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Description
At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) it all starts with animals!
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At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you'll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
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Your Role: Manufacturing Reliability Engineer
As a Manufacturing Reliability Engineer, you will contribute to the site's equipment reliability and maintenance programs to support current and future production objectives. Working closely with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and Quality, you will help drive reliability improvements, support mechanical integrity programs, and advance maintenance best practices across the site.
Your Responsibilities
Site Reliability Program Support: Support and contribute to the site's reliability program while developing expertise in equipment reliability and maintenance strategies; participate in equipment reliability initiatives including asset criticality assessments, maintenance strategy development, and lifecycle planning.
Reliability Improvements: Perform and lead RCFA, FMEA, and RCM activities while implementing preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to improve asset performance and reduce failures.
Ensure Mechanical Integrity & Compliance: Provide oversight of mechanical integrity programs, including inspections, testing, and monitoring of tanks, vessels, piping, and other critical assets while maintaining compliance with applicable standards.
Partner Across Functions: Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and Planning teams to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant equipment performance and effective maintenance execution.
Optimize Systems & Continuous Improvement: Maintain CMMS data integrity, improve maintenance processes and spare parts strategies, monitor equipment performance, and implement corrective actions and emerging technologies to enhance reliability.
What You Need to Succeed (Minimum Qualifications)
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering preferred).
Required Experience: Experience in maintenance, reliability engineering, or manufacturing environments with responsibility for equipment reliability and maintenance programs.
Top Skills: Analytical and problem-solving skills with working knowledge of CMMS systems, preventive and predictive maintenance techniques, and cross-functional collaboration.
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
Experience with SAP or other CMMS platforms.
Manufacturing or regulated industry experience (e.g., cGMP / FDA environments).
Experience with reliability methodologies such as RCFA, FMEA, and RCM.
Familiarity with mechanical integrity programs and inspection processes.
Additional Information
Schedule: MondayFriday, 8-hour shifts (flexibility required for evenings/weekends during outages).
Work Environment: Manufacturing / production site with cross-functional collaboration.
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!
Elanco Benefits and Perks:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:
Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
8-week parental leave
9 Employee Resource Groups
Annual bonus offering Up to 6% 401K matching
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