Reliability Maintenance Engineer

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH; Noventa Padovana, Agrigento; On-site; EUR 37,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free canteen

Wellbeing benefits

Development programs

Job summary

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH in Noventa Padovana is seeking a Reliability Maintenance Engineer to join the Global Facilities & Engineering team. The role focuses on improving equipment reliability, optimizing maintenance strategies, and supporting compliant manufacturing operations.

You will analyze performance data, lead RCA/RCM activities, manage CMMS, and collaborate with quality, production and procurement to reduce downtime and total cost of ownership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Chemical/Automation Engineering or related field.
• About two years of experience in reliability/maintenance/manufacturing engineering in regulated settings.
• Solid knowledge of RCA, FMEA, RCM, preventive maintenance optimization and condition-based monitoring.
• Proficient with MS Office and data analysis to track reliability indicators.
• Italian fluent and English at least B2 level.
• Experience in biopharma/pharmaceutical manufacturing and GxP.
• Knowledge of Lean TPM and SAP CMMS for asset lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Analyze equipment performance, failure history and maintenance data for reliability improvements.
• Develop and review preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance plans.
• Lead or support root cause analysis, FMEA, RCM and corrective actions.
• Monitor reliability metrics like MTBF, MTTR and maintenance backlog.
• Support deviations, CAPA and investigations related to equipment reliability.
• Ensure proper CMMS use and maintain asset master data and spare parts strategy.
• Collaborate with maintenance, production, quality and procurement teams.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Maintenance engineering

RCA

FMEA

RCM

Condition-based monitoring

Data analysis

Italian language

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Chemical/Automation Engineering

Tools

SAP CMMS

Job description

The Reliability Maintenance Engineer will join the Global Facilities & Engineering team at our strategic production site in Noventa Padovana (PD), reporting to the Process Engineering Manager. In this role, the candidate will improve equipment reliability, optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, and support the long-term performance of process equipment, utilities and instrumentation. The role will work closely with Maintenance, Production, Quality, HSE and global engineering stakeholders to reduce failures, improve asset availability and support compliant manufacturing operations.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Analyze equipment performance, failure history and maintenance data to identify reliability improvement opportunities and recurring issues.
• Develop, optimize and periodically review preventive, predictive and condition-based maintenance strategies for process equipment, utilities and instrumentation.
• Lead or support root cause analysis, FMEA, RCM and bad actor analysis, defining corrective and preventive actions to prevent failure recurrence.
• Monitor and report reliability indicators such as equipment availability, MTBF, MTTR, maintenance backlog and preventive maintenance effectiveness.
• Support quality processes, including deviations, CAPA management and technical investigations related to maintenance and equipment reliability.
• Ensure accurate and effective use of the CMMS, contributing to asset master data management, maintenance plans, task lists, spare parts strategy and technical documentation.
• Support spare parts warehouse management, including critical spare parts identification, stock level optimization, obsolescence management and coordination with maintenance and procurement teams.
• Collaborate with maintenance supervisors, technicians, production teams, quality functions and project engineering to improve equipment lifecycle performance and total cost of ownership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Automation Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Approximately two years of experience in reliability engineering, maintenance engineering or manufacturing engineering within a regulated industrial environment.
• Good knowledge of maintenance and reliability methodologies, including RCA, FMEA, RCM, preventive maintenance optimization and condition-based monitoring.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools and ability to analyze maintenance data and reliability indicators.
• Fluency in Italian and Good knowledge of English, at least B2 level.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, communication and stakeholder management skills, with a proactive and continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience with biopharma or pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.
• Familiar with GxP regulatory requirements, deviation management, CAPA processes and equipment lifecycle documentation and SAP CMMS
• Knowledge of Lean methodologies, TPM implementation
• Experience with predictive maintenance technologies such as vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis or ultrasonic inspection.
• Familiarity with GoTrack or similar quality management systems.

What we offer

• For this position we offer a 2-yearstemporary contract.
• The gross annual base salary foreseen for this position ranges from€37.000to €43.000, depending on candidate's skills and experience.
• Free access to the company canteen.
• A range of benefits for physical, financial, social and mental wellbeing.
• A support to develop professional and personal paths including our full range of development programs.

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