Facilities Maintenance & Reliability Administrator

Job Location:

The Ritedose Corporation - Columbia, SC 29203

Education Level: 2 Year Degree

Salary Range: $68,000.00 - $75,000.00 salary/year

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive maintenance programs for facilities equipment and utility systems, building PM task lists and intervals from OEM manuals, equipment history, and failure data.
• Establish and maintain asset criticality rankings, and adjust maintenance strategy based on criticality and failure trends.
• Walk down assets on the floor to verify nameplate data, asset hierarchy, location, and PM task accuracy.
• Participate in troubleshooting and root cause investigations on recurring or chronic equipment failures, and translate findings into PM or design changes.
• Monitor PM compliance, work order backlog, and maintenance KPIs, and drive corrective action where performance gaps exist.
• Ensure facilities work orders are properly created, executed, documented, and closed in accordance with site procedures.
• Ensure maintenance documentation supports audit readiness and traceability for facilities activities.

• Serve as system owner for the facilities CMMS module, ensuring configuration accuracy and data integrity.
• Maintain accurate facilities asset hierarchies, equipment records, and locations.
• Define CMMS user roles and permissions related to facilities operations.
• Provide CMMS training and support to facilities and maintenance personnel.
• Identify data quality gaps and drive corrective actions within the facilities maintenance program.
• Serve as primary liaison with IT for facilities-related configurations and support.

• Manage spare parts inventory within the CMMS, including minimum and maximum stock quantities, reorder points, usage trends, accurate part descriptions, and asset associations.
• Partner with Facilities leadership to forecast spare parts demand and reduce both stockouts and excess inventory.
• Support cycle counts and inventory accuracy initiatives.

• Analyze CMMS and equipment data to identify maintenance trends, variances, and reliability improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain facilities maintenance dashboards and reports for leadership review.
• Translate maintenance data into clear findings and recommendations for Facilities and site leadership.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in an industrial or pharmaceutical maintenance organization — as a technician, planner, reliability specialist, or maintenance supervisor — including direct work on HVAC, utilities, or process equipment.
• Two-year technical degree in industrial maintenance, mechatronics, HVAC, or a related field; bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a technical discipline preferred. Equivalent maintenance experience will be considered in place of a degree.
• Experience building or optimizing preventive maintenance programs preferred.
• Working knowledge of facilities and utility systems: air handling, chilled water, steam/boilers, compressed air, purified water/WFI, and building automation.
• Experience using a CMMS as a maintenance practitioner, including work order management and spare parts inventory.
• Working knowledge of maintenance KPIs — PM compliance, MTBF, MTTR, and backlog management.
• Experience in a cGMP-regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI or similar dashboarding tools preferred.
• Prior experience supervising maintenance technicians or leading a maintenance function preferred.
• CMRP or equivalent maintenance and reliability certification preferred.

• Ability to read and interpret equipment manuals, P&IDs, schematics, and nameplate data.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to draw conclusions from maintenance and failure data.
• High attention to detail and commitment to data integrity.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in maintenance strategy, system governance, and reporting.
• Ability to balance maintenance priorities against inventory cost and availability.
• Strong cross-functional communication with technicians, engineering, quality, and leadership.
• Continuous improvement mindset.

• On-site position with regular presence required on the manufacturing floor, in mechanical and utility spaces, and on rooftops.
• Must be able to gown for and enter classified/controlled areas and comply with GMP dress code and site EHS requirements.
• Must be able to climb ladders, access equipment platforms, and lift up to 50 lbs.