Asset Management Senior Engineer

GlaxoSmithKline; Marietta (PA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline is seeking an Asset Management Senior Engineer for its Zebulon site to elevate reliability and asset performance across manufacturing operations.

You will lead cross‑functional efforts in reliability excellence, work execution, calibration, and engineering stores, leveraging SAP EAM and Python to enable data‑driven decisions while maintaining GMP compliance and continuous improvement across sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level engineering degree in a relevant field.
• Experience in GMP-regulated environments.
• Experience leading maintenance programs and equipment.
• Experience with asset management and reliability standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead asset management and reliability initiatives across sites.
• Use EAM data to drive improvements and cost control.
• Coordinate calibration, maintenance, and spare parts strategies.
• Collaborate with site teams and GPS for continuous improvement.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Asset management

Python

SQL

GMP compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Automation or Chemical Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Automation or Chemical Engineering

Tools

SAP ECC

SAP S/4HANA

CMMS

Python

SQL

Job description

Are you looking for an engineering role that allows you to leverage your technical knowledge in a state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing environment? If so, this Asset Management Senior Engineer role could be an ideal opportunity to explore.

The operational asset management specialist plays a key role in helping manufacturing sites reliably deliver products to patients by improving how physical assets are managed and operated. Working closely with site teams, he supports the deployment of asset management standards across work management, operational reliability and reliability by design, calibration management, and engineering store management. His contribution increases asset availability, reduces operational losses, and embeds compliant, data‑driven ways of working. Through hands‑on collaboration at site level and effective use of EAM systems and digital tools, he enables sites to secure service to patients, improves cost management and asset usage while maintaining the highest standards of Quality, EHS and GMP compliance.

This role is practical and impact‑focused: He helps turn standards into daily operational practices that create measurable and sustainable value for the business.

Each specialist is expected to master a combination of 2 of the first 4 domains and bring a demonstrated level of competencies in the 4th level, supporting their primary 2 specialties.

1. Reliability Excellence Management

• Master asset reliability standards: FMECA, RCM, RAMS, preventive maintenance effectiveness review, preventive maintenance optimization, root cause analysis, bad actor management, and criticality management.
• Have a good knowledge of supportive EHS tools including HazID, HazOP and LOA.
• Use EAM data (SAP ECC, S/4HANA, ...) to drive improvements.
• Optimize reliability strategies reducing failure rate and optimization costs.
• Oversight GMP and EHS compliance across sites and support implementation of actions.
• Work hands‑on with site teams to convert reliability analysis into sustained actions.
• Leverage digital solutions (ex. Python) to improve diagnostics and decision‑making.
• Use cross‑site scorecards to enable benchmarking across sites.
• Animate the reliability engineering CoP, ensuring consistent development of site engineers.

2. Work Execution Management

• Master end‑to‑end work management processes: gatekeeping, planning, scheduling, preparation, execution, and work order closure.
• Ensure consistent and quality CMMS data to enable effective planning and execution.
• Support sites in improving daily maintenance execution, reducing emergency work, backlog, and asset impact, with strong collaboration with the GPS team.
• Promote disciplined use of paperless tools, in compliance with data integrity requirements.
• Drive measurable improvements in asset availability, productivity, and cost efficiency through better work management practices and cross‑site scorecard.
• Animate the work management CoP, ensuring consistent development of site engineers.

3. Calibration Management

• Master calibration management processes from regulatory requirements to execution and audit readiness, ensuring coherence between calibration specifications, process requirements, and maintenance plans.
• Structure and maintain calibration data in SAP/EAM (assets, plans, cycles, tolerances, priorities) with strong data integrity. Work closely with the CMMS groups to ensure consistency across systems and get the data needed to drive continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities to optimize calibration strategies based on risk, performance, and regulatory expectations, delivering data‑driven calibration optimization insights.
• Work closely with Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance teams to ensure compliant and efficient calibration execution. Contribute to the reliability governance as lead to animate the calibration community of practices.
• Use digital tools and AI to enable metrics and insights, accelerating decision making and simplifying data analysis, ensuring consistency across all manufacturing groups.

4. Engineering Stores

• Master engineering stores and spare parts management processes, including critical spares, stock strategies, and obsolescence management.
• Align CMMS equipment structures, BOMs, spare parts, and maintenance plans.
• Optimize inventory levels, cash exposure, and risk while increasing parts availability.
• Link reliability analysis with spare parts strategies to reduce MTTR and prevent failures.
• Use CMSS data and digital tools (AI, Python, etc.) to deliver insights driving actions.
• Animate engineering stores CoP driving continuous improvement and capabilities development across all sites. Use scorecards and insights to drive cross‑site benchmarks.

5. Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

• Act as a single point of contact for site Engineering teams and operational leads in his field of specialties.
• Leverage GSK production system to eliminate waste and failures, improve continuously.
• Build relationships with sites, service providers or stakeholders aligned with objectives.

6. Digital Fluency

• Contribute to translating business processes into functional requirements, working closely with the operational engineering system director.
• Ensure reporting tools support business needs in his field of competency. Regularly assess tool features against enterprise needs.
• Have ability to manipulate databases and use SQL to query data. Using Python is a plus.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Automation or Chemical Engineering.
• Orange Belt.
• 5+ years’ experience working in a highly regulated Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) environment.
• Experience leading facility equipment programs and leading maintenance teams.
• Experience with machines, production lines, and working in highly regulated environments such as pharma, healthcare, food, cosmetics, or aeronautics.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Automation or Chemical Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Green Belt.
• Leadership experience in coaching and collaborative working.
• Familiarity with manufacturing regulatory requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to influence at all levels.
• Proven ability to manage diverse stakeholder groups, including Senior Management.
• Education: Master of Engineering (Global Maintenance & Reliability preferred or demonstrated experience).
• Skills: Networking, influencing, analytical thinking, and strong communication abilities.

Site Information

GSK's Zebulon site is a global supplier of Respiratory and Solid Dose medicines to patients around the globe and the largest GSK pharmaceutical secondary manufacturing site in North America. The site is located less than 30 minutes from downtown Raleigh, Wendell, Knightdale, Rocky Mount, Wilson, and Wake Forest.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.