Industrial Maintenance & Reliability Engineer
HovionePortugal
Posted October 28, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Hovione is an international pharmaceutical CDMO with over 60 years of experience, offering a wide range of services including contract manufacturing, generic API products, and inhalation drug development. With FDA-inspected sites globally and a focus on innovation, quality, and dependability, Hovione provides customized solutions across the entire drug life cycle and is a leader in industry quality improvement initiatives.
Job Description
Hovione, a market leader in contract development and manufacturing, is seeking an Industrial Maintenance & Reliability Engineer to implement and improve asset management strategies. The role involves troubleshooting equipment failures, implementing CAPAs, integrating maintenance into the CMMS, and ensuring compliance with pharmaceutical regulations. This is an opportunity to contribute to innovation and excellence in a regulated environment.
Requirements
- Develop and implement asset management strategies for critical equipment.
- Lead troubleshooting efforts for equipment malfunctions and perform Root Cause Analysis.
- Integrate and maintain maintenance activities within the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
- Apply Reliability engineering methodologies, including RBI, RCM, and SIL.
- Analyze equipment performance trends and propose overhaul or replacement strategies.
- Define, monitor, and continuously improve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for maintenance and reliability.
- Propose and implement innovative solutions to increase equipment performance and reduce maintenance burden.
- Apply condition-based maintenance (CBM) techniques for piping and welding assessments.
- Ensure maintenance activities comply with local legislation (DL 191/2019 and DL 50/2005).
