Reliability Engineer

EFOR; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EFOR is seeking an experienced Reliability Engineer to support a large-scale Asset Reliability Optimization Program at a leading global pharmaceutical manufacturing site. The role involves improving maintenance strategies and asset performance across equipment, utilities, instrumentation, and facility systems.

Responsibilities include optimizing PM programs, analyzing failures and downtime, performing RCA using FMEA/5 Whys, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver reliability

Qualifications

• Experience in Reliability Engineering, Maintenance Optimization, or Asset Management.
• Experience in GMP-regulated manufacturing environments (pharma/biotech).
• Strong knowledge of preventive and corrective maintenance, asset criticality, and maintenance planning.
• Experience with RCA, FMEA, 5 Whys, Fishbone or similar methodologies.
• Familiarity with GMP documentation, Change Control, Deviations, and Data Integrity requirements.

Responsibilities

• Review and optimize preventive maintenance strategies, frequencies, PM plans, and tasks.
• Analyze failures, downtime, maintenance history, costs, and performance trends.
• Perform equipment criticality assessments and reliability risk evaluations.
• Lead or support RCA using FMEA, 5 Whys, and Fishbone methodologies.
• Develop corrective actions to improve equipment reliability and lifecycle.
• Recommend optimized PM programs, spare parts strategies, and asset lifecycle improvements.
• Support CMMS data quality and maintenance master data.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Engineering, Operations, Quality, Calibration, and Instrumentation teams.
• Prepare reliability KPIs, technical recommendations, and progress reports.

Skills

Reliability Engineering

Maintenance Optimization

RCA / FMEA

GMP Knowledge

Data Analysis

Tools

SAP PM

Maximo

Job description

Industry: Global Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Company: EFOR

Duration: 12-month project (extension possible)

Employment Type: Full-time (W2) or C2C Contractor

About the Opportunity

EFOR is seeking, for one of our major client, an experienced Reliability Engineer to support a large-scale Asset Reliability Optimization Program at a leading global pharmaceutical manufacturing site.

This role offers the opportunity to drive reliability improvements across manufacturing equipment, utilities, instrumentation, and facility systems by optimizing maintenance strategies, reducing recurring failures, and improving overall asset performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and optimize preventive maintenance (PM) strategies, frequencies, job plans, and maintenance tasks.
• Analyze equipment failures, downtime, maintenance history, costs, and performance trends.
• Perform equipment criticality assessments and reliability risk evaluations.
• Lead or support Root Cause Analysis (RCA) using methodologies such as FMEA, 5 Whys, and Fishbone.
• Develop practical corrective actions to improve equipment reliability.
• Recommend optimized PM programs, spare parts strategies, and asset lifecycle improvements.
• Support CMMS data quality, maintenance master data, and preventive maintenance programs.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Engineering, Operations, Quality, Calibration, and Instrumentation teams.
• Prepare reliability KPIs, technical recommendations, and progress reports.

Qualifications

• Experience in Reliability Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, Maintenance Optimization, or Asset Management.
• Experience within pharmaceutical, biotech, vaccine, or other GMP-regulated manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and corrective maintenance, reliability engineering, asset criticality, maintenance planning, and equipment performance analysis.
• Experience performing Root Cause Analysis (RCA), FMEA, 5 Whys, Fishbone, or similar methodologies.
• Familiarity with GMP documentation, Change Control, Deviations, and Data Integrity requirements.

Preferred

• Experience with SAP PM, Maximo, Blue Mountain RAM, or other CMMS/EAM platforms.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, utilities, HVAC, instrumentation, automation, or facility infrastructure.
• Experience supporting maintenance optimization, asset lifecycle management, or spare parts optimization.
• Strong Excel skills; Power BI is a plus.

Why EFOR?

Joining EFOR means working on high-impact Life Sciences projects for world-leading pharmaceutical companies while benefiting from a collaborative, entrepreneurial, and international environment. You'll contribute to critical manufacturing operations and help deliver reliability improvements that directly support operational excellence.