Senior Maintenance & Reliability Specialist

Liquidia Corporation; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) Savings Retirement Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Liquidia is seeking a Sr. Maintenance Specialist to lead maintenance planning, CMMS administration, asset readiness, and reliability improvement for manufacturing equipment and facility systems.

This role serves as the site owner for Blue Mountain RAM and ensures compliant maintenance programs and documentation to support GMP readiness. You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Validation, Metrology, Operations, and external service providers to support startup,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 12+ years of relevant regulated manufacturing experience; or
• Associate’s degree in a technical field with 8+ years of relevant experience; or
• High School diploma/GED with 15+ years of progressive hands-on experience in maintenance, facilities, reliability, metrology, or a related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Own and administer Blue Mountain RAM, including asset records, PM plans, work orders, maintenance documentation, reporting, and data integrity.
• Develop and maintain preventive maintenance schedules, task lists, job plans, and procedures based on equipment requirements, performance history, and site procedures.
• Manage preventive, corrective, and emergency work orders from creation through compliant closure.
• Analyze equipment history, reliability data, and maintenance trends to improve PM effectiveness, reduce downtime, and optimize maintenance strategies.
• Support CMMS configuration, upgrades, user training, process standardization, and controlled system changes.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure new or modified equipment is added to the maintenance program before operational use.
• Ensure maintenance activities and documentation comply with GMP/GLP, SOPs, ALCOA+, data integrity, and regulatory expectations.
• Support audits, deviations, CAPAs, investigations, change controls, and equipment-related issue resolution.
• Provide technical guidance to Maintenance Specialists, Technicians, and site personnel.
• Participate in commissioning, qualification, facility startup, asset turnover, GEMBA walks, reliability reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, accountability, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Skills

CMMS administration

Preventive maintenance

Regulatory compliance (GMP/GLP)

Data integrity

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Associate’s degree in a technical field

High School diploma with 15+ years experience

Tools

CMMS

Blue Mountain RAM

Job description

Liquidia is seeking a Sr. Maintenance Specialist to lead maintenance planning, CMMS administration, asset readiness, and reliability improvement for manufacturing equipment and facility systems.

This role serves as the site owner for Blue Mountain RAM and ensures compliant maintenance programs and documentation to support GMP readiness. You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Validation, Metrology, Operations, and external service providers to support startup,