Senior Engineer / Mechanical System Owner

SIRE LIFE SCIENCES; Breda; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

SIRE LIFE SCIENCES in Breda seeks a Senior Engineer / Mechanical System Owner to manage utility systems, especially chillers, HVAC and compressed air. You will troubleshoot, set maintenance strategies and drive reliability improvements within a regulated pharmaceutical setting.

In this role you will collaborate with service providers and senior engineers, apply RCA methodologies and lead maintenance projects, ensuring schedule, budget and quality compliance while advancing site utility

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of engineering experience in pharma or manufacturing.
• Strong experience with utility systems: chillers, HVAC and compressed air.
• Experience in operations and regulated environments (GxP preferred).
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Experience with CMMS (Maximo) and ERP systems (SAP).
• Willingness to participate in 24/7 duty calls (1–2 times per month).

Responsibilities

• Act as System Owner for utility systems, focusing on chillers, HVAC and compressed air.
• Lead RCA and implement reliability improvements.
• Develop and optimize maintenance concepts and preventive maintenance.
• Ensure projects meet schedule, budget, quality and compliance.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers and service providers.
• Utilise CMMS Maximo for asset management.
• Support lifecycle management and continuous improvement of site utilities.

Skills

System ownership

Chillers & HVAC

Troubleshooting

Root Cause Analysis

Maintenance optimization

CMMS (Maximo)

ERP (SAP)

MS Office

Project collaboration

Tools

Maximo

SAP/ERP

MS Office

Job description

About the Company

Our client is a leading pharmaceutical organization with a strong focus on innovation, quality, and patient impact. The Breda site operates within a highly regulated environment and relies on complex utility systems to support its manufacturing operations. You will join a small, dedicated Facilities & Engineering team responsible for the lifecycle management and continuous improvement of critical site infrastructure.

Role Description

As a Senior Engineer / Mechanical System Owner, you will be responsible for the lifecycle management and technical performance of critical utility systems, with a strong focus on chillers, HVAC and compressed air systems. You will support troubleshooting, maintenance optimization and reliability improvements while working closely with service providers, project managers and senior engineers. The role combines hands-on technical problem solving with system ownership, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), maintenance strategy development and engineering project support within a regulated pharmaceutical environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as System Owner for utility systems, with a primary focus on chillers, HVAC and compressed air.
• Support troubleshooting of unplanned maintenance issues and provide technical guidance to service providers.
• Lead Root Cause Analyses (RCA) and identify recurring failure modes.
• Develop and optimize maintenance concepts, including preventive maintenance activities.
• Review and optimize maintenance jobs and improve maintenance effectiveness.
• Lead actions to eliminate repetitive failures and improve system reliability.
• Support the lifecycle management and continuous improvement of site utility systems.
• Act as a user/owner of CMMS systems, preferably Maximo.
• Work with Project Managers and Senior Engineers on utility engineering and asset replacement projects.
• Ensure projects and maintenance activities meet schedule, budget, quality and compliance requirements.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of relevant engineering experience; senior-level experience is required.
• Strong experience with utility systems, particularly chillers; HVAC and compressed air experience is highly relevant.
• Experience in operations, manufacturing or an industrial environment.
• Strong troubleshooting and RCA capabilities.
• Experience with maintenance strategies, reliability improvement and preventive maintenance.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Experience in a regulated/GxP environment is preferred.
• Knowledge of CMMS, Maximo, SAP/ERP and MS Office is advantageous.
• Familiarity with FAT/SAT/SIT, validation, building automation or process automation is a plus.
• Willingness to participate in 24/7 duty call service, approximately 1–2 times per month.