Utility Process Engineer – Reliability Program/Fit & Finish

Automated Systems, Inc.; Kenosha (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Automated Systems, Inc. seeks a Utility Process Engineer to support Kenosha County aseptic manufacturing utilities with emphasis on reliability, preventive maintenance, operational uptime, and fit-and-finish GMP compliance.

This onsite role collaborates with utilities, maintenance, engineering, quality, validation and operations teams to ensure systems are reliable and compliant. A major focus is improving reliability through PM strategies, equipment condition assessments, root cause

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of utility process engineering, facilities engineering, reliability engineering, or maintenance engineering in GMP pharma environments.
• Experience with aseptic manufacturing utilities and GMP compliance.

Responsibilities

• Support critical utilities for aseptic filling and vial manufacturing, including WFI, purified water, clean steam, HVAC, and process gases.
• Review and improve preventive maintenance plans, PM frequency, spare parts strategy, and maintenance effectiveness.
• Identify reliability risks and lead/assist reliability improvement projects.
• Perform equipment condition assessments and root cause investigations.
• Ensure fit-and-finish compliance, including surface finishes and weld logs.

Skills

Utility process engineering

Reliability engineering

Preventive maintenance

Walkdowns

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

GMP documentation

Change control

Job description

Utility Process Engineer – Reliability Program/Fit & Finish

Kenosha, United States | Posted on 06/10/2026

• Industry Pharma/Biotech/Clinical Research
• State/Province Wisconsin
• Country United States

Job Description

UtilityProcess Engineer – Aseptic Utilities Reliability & Fit/Finish

Location: Kenosha County, WI – Onsite
Contract Duration: 18–24 months
Schedule: On-site, standard business hours with occasional off-shiftsupport as required for shutdowns, investigations, project execution, oroperational needs.

WorkEnvironment: Active GMP pharmaceutical manufacturing facility supportingaseptic manufacturing operations

PositionOverview

Automated Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced Utility ProcessEngineer to support our client’s Kenosha County manufacturing site. This rolewill focus on critical utility systems that support aseptic syringe and viallines, with an emphasis on utility reliability, preventive maintenanceimprovement, operational uptime, and facility fit-and-finish compliance. Theengineer will work closely with site utilities, maintenance, engineering,quality, validation, and operations teams to ensure that utility systems arereliable, maintainable, GMP-compliant, and capable of supporting world-classaseptic manufacturing performance.

A major focus of the role will be improving the reliability ofutilities through better preventive maintenance strategies, equipment conditionassessments, root cause investigations, reliability improvement projects, andpractical fixes to operational or ergonomic issues. The role will also supportfit-and-finish compliance for an aseptic facility, including documentation ofsurface finishes, weld logs, hygienic design considerations, and improvementprojects aligned with GMP expectations and EU Annex 1 principles.

KeyResponsibilities

UtilityReliability & Uptime

• Support critical utilities servingaseptic filling and vial manufacturing operations, including WFI, purifiedwater, clean steam, HVAC, compressed air, process gasses, electricaldistribution, and supporting infrastructure.
  
• Review existing preventive maintenanceplans and recommend improvements to PM frequency, task content, spareparts strategy, inspection points, and maintenance effectiveness.
  
• Identify utility reliability risks thatcould impact aseptic operations, batch execution, environmental control,or facility uptime.
  
• Lead or support reliability improvementprojects intended to increase utility availability, reduce recurringfailures, and improve long-term equipment performance.
  
• Perform equipment condition assessments,utility system walk-downs, failure reviews, and root cause investigations.
  
• Work with maintenance and operations toidentify chronic utility issues, nuisance alarms, difficult-to-maintainequipment, and recurring downtime drivers.
  

Fit& Finish / Aseptic Facility Compliance

• Support fit-and-finish activities forutility systems and facility areas associated with aseptic manufacturing.
  
• Review and document surface finishrequirements, weld logs, material certifications, hygienic designfeatures, and other cleanability-related design features.
  
• Identify gaps in facility or utilityfit-and-finish that may impact GMP compliance, clean ability, contaminationcontrol, or Annex 1 expectations.
  
• Lead or support remediation projects to improve fit-and-finish compliance, including repairs, replacements,documentation updates, field corrections, and punch list closure.
  
• Ensure appropriate documentation existsfor surface finishes, weld records, material compatibility, clean ability,and other aseptic facility considerations.
  

Requirements

RequiredQualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or arelated technical discipline.
  
• 5+ years of utility process engineering,facilities engineering, reliability engineering, or maintenanceengineering experience in a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical, biotechnology,or life sciences manufacturing environment.
  
• Experience supporting utility systems inor around aseptic manufacturing operations.
  
• Hands-on experience with critical utilitysystems such as:
  
• PurifiedWater
  
• CleanSteam
  
• Cleancompressed air
  
• Processgases
  
• HVAC
  
• Electricaldistribution and supporting facility infrastructure
  
• Strong understanding of GMPdocumentation, change control, deviations, CAPA, and quality systemexpectations.
  
• Experience improving preventivemaintenance programs, reliability strategies, equipment uptime, ormaintenance effectiveness.
  
• Ability to perform field walkdowns,identify practical reliability risks, and translate observations intoactionable improvements.