare Parts and BOM’s. Directly supporting capital projects by providing design input, specifying system requirements and overseeing installation of FUE equipment. This includes verifying system operates as intended and identifying critical alarms and establishing setpoints. Direct communication and collaboration with project team (Architects, Engineers, and General Contractors), Genentech stakeholders/SMEs to ensure project accounts for asset maintenance and reliability management/considerations and total cost of ownership throughout design, execution and closeout. Problem Investigations and Root Cause Analyses Ensure the timely leadership, problem investigation and analysis through the conduct and facilitation of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for applicable equipment failures or trends. This includes investigation and support of emerging maintenance and operational issues in collaboration with equipment owners. Serving as Technical System Owner Ensuring equipment performance and meeting KPIs. Providing technical knowledge of system design, functionality and requirements. Maintaining our assets: keeping engineering documentation and risk/criticality assessments up to date, defining maintenance strategies and plans, including critical spare parts. Providing condition assessment and system oversight throughout the asset lifecycle. Auditing processes and documents for compliance. Collaborating closely with other Plant Engineers, Facilities Operations and Maintenance (FOM) and our Integrated Facility Management (IFM) service provider, to provide technical and engineering support for Site Operations. Proactively identifying and recommending opportunities for improvement including: reducing costs and operational risks, improving operational efficiencies, increasing quality and safety, clarifying and simplifying processes. Evaluating and improving the reliability of all campus systems and ensuring business continuity through asset lifecycle management. Ensure campus FUE systems are operated and maintained according to best practices. Actively partnering with Site Services; Safety, Health and Environment (SHE); Design & Construction and PTAA project teams (designers, architects, general contractors, etc.) to provide guidance on the safe and efficient operations of campus systems. Asset Management Strategy Lead and implement the Asset Management Strategy and associated program. This includes maintenance strategy and program coordination, and decision-making, appropriate to the equipment and its owner. Develop and maintain a strategic capital improvement plan for the site. Assess repair versus replacement options, providing input to site on new equipment design, specification, and purchase decisions. Ensure that the maintenance strategies and actions employed are appropriate to the criticality of facilities, utilities and equipment. Ensure that standard designs, design specifications, installation guidance documents, operating and maintenance procedures incorporate the appropriate maintenance and reliability principals and considerations. Who You Are

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial or equivalent field of Engineering.
8 or more years of relevant experience in design and operation of facilities, equipment, and utilities within high tech, industrial, life sciences, or chemical manufacturing industries.
Experience with optimization of equipment operation.
2 or more years of experience working in large campus environment.
Understanding of interface with automation and controls including: Building Automation Systems (BAS), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Data Historians, etc.
Working knowledge of ANSI/ASHRAE, NEMA, NFPA, EPA, and OSHA standards as well as relevant chemical industry specific standards and documentation (piping and instrumentation diagrams, process flow diagrams).
Requires overall working knowledge of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) with experience in the application and analysis of various Predictive Maintenance (PdM) methods, including at least 2 years’ experience with rotating equipment, and electrical systems including MCCs and building electrical distribution systems
Proficient, experienced or working knowledge in facilitating failure analysis with one or more of these methods: Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA – U.S. Dept of Defense Military Standard 1629A) Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) The “Five Why’s” or other Root Cause Failure Analyses (RCFA) methods.
Formal training in some level of statistics and/or statistical process control required.
Experienced in gathering, categorizing and analyzing large amounts of data.
Certification as a Maintenance / Reliability Professional (CMRP or equivalent) strongly preferred.
Proficiency with SAP CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).

Nice To Haves

Experience and understanding of current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs and cGXP) strongly desired.
Lean or Six Sigma Certification strongly desired.
Experience investigating and correcting system corrosion issues.
Experience in plant engineering and R&D, manufacturing, commercial operations.
Experience in design, construction and operation of LEED certified buildings.
Advanced degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
Professional Engineering License in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
Experience with Biosecurity/Biosafety Containment Strategies, Working knowledge of standard BSL-2/BSL-3/BSL-4.
Certification in Project Management (PMP or equivalent).

Responsibilities

Work collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure that the site facilities, utilities, and equipment are maintained and operated using Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) principles and practices.
Lead and contribute to strategic planning for Reliability Engineering.
Apply RCM to GMP and Non-GMP equipment within the South San Francisco (SSF), and Dixon (DXN) campuses with the aim of increasing uptime and optimizing the Reliability, Maintainability and Availability (RMA) of systems.
Use existing databases (e.g., SAP CMMS, qualified and non-qualified Facilities Data Historian (FDH) and Building Automation System (BAS)), updating as required, to perform Pareto analysis and follow up to improve results.
Provide SME input to the site equipment criticality and risk ranking process.
Participate in and drive improvement through the Daily Huddles.
Produce and use metrics to monitor and drive improvements in the Equipment Reliability program.
Manage recommendations and metrics associated with the monitoring of equipment and maintenance program performance.
Ensure that the appropriate level of support, investigation and follow-up is pursued for actionable trends, emerging patterns, and identified problems or issues.
Make equipment design change recommendations including evaluating and reporting the cost benefit of changes to improve reliability.
Create and maintain critical spare parts programs.
Support quality and productivity improvements.
Prepare the organization to support continuous improvements in reliability.
Assuring that reliability and maintainability principles are integrated into all large and small capital projects, especially in the design phases.
Maintain communication with engineering and project management on Facility related projects.
Drive proper collection and summarization of system and parts data for handover from projects to operations.
Responsible for creation of Maintenance Strategies, Work Instructions, Maintenance Plans, Spare Parts and BOM’s.
Directly supporting capital projects by providing design input, specifying system requirements and overseeing installation of FUE equipment.
Direct communication and collaboration with project team (Architects, Engineers, and General Contractors), Genentech stakeholders/SMEs to ensure project accounts for asset maintenance and reliability management/considerations and total cost of ownership throughout design, execution and closeout.
Ensure the timely leadership, problem investigation and analysis through the conduct and facilitation of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for applicable equipment failures or trends.
Serving as Technical System Owner Ensuring equipment performance and meeting KPIs.
Providing technical knowledge of system design, functionality and requirements.
Maintaining our assets: keeping engineering documentation and risk/criticality assessments up to date, defining maintenance strategies and plans, including critical spare parts.
Providing condition assessment and system oversight throughout the asset lifecycle.
Auditing processes and documents for compliance.
Collaborating closely with other Plant Engineers, Facilities Operations and Maintenance (FOM) and our Integrated Facility Management (IFM) service provider, to provide technical and engineering support for Site Operations.
Proactively identifying and recommending opportunities for improvement including: reducing costs and operational risks, improving operational efficiencies, increasing quality and safety, clarifying and simplifying processes.
Evaluating and improving the reliability of all campus systems and ensuring business continuity through asset lifecycle management.
Ensure campus FUE systems are operated and maintained according to best practices.
Actively partnering with Site Services; Safety, Health and Environment (SHE); Design & Construction and PTAA project teams (designers, architects, general contractors, etc.) to provide guidance on the safe and efficient operations of campus systems.
Lead and implement the Asset Management Strategy and associated program.
Develop and maintain a strategic capital improvement plan for the site.
Assess repair versus replacement options, providing input to site on new equipment design, specification, and purchase decisions.
Ensure that the maintenance strategies and actions employed are appropriate to the criticality of facilities, utilities and equipment.
Ensure that standard designs, design specifications, installation guidance documents, operating and maintenance procedures incorporate the appropriate maintenance and reliability principals and considerations.