Senior Specialist, Reliability Engineer

<p>Working with Us<br/>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 rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible.</p><p></p><p>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: <a href="https://careers.bms.com/working-with-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">careers.bms.com/working-with-us</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Bristol Myers Squibb Ireland</p><p></p><p>Bristol Myers Squibb has been in operation in Ireland since 1964, employing over 650 people across a range of activities and business units</p><p></p><p>Located in Dublin, Cruiserath Biologics Campus, a one billion Multi-Product Cell Culture Biologics Manufacturing facility plays a central role in the Global Product Development and Supply (GPS) network as the company’s first European biologics manufacturing facility.  This state of the art facility will produce multiple therapies for the company’s growing biologics portfolio. Global Biologics Laboratory (GBL) responsible for the release testing of Biologics Drug product for the network, is also based on the Cruiserath Biologics Campus.</p><p></p><p>BMS Cruiserath has been awarded “Biopharma Company of the Year 2019” in the Irish Pharma Industry Awards and is certified as a Great Place to Work since 2017, including as a Great Place to Work for Women in 2020 and 2021.  </p><p></p><p>For more information about Bristol Myers Squibb, visit us at BMS.com/ie</p><p></p><p>The Role</p><p></p><p>BMS GMP Reliability Team is seeking to fill the role of permanent Senior Specialist, Reliability Engineer who will form part of existing team.</p><p></p><p>Key Duties and Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Reporting to the Manager, Engineering Reliability Lead to support delivery of an effective Reliability Maintenance program to ensure process equipment operates in a safe and reliable manner.</li><li>Optimise and ensure that Job Plans, PMs, work instructions, spare parts, tools or other services are available when required.</li><li>Working closely with Reliability Maintenance team and Engineering Planner to schedule and oversee job assignments and lead site technicians or contractors as required.</li><li>Follow up on completed work to ensure Work Orders are closed to required standards.</li><li>Co-ordination with Stores Dept. to ensure spare parts are available for all work orders.</li><li>Enhance and improve CMMS (i.e. Maximo) and other site systems to ensure clear transfer of information between Engineers and Technicians.</li><li>Ensuring compliance to all regulatory GMP, Safety and Environmental requirements.</li><li>Lead Root Cause Analysis exercises with support from other functions. Investigate equipment failures and system downtime to find Root Cause and implement effective Corrective and Preventative Actions.</li><li>Own quality deviation investigations, change controls and Safe IM investigations as required.</li><li>Support Reliability Excellence initiatives by participating in local and corporate programs.</li><li>Pursue and use new technologies and methodologies to improve overall effectiveness of maintenance programs.</li><li>Deliver ongoing continuous improvement to plant and processes for a high performing team.</li><li>Perform other Reliability driven tasks as assigned by Line Manager.</li><li>Drive a condition based maintenance methodology to investigate how data can optimise maintenance programs. Be an advocate for data visualisation using Spotfire/Tableau.</li><li>Provide guidance to Reliability Technicians regarding work planning, re-prioritisation and re-assignment of work, as required.</li><li>Perform Safety GEMBA at assigned intervals.</li></ul><p></p><p>Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills Required:</p><ul><li>The successful candidate must possess at minimum a Level 8 Engineering qualification or equivalent coupled with at least 5 years’ experience in a relevant role in a regulated manufacturing environment.</li><li>Experience of working with process equipment in a biologics, pharma, chemical or food manufacturing facility is desirable.</li><li>It is essential that BMS Reliability Engineer prioritises safety, quality and reliability in every task.</li><li>Experience of maintenance optimisation (PMO) techniques.</li><li>Working knowledge of Maximo or equivalent CMMS syst