Utility Process Engineer – Reliability Program​/Fit & Finish

Utility Process Engineer – Reliability Program/Fit & Finish

Kenosha, United States | Posted on 06/10/2026

• Industry Pharma/Biotech/Clinical Research
• State/Province Wisconsin
• Country United States

Location: Kenosha County, WI – Onsite
Contract Duration: 18–24 months
Schedule: On-site, standard business hours with occasional off-shift support as required for shutdowns, investigations, project execution, or operational needs.

Work Environment: Active GMP pharmaceutical manufacturing facility supportingaseptic manufacturing operations

Automated Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced Utility Process Engineer to support our client’s Kenosha County manufacturing site. This rolewill focus on critical utility systems that support aseptic syringe and viallines, with an emphasis on utility reliability, preventive maintenanceimprovement, operational uptime, and facility fit-and-finish compliance. The engineer will work closely with site utilities, maintenance, engineering,quality, validation, and operations teams to ensure that utility systems arereliable, maintainable, GMP-compliant, and capable of supporting world-classaseptic manufacturing performance.

A major focus of the role will be improving the reliability ofutilities through better preventive maintenance strategies, equipment condition assessments, root cause investigations, reliability improvement projects, and practical fixes to operational or ergonomic issues. The role will also supportfit-and-finish compliance for an aseptic facility, including documentation ofsurface finishes, weld logs, hygienic design considerations, and improvement projects aligned with GMP expectations and EU Annex 1 principles.

• Support critical utilities servingaseptic filling and vial manufacturing operations, including WFI, purifiedwater, clean steam, HVAC, compressed air, process gasses, electrical distribution, and supporting infrastructure.
• Review existing preventive maintenance plans and recommend improvements to PM frequency, task content, spare parts strategy, inspection points, and maintenance effectiveness.
• Identify utility reliability risks thatcould impact aseptic operations, batch execution, environmental control,or facility uptime.
• Lead or support reliability improvement projects intended to increase utility availability, reduce recurringfailures, and improve long-term equipment performance.
• Perform equipment condition assessments,utility system walk-downs, failure reviews, and root cause investigations.
• Work with maintenance and operations to identify chronic utility issues, nuisance alarms, difficult-to-maintain equipment, and recurring downtime drivers.

• Support fit-and-finish activities for utility systems and facility areas associated with aseptic manufacturing.
• Review and document surface finishrequirements, weld logs, material certifications, hygienic designfeatures, and other cleanability-related design features.
• Identify gaps in facility or utilityfit-and-finish that may impact GMP compliance, clean ability, contaminationcontrol, or Annex 1 expectations.
• Lead or support remediation projects to improve fit-and-finish compliance, including repairs, replacements,documentation updates, field corrections, and punch list closure.
• Ensure appropriate documentation existsfor surface finishes, weld records, material compatibility, clean ability,and other aseptic facility considerations.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or arelated technical discipline.
• 5+ years of utility process engineering,facilities engineering, reliability engineering, or maintenanceengineering experience in a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical, biotechnology,or life sciences manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting utility systems inor around aseptic manufacturing operations.
• Hands-on experience with critical utilitysystems such as:
• Purified Water
• Clean Steam
• Cleancompressed air
• Processgases
• HVAC
• Electricaldistribution and supporting facility infrastructure
• Strong understanding of GMPdocumentation, change control, deviations, CAPA, and quality systemexpectations.
• Experience improving preventive maintenance programs, reliability strategies, equipment uptime, or maintenance effectiveness.
• Ability to perform field walkdowns,identify practical reliability risks, and translate observations into actionable improvements.