Maintenance Reliability Manager

Catalyx is seeking a Maintenance Reliability Manager to join our team and work on our customer site in Cork.

Who We Are:

Catalyx specializes in the science of operational processes. With a footprint across North America and Europe, the company carefully automates and services R&D, production, packaging, and delivery processes—globally—with a sophisticated blend of products, technologies, and lifecycle services. The company was formed in 2022 after CXV Global (Crest Solutions, Xyntek, and VistaLink) and Panacea Technologies joined forces. For over three decades, Catalyx’s partnership-based culture has helped organizations in production-intense, highly regulated industries optimize their operational efficiency, performance, and safety. To learn more about the company's experience and comprehensive suite of capabilities and solutions, visit www.catalyx.ai.

The Role:

Catalyx is a trusted partner in delivering world-class lifecycle services to regulated and high-risk end markets. With a relentless commitment to innovation and excellence, we partner with life science and other highly regulated organisations, to empower them to enhance efficiency, and drive success.  As part of this commitment, we are continuously developing our on-site teams to support the advancement of customer operations.

As the Manager, Maintenance & Reliability, you are responsible for driving toward exceptional equipment performance to meet company goals. You will manage a team of Technicians, Team leads, and contractors to support the strategic direction of the company’s maintenance program to ensure equipment reliability meets production operation demands.

Responsibilities:

• Implement maintenance strategy aligned with the company's goals and objectives. This includes establishing and maintaining a comprehensive maintenance program to ensure the reliability and availability of all equipment and facilities.

• Provide strong leadership to the maintenance teams, while fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Set priorities for the team to ensure task completion as a part of the overall department strategy. This includes providing staff with coaching, training, and opportunities to develop skills, give ongoing constructive and timely feedback on performance.

• Manage maintenance infrastructure, monitor all systems status, and analyse to identify trends.

• Develop and manage preventative, corrective, and predictive maintenance programs to ensure cost effective and reliable operation of all equipment and systems. This includes implementing predictive and preventive maintenance practices to minimise downtime and optimise equipment performance.

• Monitor KPIs for equipment breakdowns, calibrations, and PM, and implement corrective and preventive actions.

• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with regulatory requirements, including FDA and GMP standards and maintain accurate documentation/records to support regulatory audits and inspections.

• Manage the maintenance budgets, ensuring efficient resource allocation and identify cost-saving opportunities to implement cost-effective solutions.

• Promote a culture of safety responsibility within the engineering and maintenance teams.

• Engage in Cross Functional Team activities to address and mitigate any root cause problems with preventative maintenance and machine performance.

• Develop Preventative Maintenance methods to minimise mean time between failure and maximise OEE.

• Collaborates across PDM Manufacturing sites to implement shared and harmonised processes.

Requirements:

• Degree qualified with Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in Maintenance management.

• Experience in Pharmaceutical manufacturing and/or Biotechnology operations/GMP environment

• Strong Technical Knowledge of Equipment reliability engineering

• Demonstrates excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Ability to act on own initiative.

• Experience in the delivery and management of maintenance management systems E.g. Maximo, EAMS.

  
  

Why Join Catalyx?

At Catalyx we understand that our people are our greatest asset. For this reason and many others, we take care of them. The team in Catalyx benefits from a Total Rewards package. This includes great personal benefits and professional growth opportunities.

Catalyx is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are valued, respected, and supported. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of background, and strive to create a welcoming environment for everyone.

At Catalyx, we are committed to attracting the best global talent. We proudly support our international employees by offering assistance with Critical Skills Visa applications for eligible candidates.