Senior Maintenance Engineer Location: Ireland - Cork
Time Type: Full time
Posted on: Yesterday
Job Description The Position We are seeking a highly motivated individual for the role of Senior Maintenance Engineer. Reporting to the Associate Director of Engineering Operations & Compliance, as the Senior Maintenance Engineer, you are responsible for driving toward exceptional equipment performance to meet company goals. You will manage a team of maintenance technicians and contractors to support the strategic direction of the company's maintenance program to ensure equipment reliability meets production operational demands.
Responsibilities Include: Implement maintenance strategy aligned with the company's goals and objectives, establishing and maintaining a comprehensive maintenance program to ensure the reliability and availability of all equipment and facilities. Provide strong leadership to the maintenance teams, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Set priorities for the team to ensure task completion as part of the overall department strategy, providing staff with coaching, training, and opportunities to develop skills, and giving ongoing constructive and timely feedback on performance. Manage maintenance infrastructure, monitor all systems status, and analyze to identify trends. Develop and manage preventative, corrective, and predictive maintenance programs to ensure cost-effective and reliable operation of all equipment and systems. Implement predictive and preventive maintenance practices to minimize downtime and optimize equipment performance. Monitor KPIs for equipment breakdowns, calibrations, and PM, and implement corrective and preventive actions. Ensure all maintenance activities comply with regulatory requirements, including FDA and GMP standards, and maintain accurate documentation/records to support regulatory audits and inspections. Manage the maintenance budgets, ensuring efficient resource allocation and identifying cost-saving opportunities to implement cost-effective solutions. Promote a culture of safety responsibility within the engineering and maintenance teams. Engage in Cross Functional Team activities to address and mitigate any root cause problems with preventative maintenance and machine performance. Develop Preventative Maintenance methods to minimize mean time between failure and maximize OEE. Collaborate across PDM Manufacturing sites to implement shared and harmonized processes. Knowledge, Experience and Skills: Degree qualified with extensive experience in Maintenance management. Experience in Pharmaceutical manufacturing and/or Biotechnology operations/GMP environment. Strong Technical Knowledge of Equipment reliability engineering. Demonstrates excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to act on own initiative. Experience in the delivery and management of maintenance management systems. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Gilead" or the "Company") to recruit, select, and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company. Except if otherwise provided by applicable law, all employment actions relating to issues such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs, company-sponsored training, education assistance, social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis.
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