Reliability Engineer
Perrigo · Bronx, NY
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Reliability
- Base pay
- $120k–$140k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Certification
- Green Belt preferred
- Industry
- Pharma & life sciences
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Perrigo (pharma & life sciences) in Bronx, NY. Establish, monitor, and improve reliability KPIs, dashboards, spare parts strategies, equipment BOMs, asset hierarchies, and maintenance standards.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required · Green Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Green Belt, OEE, Root cause, FMEA
- Base pay
- $120k–$140k
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How this role compares
Against 10 other live reliability postings in New York.
- Base pay
- About 6% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 5+)
Typical $100k–$146k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ EHS / safety 36%
- ✓ Root cause 36%
- PLC 27%
- ✓ Lean 27%
- ✓ Six Sigma 27%
- ✓ Team leadership 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Green Belt, OEE, FMEA, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Perrigo
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- The posting mentions a Green Belt. Does the company sponsor certification?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Perrigo in Bronx
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- 2nd Shift Maintenance Mechanic · Reliability · Technician
Full description from PerrigoAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Required
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- ✓Minimum 7 years of reliability engineering, maintenance engineering, asset management, or related experience in manufacturing.
- ✓Experience with RCA, FMEA, RCM, criticality assessments, defect elimination, preventive maintenance, and predictive maintenance programs.
- ✓Experience supporting maintenance planning, scheduling, maintenance optimization, asset performance improvement, and reliability KPIs.
- ✓Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, data analysis, communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
- ✓Working knowledge of manufacturing equipment, utilities, HVAC systems, pumps, motors, conveyors, instrumentation, controls, and facility infrastructure.
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Description Overview
The Reliability Engineer serves as the site reliability leader and technical subject matter expert for asset reliability, maintenance strategy, predictive maintenance, and continuous improvement. This position is responsible for improving equipment reliability, maintainability, asset performance, and operational effectiveness across manufacturing, packaging, utilities, warehouse, and facility systems.
The Reliability Engineer develops and drives the site Asset Care Strategy, leads reliability improvement initiatives, and partners closely with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Quality, and EHS to reduce equipment failures, improve uptime, optimize maintenance costs, and ensure compliance with cGMP, FDA, safety, and quality requirements.
Asset Reliability & Maintenance Strategy
- •Lead the site Asset Care Strategy and reliability improvement programs, including RCA, FMEA, RCM, equipment criticality assessments, bad actor analysis, and defect elimination.
- •Identify recurring equipment issues, analyze maintenance and performance data, and implement sustainable corrective actions to improve uptime, reliability, maintainability, and asset life.
- •Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs, including condition monitoring strategies such as vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasound, and oil analysis.
- •Establish, monitor, and improve reliability KPIs, dashboards, spare parts strategies, equipment BOMs, asset hierarchies, and maintenance standards.
- •Partner with Maintenance, Planning, Operations, and Engineering to improve maintenance execution, equipment performance, and asset care effectiveness.
Safety, Quality & Compliance
- •Ensure reliability activities support cGMP, FDA, safety, environmental, and quality requirements.
- •Support equipment-related investigations, deviations, CAPAs, change controls, audit readiness, and inspection preparedness.
- •Ensure reliability programs reduce operational risk and support product quality, process capability, and asset integrity.
Continuous Improvement & Capital Projects
- •Lead reliability-focused initiatives that reduce downtime, improve OEE, optimize maintenance costs, and extend asset life.
- •Develop reliability improvement plans and long-term reliability roadmaps aligned with site objectives.
- •Support capital projects through reliability reviews, maintainability assessments, design reviews, installation support, commissioning, startup, and performance verification.
- •Collaborate with OEMs, contractors, suppliers, and engineering resources to improve reliability and implement new reliability technologies or digital maintenance tools.
Technical Leadership & Collaboration
- •Serve as the site technical expert for reliability engineering, predictive maintenance, and asset performance improvement.
- •Provide technical coaching to maintenance personnel, planners, supervisors, engineers, and operations teams.
- •Support troubleshooting of complex equipment failures, critical maintenance events, and major operational disruptions.
- •Promote a culture of asset ownership, accountability, reliability, and continuous improvement.
Preferred
- +Experience in FDA-regulated pharmaceutical, consumer healthcare, food, infant formula, or other GMP-regulated manufacturing environments.
- +Experience with SAP PM, CMMS, and asset management systems.
- +Experience supporting capital projects, commissioning, and startup activities.
- +CMRP, RCM Certification, ISO Category I/II Vibration Analyst, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Thermography, Ultrasound, or Oil Analysis certifications.
Benefits
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