Sr. Principal - Engineer - Reliability at Eli Lilly

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 40,000 employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of API molecules located in Houston, TX. This facility is intended to provide APIs for current and future products, including new modalities. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the site technical team for the startup of a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the Processes, the facility and the culture to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities:

A Reliability Engineer is accountable for the equipment reliability and maintenance strategy of Houston equipment. This is achieved by continuous monitoring of equipment operational performance and identifying/implementing action needed for improvement. These improvement actions will be a combination of installation set-up, utilization, and maintenance servicing including spare parts, Job Plan/Preventive Maintenance (PM), work standardization, etc. Deep understanding of the manufacturing equipment, its processes, and the impact of the processes on the equipment are key to the success of this position.

Key Deliverables:

• Develop, track and maintain reliability metrics such as, but not limited to, Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF), Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), downtime, costs, emergency work orders, obsolete parts, Events, etc.
• Provide field support to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve equipment issues. Support may be required outside of normal working hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Assess/identify opportunities to improve the equipment reliability, recommend solutions, and manage implementation. These opportunities will be a combination of, but not limited to, equipment installation, equipment set-up instructions, operation/utilization of the equipment, maintenance procedures, maintenance servicing issues, spare parts, reducing MTTR, etc.
• Develop, implement, and maintain equipment maintenance strategies to optimize its safe operation, compliance (Health, Safety, Environmental (HSE) & Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), cost, and efficiency/effectiveness of Houston assets.
• Perform Root-Cause Analysis (RCA) and remediation plan because of, but not limited to, Events, abnormal condition during PM, late maintenance activities, costs.
• Provide engineering support for change controls, Event investigations, etc.
• Perform Continuous Improvement of maintenance instructions (JP’s) for accuracy, efficiency, and in support of compliance with applicable regulations.
• Perform Continuous Improvement of our assets spare parts list (ASL’s) for accuracy.
• Technical expert and site mentor in the proper use of the Maximo CMMS system for developing maintenance strategies, maintenance execution, and for documenting equipment history.
• Collaborate with Process Engineering for design, selection, construction/installation to improve reliability and maintainability of new or modified equipment.
• Collaborate with Process Engineering in the equipment classification process, defining Maximo Location hierarchy, populating asset information, developing Return-to-Service instructions, and acquisition of equipment manuals.
• Effectively communicate with key customers and support group regarding equipment reliability, maintenance activities, and improvement efforts.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Engineering Technology
• 5+ years of relevant experience.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Experience working in a GMP/regulated environment.
• RMIC – Reliability & Maintainability Implementation Certification
• Maximo CMMS experience
• Tasks require entering manufacturing areas which require wearing appropriate PPE.

Additional Information:

• Potential for travel (less than 20% - could be domestic and/or international).

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Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is

$66,000 - $171,600

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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