Reliability Manager
Perrigo Company plc
August 07, 2026
On-site
Eau Claire, WI
Operations
Reliability Manager
Responsibilities
- Lead the site Reliability Management Process and develop a world-class maintenance and asset reliability culture.
- Provide strategic and tactical leadership for maintenance, reliability, planning and scheduling, predictive maintenance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure employee safety and compliance with cGMP, FDA, food safety, environmental, and quality requirements.
- Lead investigations for equipment failures, deviations, CAPAs, and reliability events; ensure reliability activities support product quality and process capability.
- Participate in audits/regulatory inspections and keep reliability systems inspection ready; ensure MOC documentation and on-time completion.
- Serve as site Reliability Leader; develop and execute the site Asset Care Strategy.
- Lead equipment criticality assessments and reliability improvement initiatives.
- Utilize reliability methodologies: RCA, FMEA, RCM, Equipment Criticality Assessments, Defect Elimination Programs; own site reliability performance metrics/dashboards.
- Lead and develop planners, schedulers, storeroom, reliability engineers and leads; build competencies, coach/mentor, manage performance, support recruiting/onboarding/succession planning.
- Drive maintenance and reliability improvement initiatives (uptime, downtime reduction, OEE, cost optimization, waste elimination, productivity).
- Lead spare parts identification/procurement, BOM development, and critical supply/service agreements.
- Lead maintenance execution and work planning/scheduling/backlog prioritization; coordinate with Operations to maximize production uptime; serve as escalation point for critical issues.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering/related technical discipline required.
- 7+ years maintenance, reliability engineering, or asset management in manufacturing.
- 3–5 years leadership experience managing maintenance/reliability teams.
- Experience in Union and FDA-regulated pharmaceutical/food/consumer healthcare/GMP environments required.
- Strong maintenance/reliability best practices; planning/scheduling experience.
- Experience with capital project implementation and commissioning.
- Asset Reliability and predictive maintenance experience.
- CMRP and/or ISO Vibration (Category I/II), RCM training, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt: plus.
Skills/Competencies
- Leadership, communication, and collaboration; strong troubleshooting/root cause analysis; predictive maintenance/condition monitoring; analytical/data-driven decision-making.
- Proficiency with SAP PM, Microsoft Office, and manufacturing systems.
Work Schedule
- Salaried; Monday–Friday; occasional off-shift/weekend support for emergencies, shutdowns, and critical maintenance.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation plus benefits for you and your family and career development opportunities.
Application
- Apply by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the application.
Responsibilities
- Lead the site Reliability Management Process and develop a world-class maintenance and asset reliability culture.
- Provide strategic and tactical leadership for maintenance, reliability, planning and scheduling, predictive maintenance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure employee safety and compliance with cGMP, FDA, food safety, environmental, and quality requirements.
- Lead investigations for equipment failures, deviations, CAPAs, and reliability events; ensure reliability activities support product quality and process capability.
- Participate in audits/regulatory inspections and keep reliability systems inspection ready; ensure MOC documentation and on-time completion.
- Serve as site Reliability Leader; develop and execute the site Asset Care Strategy.
- Lead equipment criticality assessments and reliability improvement initiatives.
- Utilize reliability methodologies: RCA, FMEA, RCM, Equipment Criticality Assessments, Defect Elimination Programs; own site reliability performance metrics/dashboards.
- Lead and develop planners, schedulers, storeroom, reliability engineers and leads; build competencies, coach/mentor, manage performance, support recruiting/onboarding/succession planning.
- Drive maintenance and reliability improvement initiatives (uptime, downtime reduction, OEE, cost optimization, waste elimination, productivity).
- Lead spare parts identification/procurement, BOM development, and critical supply/service agreements.
- Lead maintenance execution and work planning/scheduling/backlog prioritization; coordinate with Operations to maximize production uptime; serve as escalation point for critical issues.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering/related technical discipline required.
- 7+ years maintenance, reliability engineering, or asset management in manufacturing.
- 3–5 years leadership experience managing maintenance/reliability teams.
- Experience in Union and FDA-regulated pharmaceutical/food/consumer healthcare/GMP environments required.
- Strong maintenance/reliability best practices; planning/scheduling experience.
- Experience with capital project implementation and commissioning.
- Asset Reliability and predictive maintenance experience.
- CMRP and/or ISO Vibration (Category I/II), RCM training, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt: plus.
Skills/Competencies
- Leadership, communication, and collaboration; strong troubleshooting/root cause analysis; predictive maintenance/condition monitoring; analytical/data-driven decision-making.
- Proficiency with SAP PM, Microsoft Office, and manufacturing systems.
Work Schedule
- Salaried; Monday–Friday; occasional off-shift/weekend support for emergencies, shutdowns, and critical maintenance.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation plus benefits for you and your family and career development opportunities.
Application
- Apply by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the application.