About this role
Senior Manager, Engineering and Reliability
Location Cork
Hybrid - 3 days On Site
Closing Date Friday 30th October 2026
The Role
The Senior Manager - Engineering and Reliability reports to the Associate Director, Engineering Operations and is responsible for site maintenance practices and reliability systems across the Shanbally plant.
Role Summary
The Senior Manager - Engineering and Reliability is responsible for implementing an asset care strategy at BioMarin Shanbally in order to maximize equipment uptime and increase operations resiliency.
He/She will be responsible for the leadership and technical oversight of the Reliability, Asset Lifecyle management, calibration programmes and Electrical infrastructure
The scope of this role will cover all maintenance, facility & utility engineering activities on the site in support of Drug Substance Manufacturing, Package and Labelling, Warehouse & Dispensing, QC and MSAT labs, Office areas & Fill Finish operations.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for site Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) and aligning the capital plan and execution with the ALM policy, liaising and developing relationships locally and globally.
- Responsible for the calibration program for all GMP, Safety and environmental related instrumentation and equipment is implemented in a compliant state
- Responsible for site spare parts and consumables to manage in a timely and cost-effective manner
- Responsible as system owner for Electrical Infrastructure and Refrigerant systems
- Responsible for the CMMS system on the Shanbally, liaising with global functions and support all departments with regard to it use, while ensure it meets the needs of the reliability Programme
- Ensure that milestones for the ALM and Reliability Programmes are met (e.g. Monthly metrics/trend KPIs, Reliability Self assessments and Asset Replacement Assessment)
- Ensure maintenance/reliability practices and systems are adhered to and to identify and implement improvements to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the maintenance and utility operations
- Ensure Preventative and Predictive Maintenance programmes are effective and are deployed with a reliability mindset, utilising advances technology where applicable
- Drive, promote and instil a culture of asset resiliency, care and optimisation
- Challenging engineering practices to ensure efficient process and system
- Assist all areas of maintenance execution to eliminate repeat issues, compliance risks and inefficiencies
- Works with the site Capital Projects group with execution of capital projects from the initiation/concept phase through to handover of the project. Working with Capital strategy on initiation /concept of key strategic projects for the Shanbally site.
- A broad knowledge of Health, Safety, and Environmental requirements with a demonstrated commitment to safety
- Collaboration/Influence Management, Decision Making, Results Orientation
- Maintain documentation and management and control systems in compliance with cGMP regulations and training instructions
- Support the Maintenance, Facilities & Utilities function with regard to Safety, Quality or Asset management audits.
- Sound technical knowledge of design of biotech facilities incl process, equipment, piping and other key design disciplines
- Set objectives for the Engineering and Reliability team and ensure measurement system is in place to track performance vs plans
Experience
- A minimum of 15 years’ experience in the bio-pharmaceutical industry with strong technical, management and/or maintenance experience
Education
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A relevant third level qualification in Science, Engineering or related discipline is preferred.
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