Reliability Engineer - GMP Asset Lifecycle & Performance

Pillar5 Pharma Inc.; Arnprior; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Pension plan

Dental care

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Extended health care

Life insurance

Job summary

Pillar5 Pharma Inc. is seeking an experienced Reliability Specialist to support the reliability and lifecycle management of critical manufacturing, utility, and facility assets in a GMP environment.

You will apply reliability engineering, maintenance optimization, and asset management best practices to improve equipment performance and reduce downtime. The role requires 3–7+ years in reliability or maintenance engineering within regulated manufacturing, familiarity with RCA, FMEA, RCM, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical discipline; equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• 3–7+ years of experience in reliability engineering, maintenance engineering, asset management, or a related discipline within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other GMP/GxP-regulated industries is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of reliability methodologies, including RCA, FMEA, RCM, and predictive maintenance practices.
• Experience with CMMS platforms (e.g., SAP PM, Blue Mountain) and maintenance planning principles.
• Understanding of critical manufacturing and utility systems, including HVAC, clean utilities, filling equipment, autoclaves, and environmental controls.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to collaborate across departments.
• Experience supporting aseptic manufacturing environments and professional reliability certifications (e.g., CMRP) are assets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the site's asset reliability and lifecycle management program for manufacturing, utility, laboratory, and facility equipment.
• Establish asset criticality assessments and reliability strategies to support operational, quality, and business objectives.
• Monitor equipment performance, reliability trends, and asset health to identify opportunities for risk reduction and continuous improvement.
• Support capital planning and asset replacement decisions through equipment condition assessments and lifecycle analysis.
• Maintain asset performance data and reliability metrics within the CMMS, including downtime, MTBF, MTTR, and maintenance effectiveness.
• Optimize preventive maintenance programs and maintenance strategies using reliability data and industry best practices.
• Lead or support root cause investigations, reliability improvement initiatives, and RC M principles implementation.
• Support maintenance-related deviations, CAPAs, change controls, audits, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, Quality, Validation, and external vendors to improve equipment reliability and maintain validated states.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Root Cause Analysis

FMEA

RCM

Predictive maintenance

CMMS

Asset management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

SAP PM

Blue Mountain

Job description

Pillar5 Pharma Inc. is seeking an experienced Reliability Specialist to support the reliability and lifecycle management of critical manufacturing, utility, and facility assets in a GMP environment.

You will apply reliability engineering, maintenance optimization, and asset management best practices to improve equipment performance and reduce downtime. The role requires 3–7+ years in reliability or maintenance engineering within regulated manufacturing, familiarity with RCA, FMEA, RCM, and