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Position Summary

The Lead Reliability Engineer will help foster a Reliability Culture by establishing Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) procedures and initiatives for the Summit, NJ Manufacturing site. The Lead Reliability Engineer will help systematically achieve adequate maintenance practices and asset lifecycle measures to help meet Engineering & Production Technical Services’ priorities, as well as comply with Global policies and goals. The Lead Reliability Engineer will contribute to the growth and success of the Reliability Excellence program at the Summit site. The primary objective of the Lead Reliability Engineer will be to ensure the reliability and efficiency of our manufacturing, laboratory, and facility equipment that supports the critical mission of delivering life-saving cell therapies to patients in need. This position reports to the Manager, Reliability Engineering.

Shifts Available:

Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) technology software.
• Ability to prepare and present comprehensive reports with recommendations or needed changes.
• Ability to be effective in both a team environment and an individual contributor role.
• Knowledgeable in engineering principles related to instrumentation in a biopharmaceutical process.
• Knowledge of regulatory, environmental, and cGMP requirements along with knowledge of manufacturing facilities, utility operations, and building maintenance operations.
• Intermediate knowledge of electrical, mechanical, critical utilities such as compressed gas, HVAC systems, equipment functions, and maintenance practices.
• Knowledge of typical CAR-T Cell Therapy upstream and downstream processing and support equipment.
• Improves reliability of the systems, equipment, and operations by utilizing analytical, statistical tools and instrumentation.
• Conducts and/or reviews failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) to ensure proper maintenance tasks and intervals are established for all equipment in the RCM program to achieve the desired reliability.
• Communicates with other departments (Manufacturing, QC, and Warehouse) to develop and meet reliability requirements to ensure strategic manufacturing goals are being met.
• Prepares presentation slides to describe the status, benefits, and opportunities within RCM based recommendations and/or solutions.
• Performs root cause failure analysis (RCFA) for chronic or critical equipment failures and identifies corrective actions necessary to increase future reliability.
• Reviews maintenance equipment history to provide proactive solutions to potential problems affecting reliability and/or cost.
• Ensures all new equipment meets or exceeds standards for reliability.
• Works directly Maintenance group to provide guidance and decision making regarding the maintenance procedures and process to ensure the reliability goals for the plant are met.
• Supports the execution of capital projects, when required. Ensures EHS and cGMP practices and regulations are considered in all activities related to the owned system, projects, maintenance, etc.
• Supports predictive maintenance initiatives.
• Provides support to other Engineering and Maintenance Department functions as required by plant needs and unplanned events.
• Develops and follows strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) to ensure quality, and that compliant maintenance activities are completed in a timely manner.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, assist in collecting and analyzing reliability data, equipment performance metrics, and maintenance records. This data-driven approach will help identify patterns, trends, and areas for improvement in the reliability of our processes.
• Maintains a high level of multi-tasking ability in conjunction with proven organizational skills. Ability to organize assigned tasks in a high paced GMP environment and concurrently monitor tasks / assignments with others that may impact timely completion. Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and activities simultaneously.
• Familiarity with FDA / cGxP environments and associated compliance regulations

Knowledge & Skills

• A team player with the ability to influence others internally and externally in a matrixed organization.
• Ability to connect and collaborate across internal and external organizations.
• Effective in both a team environment and an individual contributor role.
• Ability to manage and organize complex technical projects and familiarity with the manufacturing operations of large-scale production facilities as well as GMP experience.
• Risk management, root cause Analysis, EHS principles, and asset management.
• Adaptable to a fast paced, complex, and ever-changing business environment.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge and proficiency of computerized inventory management systems (e.g., W.A.S.P., SAP, Blue Mountain RAM, Maximo, and Oracle).

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project and Excel.
• Intermediate/advanced knowledge of cGMP requirements.
• Requires exceptional organizational and time management skills.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required in Engineering field or Life Sciences.

• 7 years’ relevant work experience, preferably in a high-tech, fast-paced, manufacturing environment.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute.
• Systems Engineering and/or Reliability Engineering experience preferred.
• Requires travel <10% of the time.

Working Conditions

• The incumbent may occasionally be working around hazardous materials to include chemical agents.
• Minimum personnel protective equipment (safety shoes, safety glasses, hard hat) required.
• Frequent writing and use of a keyboard.
• Special gowning as defined and required in the manufacturing and other required areas.
• Incumbent may be required to travel.
• Incumbent may be required to work extended hours, or a modified work schedule as required for coverage of startup activities for future projects and support of ongoing 24/7 operations.
• The incumbent must effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• The incumbent’s environment may be greasy, and the workspace may be confining with limited or restricted means for entry or exit.
• The incumbent’s environment may have excessive noise.

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BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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