Reliability Engineer III

Resilience; Port Union (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 122,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with company match

Annual cash bonus program

Healthcare benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Resilience is seeking a dedicated Reliability Engineer to support our biomanufacturing operations in Port Union, Ohio. This role will focus on developing equipment reliability strategies, leading projects, and ensuring compliance with GMP standards.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in engineering and experience in a manufacturing environment. A competitive salary range of $85,000 to $122,500 is offered, along with a robust benefits package including healthcare, 401(k) matching, and more.

Qualifications

• Significant experience supporting reliability in a manufacturing environment.
• Solid experience in Production, Maintenance, leading projects, and/or Engineering Improvements.
• Strong mechanical/technical aptitude.

Responsibilities

• Read SOPs and author Work Instructions.
• Train others on systems, software, and procedures.
• Develop and execute equipment reliability strategies.
• Lead and facilitate root cause investigations for equipment failures.
• Ensure maintenance meets GMP requirements.
• Support audit readiness for equipment and maintenance.

Skills

Mechanical/technical aptitude

Project management

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related science

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Job description

A career at Resilience is more than just a job - it's an opportunity to change the future.

Resilience is a technology-focused biomanufacturing company that's changing the way medicine is made. We're building a sustainable network of high-tech, end-to-end manufacturing solutions to better withstand disruptive events, serve scientific discovery, and reach those in need.

General Duties

• Read SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) and excerpts from technical documentation.
• Author SOPs and Work Instructions in the department's area of responsibility.
• Train others on systems, software, equipment, machines, procedures, and/or processes.
• Facilitate team meetings to discuss progress, initiatives, and/or other matters.
• Wear gowning, sterile garments, and PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as required by specific activities.
• Provide leadership, development, and mentoring for others.
• Evaluate new software and/or tools.
• Lead and support change control activities.
• Serve as SME (subject matter expert) for CMMS.
• Lead coordination of shutdown activities for the plant across all PETs and BETs.

Asset Reliability & Performance

• Develop and execute equipment reliability strategies for packaging and inspection assets.
• Monitor and analyze equipment performance (OEE, MTBF, MTTR) to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead reliability/spare parts meetings.

Maintenance Strategy & Optimization

• Execute and manage master data requests to support BOM accuracy, maintenance plans, and asset reliability.
• Develop and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance plans.
• Perform PM effectiveness reviews and adjust frequencies based on failure data.
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) & Continuous Improvement
• Lead and facilitate root cause investigations for major equipment failures.
• Apply structured RCA methodologies (5-Why, Fishbone, Fault Tree, etc.).
• Track corrective and preventive actions to closure.
• Identify recurring failure modes and implement permanent fixes.

Spare Parts & Asset Lifecycle Management

• Define and maintain critical spare parts strategies (min/max, stocking levels).
• Create and maintain spare parts in SAP, including material master data and related attributes.
• Support BOM accuracy and completeness for production equipment.
• Evaluate spare part consumption trends and lead time risks.
• Support Part Equivalency Forms (PEFs) and technical evaluations.
• Data Analytics & Reliability Reporting
• Develop and maintain reliability dashboards and KPIs.
• Analyze work order history to identify trends and bad actors.

Capital Projects & Equipment Readiness

• Provide reliability input during equipment design, FAT/SAT, and commissioning.
• Ensure maintainability and spare parts strategies are defined for new assets.
• Support equipment lifecycle planning.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and Quality.
• Work with OEMs and vendors to resolve chronic equipment issues.

Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure maintenance and reliability practices meet GMP requirements.
• Support audit readiness for equipment and maintenance programs.
• Support SOP and job plan development and updates.
• Ensure data accuracy within SAP and reliability systems.
• Track preventive maintenance compliance for the site.

Minimum Requirements

• Significant experience supporting reliability in a manufacturing environment.
• Solid experience in Production, Maintenance, leading projects, and/or Engineering Improvements.
• Strong mechanical/technical aptitude.

Preferred Background

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, or related science.
• In-depth knowledge of CMMS.
• Significant experience supporting reliability in a regulated or cGMP environment.
• CRE (Certified Reliability Engineer), CRL (Certified Reliability Leader) and/or CMRP (Certified Maintenance and Reliability Practitioner) certification.

Resilience offers employees a robust total rewards program including an annual cash bonus program, a 401(k) plan with a generous company match and our benefits package which is thoughtfully designed to support our employees with great healthcare (including medical, dental and vision), family building benefits, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, paid holidays, other paid leaves of absence, tuition reimbursement and support for caregiving needs.

Our target base pay hiring range for this position is $85,000.00 - $122,500.00 per year. Actual base pay is dependent upon a number of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate's geographical location, relevant experience, qualifications, skills and knowledge.

Resilience is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or characteristic, or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state, and local laws. Requests for reasonable accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process.