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BioSpace

Reliability Engineer

BioSpace, Boca Raton, Florida, us, 33481

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Reliability Engineer ADMA Biologics is a biopharmaceutical company relentlessly committed to creating superior products for immunodeficient patients at risk for infection. We are a dynamic, innovative, growing company that values excellence, integrity, and a hands‑on approach to production and development.

Position Summary The Reliability Engineer will provide maintenance reliability and predictive maintenance support to the Manufacturing Facility and develop/establish the reliability engineering tools/programs to ensure that all equipment remains in optimal state of operation and cGMP compliance. The role requires applying engineering theory and practices to determine root cause of equipment failures and to perform equipment performance evaluations.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Works to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations. The Reliability Engineer is responsible for adhering to the Life Cycle Asset Management (LCAM) process throughout the entire life cycle of new and existing assets.

Participate in the development of design and installation specifications along with commissioning plans. Participate in the development of criteria for and evaluation of equipment and technical MRO suppliers and technical maintenance service providers. Develop acceptance tests and inspection criteria.

Participates in the final check out of new installations. This includes factory and site acceptance testing that will assure adherence to functional specifications.

Guides efforts to ensure reliability and maintainability of equipment, processes, utilities, facilities, controls, and safety/security systems.

Professionally and systematically defines, designs, develops, monitors, and refines an Asset Maintenance Plan that includes value‑added preventive maintenance tasks and effective utilization of predictive and other non‑destructive testing methodologies designed to identify and isolate inherent reliability problems.

Provides input to a Risk Management Plan that will anticipate reliability‑related, and non‑reliability‑related risks that could adversely impact plant operation.

Works with Production to perform analyses of assets including Asset Utilization, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, remaining useful life and other parameters that define operating condition, reliability, and costs of assets.

Develops engineering solutions to repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations. These problems include capacity, quality, cost, or regulatory compliance issues. To fulfill this responsibility the Reliability Engineer applies:

Data analysis techniques that can include: Statistical Process Control, Reliability modeling and prediction, Fault Tree Analysis, Weibull Analysis, Six Sigma (6σ) Methodology

Root‑cause, Root‑Cause Failure and Failure Mode Effectiveness Analysis (RCA, RCFA, FMEA)

Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS)

Preliminary Hazards Analysis (PHA)

Job Responsibilities or Job Requirements Competencies

Ability to follow cGMP procedures with great attention to detail.

Ability to read and understand blueprints.

Ability to understand and interpret government regulations and customer specifications.

Ability to evaluate and interpret regulations and recognize the need for appropriate changes relative to procedures.

Ability to work in high‑pressure, deadline‑driven environment.

Actively provides feedback to operations management and staff regarding staff performance against SOPs. Works to develop and maintain a collaborative and effective working relationship with operations management.

Advanced knowledge of standard office software (Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and Microsoft Project).

Demonstrated ability to achieve goals, overcome obstacles, and meet deadlines.

FDA Adherence.

Identifies ways to improve workflow and identify efficiencies while working within constraints of SOPs.

Knowledge of instruments and electronics would be helpful to assist in the calibration and repair of control devices.

Must be able to prepare, deliver spreadsheets, data analysis, presentations and facilitate for small and large groups.

Possess time management skills and be able to balance multiple job assignments at once.

Experience Requirements Minimum of 5 years of reliability engineering/maintenance experience in a cGMP, Pharmaceutical/Biological manufacturing environment. Experience with process equipment (e.g., pumps, centrifuges, refrigeration, fluid flow).

Preferred Experience and Compliance Requirements

Direct and or assist in the design and execution of all capital projects assigned.

Daily contact with your immediate supervisor, manufacturing managers/personnel and other support groups, and as required other ADMA employees to research, resolve, or provide information.

Frequent contact with vendors, contractors and regulatory personnel.

Assist in and or champion investigation of deviations that are facilities/maintenance related etc. and ensure the appropriate corrective actions are taken.

Provide engineering support for required equipment upgrades and modifications and champion these efforts including writing, directing all change control activities, and commissioning plans as required.

Provides technical support to production, maintenance management and technical personnel.

Applies value analysis to repair/replace, repair/redesign, and make/buy decisions.

Benefits In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including: 401K plan with employer match and immediate vesting; Medical, Vision, Life and Dental Insurance; Pet Insurance; Company paid STD and LTD; Company Paid Holidays; 3 Weeks’ Paid Time Off (within the first year); Tuition Assistance (after the first year); Easily accessible to Tri‑Rail; Free shuttle to the Boca Tri‑Rail station.

Equal Opportunity Statement ADMA Biologics is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

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