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Specialist, Maintenance Reliability Engineer II

Bristol Myers Squibb
Washington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Mar 2026
💰 $123,672/yr($102,060/yr$123,672/yr)

About the role

Working with Us
Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

Position Summary

  • Execute the systems and asset lifecycle strategy, to ensure high reliability of assets, minimizing downtime and maximizing production capabilities. Asset induction and Preventive Maintenance administration and compliance in CMMS (BMRAM to MAXIMO)

    Key Responsibilities
    Develop, maintain, and ensure the accuracy and safety of job plans for maintenance execution in a bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. Support the creation and modification of documentation such as Maximo Job Plans, Data Sheets, and Work Instructions.
  • Apply operational excellence principles to maintenance activities, including cost-benefit analysis and the review or creation of metrics and KPIs related to maintenance execution. Collaborate with project engineering on small capital projects for equipment configuration changes.
  • Identify and ensure availability of spare parts for routine maintenance and run-to-failure equipment. Support the MRO Storeroom in establishing stock levels and strategies, including critical spare parts requirements.
  • Work with Asset Owners, Functional and Technical Users, and project teams to introduce new equipment, develop training for maintenance technicians, and create new maintenance strategies and job plans. Ensure necessary materials, parts, tools, and skill sets are available to complete tasks safely.
  • Provide administrative support and supervision for cGMP asset compliance workflow in CMMS, including the PM program and asset criticality as defined by the Global Reliability Excellence Program, especially during the transition from BMRAM to Maximo over the next 24 months.
  • Support the training of maintenance staff in new techniques, practices, and technologies. Review and approve documents such as work instructions, procedures, and training guidelines for technician training and work execution.
  • Ensure the program meets compliance requirements by evaluating the Maintenance Program against relevant policies and regulations, supporting compliance investigations, CAPA, change control impact assessments, and health authority or internal audits.
  • Ensure adherence to EHS guidelines, cGMP regulations, company policies, and external agency regulations. Support the development of procedures and programs to maintain compliance.
  • Contributes to the development of planning and scheduling standards for major maintenance overhauls and outages, particularly during shutdown periods.
  • Improve existing systems, practices, policies, and procedures related to maintenance and operations to enhance business performance and foster a culture of continuous improvement in reliability.
  • Support the design and modification of systems to improve reliability, availability, maintainability, operability, safety, and life cycle costing, and participate in the development of design, installation specifications, and commissioning and qualification plans.
  • Establish equipment criticality rankings and apply appropriate maintenance philosophies to develop robust systems lifecycle strategies.
  • Monitor and analyze system failures to improve reliability and reduce life cycle costs.
  • Help develop and generate key performance indicators to monitor and optimize systems lifecycle.
  • Participate in Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) exercises as a leader of departmental cross-functional teams.
  • Support the development of the site’s asset investment plan (State of Good Repair) to ensure ongoing high equipment reliability while maintaining the lowest possible maintenance costs.
  • Assist in compliance efforts related to Quality Events, CAPA, change management, and contamination investigations.

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