Reliability Engineer

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 35,000 employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Organization Overview:

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism

This position is part of the Engineering Tech Center focused on the discipline of equipment and facility reliability. This position will be a technical resource focusing on equipment failure modes, process reliability improvements, and support of new assets. This position will work closely with the program owner to identify and implement new technology, methods, and best practices within the Reliability discipline at Lilly.

Responsibilities:

• Technical proficiency - Engineer who can apply reliability techniques such as FMEA, RCA, to help sites improve equipment and process uptime. Ability to use engineering first principles to solve problems is a key attribute in this position. In addition, knowledge of our CMMS system (IBM Maximo) and how the discipline of Reliability interacts with this tool is an important technical need in this role.
• Engage proactively with major capital projects to influence equipment/system selection and ongoing operations of equipment and systems.
• Productivity improvement - routinely identify and implement systemic improvements focused on improving cost effectiveness, productivity, and stewardship of Lilly assets in plants/processes globally.
• Consultation - assist sites globally, especially for the Reliability resources at sites, to ensure site needs are met.
• Knowledge sharing - Provide ongoing technical support to site plant engineering groups, domestic and global (including CMOs/Alliances);participate in the creation and maintenance of Engineering Standards and Best Practices.
• External linkages - Understand and utilize external resources to stay current in the reliability field and develop key relationships outside of Lilly where possible.

Basic Requirements:

• BS in an engineering field or equivalent experience
• 3+ years' experience in a plant engineering, Reliability, or maintenance area.

Additional Preferences:

• Experience using IBM-Maximo software application
• Knowledge of procurement processes
• Ability to apply cGMPs in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated plant engineering experience or experience in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to lead initiative from concept to conclusion
• Proven business acumen
• Technical areas of expertise include sound engineering fundamentals, physical plant systems
• Good PC skills; excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Strong problem solving and analysis skills (including appropriate use of data and metrics and ability to form business case)
• Project coordination skills
• Must work independently and, as such, must be a self-starter and capable of working with little direction
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills

Additional Information:

• Domestic (including PR) and some International travel required (typically 10 to 20%).

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