Viatris

Reliability Engineer

San Antonio, Texas, USA Full time
DPT Laboratories, Ltd.

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.

Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

We do so via: 

  • Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;

  • Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and 

  • Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services. 

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Reliability Engineer role will make an impact: 

Key responsibilities for this role include:

  • Leads investigation of root-cause for repetitive damage and failure rates.

  • Develops and executes root cause failure analysis, corrective and preventative actions.

  • Manage performance metrics to ensure that programs are being adequately executed.

  • Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of a life cycle assed management process for equipment.

  • Identifies and leads Maintenance teams implementing practices to maximize equipment uptime based on priorities defined by each area.

  • Works with Vendors to identify training opportunities, equipment upgrades and best practices. 

  • Monitors Equipment Downtime and establishes actions to optimize equipment performance:

  • Evaluates CMMS failure data for trends and root cause.

  • Establishes corrective and preventative measures avoid equipment failure recurrences.

  • Monitors and trends equipment performances.

  • Participates in critical task analysis.

  • Leads and execute equipment FMEA’s.

  • Partners with Maintenance and Quality Specialist in Equipment Related investigations.

  • Acts as a role model by demonstrating safe work practices.

  • Assists in implementing OEE practices to continuously meet packaging and productions standards.

  • Partners with engineering in implementing cost and efficiency improvement projects (i.e. yield and/or productivity improvement).

  • Establish Equipment Hierarchy, PM Plan, BOM and Square parts suggestions of site equipment.

  • Provides support in new equipment capital project implementation to assure site standardization of equipment and practices.

  • Participates in the overview of the predictive maintenance program in terms of Vibration, Ultrasound, Thermography, Lubrication, Eddy Current, Motor Current Analysis, Thickness Testing, and others.

  • Support the design of new equipment.

  • Within area of responsibility, understand and comply with all safety, environmental and quality practices and procedures as outlined in organizational/departmental guidelines and SOPs as well as applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

  • Perform other duties as assigned.

The minimum qualifications for this role are: 

  • Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering and/or a minimum of seven years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry (or similar industry in Engineering, Technical Services, Production or related field). 

  • However, a combination of experience and/or education will be taken into consideration.

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.