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Job Title: Reliability and Methods Manager

Location: Swiftwater, PA

About the Job

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families. 

The Reliability & Methods Manager is responsible for leading and managing the Reliability and Methods organization with (10-15) direct reports. The incumbent along with members of E&M and M&S will lead the optimization and implementation of Preventive and Predictive maintenance of SWR site process equipment, utilities and facilities in order to achieve the right maintenance strategy to support the business without compromising safety or compliance. The role is expected to be able to identify process performance and cost effectiveness initiatives using solid analytical skills and be able to initiate projects or programs to address them. The R&M Manager works collaboratively to complete assignments and oversees the successful completion of his team tasks. The R&M Manager will represent the RE work group on multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams and uses established relationships to influence and lead teams and stakeholders with fact-based, business value knowledge

The Reliability & Method Manager will be responsible of the Overall SWR plant reliability. The incumbent will oversee, track and help his team troubleshooting of daily equipment failures and gauge corrective actions in coordination with Reliability Engineering and Maintenance Team. This position will develop and maintain a strategic equipment Lifecycle master plan to ensure process equipment, instrumentation, parts and technology replacement are proactively planned and implemented. 

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Main Responsibilities:

Overall plant reliability (equipment, utilities, and facilities)

• Through individual contribution and leading teams, utilize RCM tools, the CMMS, other historical data, predictive technologies, and industry best practices to determine and implement optimum equipment performance, maintenance strategies, and work processes.   This includes equipment & instrument definition/hierarchy, criticality of equipment & instruments, maintenance strategy development, and spare parts.

• Instrumentation performance & reliability

Monitoring of M&R value, performance, and cost effectiveness

• Liaison with the Engineering department where it will be required to review all new projects for long term maintenance needs. This will include such things as equipment, instrumentation, parts usage, (both manufacturer/model and application), maintenance access, training assessment needs, installation correlation to design (or the subsequent documentation with as built drawings and commissioning), spare parts recommendation, preventative maintenance requirements (along with the need for any special tooling and labor requirements).

Maintenance strategy and continuous optimization

• Key stakeholder for the life-cycle management of industrial assets.  This includes being the Maintenance liaison for equipment/instrument/system modifications and Preventative Maintenance (PM) review/modification, to improve operation, uptime, efficiency, etc., or to decrease parts usage, specific breakdown type, labor hours and equipment cost of operation

• Identification and prioritization of RE and CI initiatives

• Main custodian of the VDM program and the improvement initiatives.  

Reliability technology (PdM, data analytics, digital WO)

• Active participation in the implementation of PdM innovation technologies with cross functional groups. Perform statistical analysis with data mining tools such as OSI PI or SEEQ.

• Root cause analysis and corrective actions for breakdowns   

Accountable for the operation & management of the spare parts storeroom

• Spare parts inventory optimization (criticality, stocking, FE)

• Review of quarterly inventory report with stakeholders. Ensure the correct level of stock part are in alignment with equipment/instrument life cycle.

• Be the liaison with global engineering spare part optimization initiatives

• Participate in multisite initiatives for the improvement of Functional Equivalence (FE) standards.   

Related KPIs & Metrics

• Equipment & facility reliability (including financial impacts)

• Standard reliability engineering metrics (MTBF, bad actors, OOT)

• Rate of deviations and discards with reliability root causes

• Reduction in reactive/emergency corrective work orders

• Spare parts inventory metrics

About You

Education & Experience & Certification

• Technical Expertise: knowledge of engineering & maintenance principles in a manufacturing environment.  Pharmaceutical manufacturing knowledge preferred but not required.  Knowledge of industrial maintenance methodologies.

• Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with pharmaceutical industry regulations, including GMP and FDA standards preferred but not required. 

• Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to address technical issues.

• Experience with RE tools (FMEA, RCA, PM optimization)

• Minimum B.S., Engineering Degree and/or Equivalent Science/Technical Degree with experience relevant to life sciences and/or vaccines manufacturing, or with appropriate supplemental industrial experience.  In lieu of technical degree, 10+ years of experience in manufacturing maintenance. 

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Reliability / Maintenance Engineering

• People management and talent development experience preferred but not required.

Why Choose Us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.