- Preventive Maintenance Engineer
Position SummaryWe are seeking an experienced Preventive Maintenance Engineer for a 3-6 month contract opportunity supporting a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Greenville, SC. This is a hands-on, on-site assignment focused on evaluating and optimizing preventative maintenance (PM) programs for manufacturing and packaging equipment.
The engineer will assess preventive maintenance strategies by combining OEM recommendations, equipment failure history, maintenance records, and feedback from maintenance and production personnel to optimize maintenance tasks, maintenance frequencies, and overall equipment reliability.
The successful candidate must be capable of working independently, quickly understanding the equipment and maintenance program, and delivering improvements with minimal ramp-up time.
Responsibilities- Review and evaluate existing preventive maintenance programs for manufacturing and packaging equipment.
- Review OEM manuals, maintenance recommendations, and equipment documentation.
- Analyze maintenance work orders and equipment failure history to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
- Interview maintenance technicians and production personnel to better understand equipment performance, recurring issues, and current maintenance practices.
- Evaluate preventive maintenance frequencies, inspection intervals, spare parts replacement schedules, and maintenance tasks based on engineering judgment, equipment history, and operating conditions.
- Recommend improvements to preventive maintenance strategies to improve equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
- Update preventive maintenance job plans and related documentation.
- Prepare periodic reports documenting completed assessments, recommended improvements, and quantified benefits, including expected improvements in equipment reliability, preventive maintenance effectiveness, reduction of unplanned downtime, and overall maintenance performance.
- Work closely with Engineering, Maintenance, and Production personnel throughout the assessment and implementation process.
- Utilize the site's computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to review maintenance history and support PM optimization activities.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or another Engineering discipline, preferred.
- Minimum of 5 years of engineering experience in maintenance, reliability, manufacturing, mechanical, or equipment engineering within an industrial manufacturing environment.
- Experience developing, reviewing, or optimizing preventive maintenance programs.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and the ability to interpret OEM manuals, equipment documentation, and engineering drawings.
- Experience analyzing equipment failures and applying engineering judgment to improve equipment reliability.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and begin producing results quickly.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with maintenance, production, and engineering personnel.
- Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other FDA-regulated manufacturing environments.
- Familiarity with manufacturing systems used for sterile liquid pharmaceutical products, including:
- Mixing and formulation vessels
- Product transfer and distribution piping
- Pumps, valves, and associated process equipment
- Aseptic filling equipment
- Bottle handling, labeling, packaging, and secondary packaging systems
- Familiarity with plant utility systems supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing, including compressed air, purified water, steam, and related utilities.
- Experience with CMMS software such as MP2, Maximo, SAP PM, or similar maintenance management systems.
- Experience applying reliability engineering principles to optimize preventative maintenance strategies and improve equipment performance.
Work Environment- Full-time, on-site assignment in Greenville, SC.
- Must be comfortable working directly in manufacturing and packaging areas while interacting closely with maintenance, engineering, and production personnel.
