Plant Maintenance & Reliability Leader – Pharma GMP

Roquette; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Retirement plan (6.2%)

PTO and holidays

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Career growth potential

Job summary

Roquette in Newark, DE, is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead a team of ~20 professionals and drive reliability, safety, and asset performance at a pharmaceutical manufacturing site.

The role backs Site Leader as primary backup, partnering with Operations, Engineering, EHS, Quality, and Supply Chain to deliver results. A Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 8+ years in manufacturing are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Engineering degree preferred.
• 8+ years in manufacturing, maintenance, engineering, or reliability.
• Proven leadership managing technical teams in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of reliability methodologies, CMMS, maintenance planning, and asset management.
• Experience in regulated environments (pharma, food, chemical) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of ~20 maintenance, reliability, and technical professionals.
• Drive maintenance and reliability strategies that improve safety, asset performance, and productivity.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs.
• Lead root cause analysis, reliability improvements, and asset lifecycle planning.
• Manage maintenance budgets, capital projects, utilities, facilities, and contractor performance.
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, EHS, Quality, and Supply Chain to deliver business results.
• Champion Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance management

Reliability engineering

CMMS

Maintenance planning

Asset management

Lean Six Sigma

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Engineering degree preferred

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Roquette in Newark, DE, is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead a team of ~20 professionals and drive reliability, safety, and asset performance at a pharmaceutical manufacturing site.

The role backs Site Leader as primary backup, partnering with Operations, Engineering, EHS, Quality, and Supply Chain to deliver results. A Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 8+ years in manufacturing are required.