Job Description

Job Title: Maintenance Engineer – Pharmaceutical Industry

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Duration: 6 Months Contract

Summary:

We are seeking a Maintenance Engineer with strong experience in equipment reliability and maintenance within a pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing environment. This role focuses on improving equipment reliability, optimizing maintenance strategies, and enhancing CMMS effectiveness. The ideal candidate will drive continuous improvement initiatives, support maintenance planning, and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and support maintenance and reliability programs to improve equipment performance and processes.
• Develop and optimize preventive, predictive, and risk-based maintenance strategies (FMEA, RCM, PM optimization).
• Collaborate with Reliability Engineers, Maintenance, Production, and Engineering teams on maintenance planning and asset strategies.
• Standardize and improve CMMS (SAP PM/MM preferred) data, processes, and governance.
• Create and analyze maintenance metrics; provide insights to stakeholders.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and failure investigations; implement corrective actions.
• Facilitate risk management and reliability workshops.
• Support shutdown and turnaround maintenance planning and execution.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 55001 asset management principles and site standards.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, or cLEAN® methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards (cGMP, cGDP).
• Provide technical guidance and training to maintenance teams.
• Maintain strong communication with internal teams and external vendors.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or related field).
• 8–10+ years of experience in maintenance/reliability engineering within manufacturing (pharma preferred).
• Strong knowledge of:
• FMEA
• RCM
• Preventive Maintenance Optimization
• Root Cause & Failure Analysis
• Experience working with CMMS systems (SAP PM/MM preferred).
• Strong data analysis skills, including advanced Excel (macros a plus).
• Familiarity with maintenance performance metrics and best practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications such as CMRP, CRL, or AMP.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or cLEAN®.
• Knowledge of project management and change management practices.
• Experience with pharmaceutical or chemical processing equipment.
• Familiarity with FDA regulations (cGMP, cGDP).
• Exposure to programming/scripting (Python, VBA, Java, C++).
• Experience leading cross-functional improvement initiatives.

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