Reliability Engineer - Asset Care & Predictive Maintenance

Perrigouk; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Perrigo is seeking a Reliability Engineer to lead site asset care strategy and drive reliability across manufacturing, packaging, utilities, and facilities. You will partner with Maintenance, Operations and Engineering to improve uptime, reduce costs, and ensure compliance with cGMP and safety standards.

The role requires 7+ years in reliability/maintenance, strong RCA/RCM skills, and hands-on expertise with predictive maintenance methods. Base salary range is $120,000–$140,000.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Reliability Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of reliability/maintenance experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with RCA, FMEA, RCM, criticality assessments, defect elimination, preventive & predictive maintenance.
• Strong troubleshooting, data analysis, and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site Asset Care Strategy and reliability improvement programs, including RCA, FMEA, RCM, equipment criticality assessments, bad actor analysis, and defect elimination.
• Identify recurring equipment issues and implement corrective actions to improve uptime and asset life.
• Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs, including vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasound, and oil analysis.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Planning, Operations, and Engineering to improve maintenance execution and asset care effectiveness.
• Develop reliability improvement plans and long-term reliability roadmaps aligned with site objectives.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Communication

Collaboration

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Reliability Engineering or related field

Tools

SAP PM

CMMS

Asset management systems

Job description

Perrigo is seeking a Reliability Engineer to lead site asset care strategy and drive reliability across manufacturing, packaging, utilities, and facilities. You will partner with Maintenance, Operations and Engineering to improve uptime, reduce costs, and ensure compliance with cGMP and safety standards.

The role requires 7+ years in reliability/maintenance, strong RCA/RCM skills, and hands-on expertise with predictive maintenance methods. Base salary range is $120,000–$140,000.