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Maintenance & Reliability Engineer

City: Wilson

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Supply

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. It's how we get our trusted products to people all over the world, safely and efficiently. And it's our talented and passionate teams that make this happen. If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Reckitt. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships. Our Manufacturing Excellence team help us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develop new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

About the role

The Reliability & Maintenance Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, and optimizing maintenance and reliability strategies to ensure safe, efficient, and sustainable operation of manufacturing assets in a GMP-regulated facility. This role focuses on equipment performance analysis, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, spare parts criticality assessment, and continuous improvement initiatives. The Engineer collaborates with production, quality, and maintenance teams to minimize downtime, extend asset life, and ensure compliance with regulatory and safety standards.

Your responsibilities

Reliability Engineering

Analyze equipment performance data to identify trends, failure modes, and root causes.
Develop and implement reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) strategies to improve mean time between failures (MTBF) and reduce mean time to repair (MTTR).
Lead or support root cause analysis (RCA) for equipment-related deviations or failures.
Recommend engineering solutions to enhance equipment reliability and optimize lifecycle costs.

Maintenance Planning & Execution

Develop, implement, and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) strategies for OSD equipment, including granulators, fluid bed dryers, tablet presses, coaters, dust collection systems, and packaging lines.
Develop detailed job plans including material lists, labor estimates, and safety requirements.
Coordinate with maintenance staff and contractors to ensure timely execution of planned work.
Track and report maintenance KPIs such as uptime, backlog, and work order completion rates.

Spare Parts Criticality & Inventory Management

Conduct spare parts criticality assessments to determine which components are essential for equipment reliability and production continuity.
Classify spares into categories (critical, essential, non-critical) based on risk, lead time, and equipment impact.
Collaborate with storeroom and procurement teams to ensure availability of critical spares while optimizing inventory costs.
Evaluate repair vs. replacement decisions to balance reliability and cost-effectiveness.
Support kitting and staging of materials for planned jobs, prioritizing critical spares.
Ensure accuracy of asset hierarchies, BOMs, spare parts lists, and maintenance task plans

Compliance & Safety

Ensure all maintenance and engineering activities comply with OSHA, GMP, and company safety standards.
Partner with Quality Assurance to support audits, deviations, CAPAs, and change controls.
Participate in risk assessments, LOTO procedures, and confined space protocols.

Continuous Improvement

Identify opportunities to eliminate delays and improve maintenance efficiency.
Integrate predictive maintenance technologies (condition monitoring, vibration analysis, thermography).
Drive initiatives aligned with site goals such as OEE improvement and proactive maintenance models.
Support capital projects and equipment upgrades to enhance reliability.
Partner with Engineering on equipment upgrades, replacements, FAT/SAT, commissioning, and qualification.

This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time.

The experience we're looking for

Associate’s degree in a mechanical, electrical, industrial, or related technical field; bachelor’s degree preferred
3–5+ years of experience in maintenance engineering, reliability, or asset management within manufacturing, including pharmaceutical, chemical, food, or industrial environments
Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, reliability engineering principles, precision maintenance tools, PLCs, automation, and controls
Proficiency with CMMS systems, SAP, Microsoft Office, data analysis tools, and reliability analysis software
Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance programs, spare‑parts criticality analysis, and inventory optimization
Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, including root‑cause analysis
Effective communication and collaboration across technical and non‑technical teams
Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize effectively, and work in dynamic environments
Knowledge of GMP documentation systems and regulatory compliance
Ability to evaluate spare‑parts criticality, balance reliability with cost efficiency, and track performance metrics to drive maintenance improvements.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

US salary ranges

USD $88,000.00 - $132,000.00

Hiring Range up to 110K

US pay transparency

The base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law. In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year. Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, and life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick and Company recognized holidays; a 401(k) plan; 16-week paid parental leave or 26 weeks for the birthing parent; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; discounts; and much more. Our compensation and benefits packages aim to give our talent the reward, protection, and peace of mind they deserve. If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact NAtalentacquisition@reckitt.com. Reckitt is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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