Reliability Engineer – Fill & Finish (12‑Month Contract)

Careerwise Recruitment; Waterford; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Careerwise Recruitment is seeking a Reliability Engineer for a leading pharmaceutical company in Waterford on a 12-month contract. You will lead reliability initiatives for Fill and Finish equipment and implement predictive maintenance strategies.

The role requires a degree in engineering and 3-5 years of reliability experience in pharma, with RCA, FMEA, and RCM knowledge; familiarity with GMP and CMMS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related field).
• 3-5 years of reliability engineering experience in pharma/sterile manufacturing.
• Experience with Fill and Finish operations or aseptic processing is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of RCA, FMEA and RCM; data analysis and GMP principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability improvement initiatives for Fill and Finish equipment.
• Develop predictive and preventive maintenance strategies to maximise uptime and OEE.
• Conduct RCA and FMEA for equipment failures and chronic reliability issues.
• Monitor MTBF, MTTR, and availability metrics.
• Review and optimise preventive maintenance schedules based on criticality.
• Support the transition from reactive to predictive maintenance approaches.
• Collaborate with maintenance to develop SOPs and work instructions.
• Identify opportunities for condition-based monitoring and implement technologies.
• Collect, analyse, and report reliability KPIs.
• Identify trends to drive proactive interventions.
• Lead continuous improvement projects using Lean and Six Sigma.
• Develop business cases for equipment upgrades based on reliability data.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, FDA, EMA and regulatory requirements; maintain documentation.
• Support internal and external audits related to reliability and maintenance.

Skills

Reliability engineering

RCA

FMEA

RCM

Data analysis

Predictive maintenance

Aseptic processing

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Careerwise Recruitment is seeking a Reliability Engineer for a leading pharmaceutical company in Waterford on a 12-month contract. You will lead reliability initiatives for Fill and Finish equipment and implement predictive maintenance strategies.

The role requires a degree in engineering and 3-5 years of reliability experience in pharma, with RCA, FMEA, and RCM knowledge; familiarity with GMP and CMMS.