Reliability & Mechanical Integrity Engineer

About the role
Our client, a global life sciences company, is seeking a Reliability & Mechanical Integrity Engineer to ensure the reliability and mechanical integrity of site process, utility, facility and control equipment. You will drive continuous improvement in site production and cost performance, and solve repetitive failures that affect capacity, quality, cost or regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities and controls
• Lead and drive the mechanical integrity programme in compliance with regulations
• Lead troubleshooting of equipment reliability issues and carry out RCFA on repeat failures and failures affecting production, quality or safety
• Lead RCM studies for critical assets and systems, and implement the resulting actions
• Run the site-wide online and offline condition monitoring programme
• Facilitate multi-disciplinary reliability improvement activities, both reactive and proactive, and follow up on action items
• Work with project engineering teams to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations
• Analyse asset performance (utilisation, OEE, remaining useful life, capital replacement plans) and site KPIs such as availability, maintenance performance and R&M costs
• Develop SOPs, equipment job aids and checklists to prevent reliability issues after repair work
• Evaluate maintenance plans in CMMS, including methods, frequencies and spare parts

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with at least 5 years’ experience, OR Diploma in Mechanical Engineering with at least 15 years’ relevant experience
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biological, chemical or oil & gas industries
• Experience driving RCM studies and RCFA
• Experience or knowledge in Asset Integrity Management
• Sound technical knowledge and hands-on experience maintaining process equipment
• Knowledge of CMMS, vibration analysis, RCM and RBI
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Project)
• Data-driven, scientific approach to problem solving, with initiative and a hands-on attitude
• Comfortable working in a team and matrix environments
• Good written and oral communication skills
• API 510/570/580 certification is an added advantage
• cGMP experience is a plus

Skills

Maintenance Management, Lead Management, Preventive Maintenance, Troubleshooting, cGMP, FMEA, Process Equipment Preparation, Condition Monitoring, Pressure Vessels, Root Cause Analysis, Cross-functional Coordination, Asset Integrity Management, Reliability Centred Maintenance, Equipment Maintenance, Vibration Analysis, Reliability Engineering, Maintenance Integrity and Reliability Framework Development and Implementation, Pharmaceuticals, CMMS, Failure Mode And Effects Analysis