Reliability Manager

Reliability Manager

Location:

Eau Claire, WI, US, 54703 At Perrigo, we are driven by our mission to Makes Lives Better Through Trusted Health and Wellness Solutions, Accessible to All. We are proud to be a Top 10 player in the European Consumer Self-Care market and the largest U.S. store brand provider of over the counter and infant formula. Dedicated to providing The Best Self-Care for Everyone, we are the people behind the brands you trust.

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Description Overview The Reliability Manager is responsible for leading the site's Reliability Management Process and developing a world-class maintenance and asset reliability culture. This role provides strategic and tactical leadership for maintenance, reliability, planning and scheduling, predictive maintenance, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of our Eau Claire Wisconsin infant formula manufacturing assets. The Reliability Manager will drive compliance with Perrigo Work Standards (PWS), optimize maintenance processes, improve asset performance, reduce equipment failures, and develop long-term reliability strategies that support operational excellence.

This position serves as a key partner to Operations, Quality, Engineering, and EHS teams while leading maintenance personnel, planners, schedulers, and reliability resources.

Scope of the Role Safety, Quality, and Compliance Provide full accountability for employee safety and promote a proactive safety culture. Ensure compliance with cGMP, FDA, food safety, environmental, and quality requirements. Lead investigations related to equipment failures, deviations, CAPAs, and reliability events. Ensure reliability activities support product quality and process capability requirements. Participate in audits and regulatory inspections while ensuring reliability systems remain inspection ready.

Ensure MOC process activities and actions are documented and completed on time. Reliability Leadership Serve as the site Reliability Leader. Develop and execute the site Asset Care Strategy to improve equipment uptime, availability, and reliability. Lead equipment criticality assessments and reliability improvement initiatives. Develop maintenance strategies based on asset criticality and reliability principles. Utilize reliability methodologies, including: RCA, FMEA, RCM, Equipment Criticality Assessments, Defect Elimination Programs Own site reliability performance metrics and dashboards.

People Leadership and Development Lead and develop, Planners, Schedulers, stores room, reliability engineers and leads. Build maintenance and reliability competencies across the facility. Provide coaching, mentoring, performance management, and career development. Support recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and succession planning activities. Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Promote knowledge sharing and technical skill development through training programs and OEM partnerships.

Continuous Improvement and Projects This role focuses on driving compliance with Perrigo Work Standards (PWS), which includes optimizing preventive and predictive maintenance programs and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and reliability. Lead site maintenance and reliability improvement initiatives focused on:
Equipment uptime Downtime reduction OEE improvement Cost optimization Waste elimination Productivity enhancement Utilize Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and reliability methodologies to drive sustainable improvements. Develop annual reliability improvement roadmaps aligned with business objectives. Support cross-functional continuous improvement projects throughout the facility.

Additional Responsibilities Lead spare parts identification & procurement efforts, Bill of Materials development for factory equipment, identify/secure critical supply and…