Unit Lead Reliability Engineering - Engineering Science and Technology (ES&T)(m/w/x)

Requirements

• Master’s degree in mechanical, process, life science, or chemical engineering
• Preferably postgraduate training or a doctorate
• ≥8 years experience in pharmaceutical industry
• Experience in internal and contract manufacturing organizations (CMO)
• Experience in large CAPEX project execution
• Several years in engineering and CMO environments
• Proven ability to reduce complexity
• Several years of leadership experience (direct and/or matrix)
• Strong creative leadership aligned with VACC model
• Track record of driving change courageously
• Ability to balance risks and ensure successful pacing
• Openness to recognizing and leveraging opportunities from change
• Proven delivery of cross-functional and CAPEX projects
• Strong knowledge of health authority requirements
• Experience executing registration-relevant technical changes
• Participation in health authority inspections or audits
• Solid understanding of safety, quality systems, and quality assurance
• Application of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs)
• Entrepreneurial, systemic “end-to-end” mindset
• Ability to perform consistently in dynamic environments
• Strong stakeholder management
• Ability to communicate and influence across all organizational levels
• Fluent in German and English (written and verbal)
• Ideally experienced in process digitization initiatives

Tasks

• Provide technical and personal support to manufacturing units.
• Oversee and maintain overall asset health status.
• Derive reliability data for asset optimization.
• Plan asset refurbishment lifecycle investments.
• Plan asset end-of-life extensions.
• Act as primary contact for asset optimization, refurbishment, and decommissioning projects.
• Develop and promote strategic asset concepts.
• Interface with network asset management.
• Monitor and manage PTM Kaiseraugst asset health.
• Oversee asset spare parts management.
• Ensure reliability and availability of manufacturing assets.
• Manage spare parts obsolescence.
• Define critical spare parts.
• Manage strategic lifecycle of PTM Kaiseraugst assets.
• Collaborate with manufacturing units and support functions.
• Collaborate with the Project Organization.
• Incorporate asset lifecycle requirements into documentation.
• Establish, execute, and co-lead ALCM Huddles for manufacturing units.
• Ensure effective collaboration with support functions.
• Conduct technical equipment analyses.
• Perform OEE assessments.
• Implement condition-based maintenance.
• Implement predictive maintenance.
• Perform FMEA-based reliability assessments.
• Evaluate equipment criticality.
• Report and analyze technical KPIs via dashboards.
• Support complex troubleshooting.
• Support lifecycle process improvements.
• Leverage expert knowledge for improvements.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and support teams.
• Promote advanced methods and tools.
• Integrate advanced methods into daily operations.
• Represent Reliability Engineering during inspections.
• Prepare for health authority inspections and audits.
• Present during health authority inspections and audits.
• Support health authority inspections and audits.
• Follow up on health authority inspections and audits.
• Ensure effective communication among all stakeholders.
• Serve as a member of the E&S Leadership Team.
• Set team goals.
• Drive team development.
• Coach and mentor team members.
• Assess team performance.
• Identify and implement production quality improvements.
• Identify and implement plant efficiency improvements.
• Identify and implement cost-effectiveness improvements.
• Identify and implement overall process optimization.

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