Reliability Engineer

Eli Lilly and Company

Reliability Engineer at Lilly Medicine Foundry responsible for enhancing equipment reliability and performance. Supporting maintenance strategies and continuous improvement initiatives for advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeIndianapolis • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $66,000 - $171,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide engineering support to both maintenance and equipment owners in your area of expertise
Ensure Maintenance program is appropriate for reliable operation of equipment
Be a technical expert in the proper use of the CMMS for documenting equipment history
Help ensure CMMS data accuracy and structure
Determine spare parts identification and stocking strategy
Ensure Job Plans are correct and contain sufficient detail
Provide training to Maintenance personnel on new equipment, reliability principles & techniques
Mentor process engineers and others on equipment reliability principles and processes
Identify & support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the Maintenance program in the short & medium term to maintain a reliable plant
Participate, raise, investigate & complete HSE & Quality observation/deviations write-ups as appropriate
Analyze predictive & condition-based monitoring data to identify follow-up actions and prioritize implementation
Utilize appropriate techniques and tools (RCA, RCM, failure analysis) to reduce equipment issues (downtime, deviations, health and safety and expenses)
Ensure the local maintenance procedures are in line with Global Engineering Standard & Engineering Best Practices including developing, reviewing & owning Departmental SOP’s
Determine equipment criticality based on business requirements around quality, health and safety, mechanical integrity, manufacturing capacity and financial impact
Ensure proper equipment criticality ranking is maintained in the CMMS
Ensure the correct application of predictive maintenance technologies across the site
Own Lilly Medicine Foundry Preventative, Predictive and Corrective Maintenance programs
Interact with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), vendors, and regulatory bodies to keep up to date with upcoming changes, improvements, or new regulations that may affect equipment reliability

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or HS Diploma or Associate’s degree in a technical discipline with 10+ years of applicable industrial maintenance and reliability experience
Proficient in English
Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Benefits

Comp & perks

eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k)
pension
vacation benefits
eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
life insurance and death benefits
certain time off and leave of absence benefits
well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)

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Hard Skills & Tools

CMMSpredictive maintenancecondition-based monitoringfailure analysisRCARCMpreventative maintenancecorrective maintenanceequipment reliabilityspare parts identification

Soft Skills

mentoringtrainingcommunicationcontinuous improvementanalytical skillsproblem-solvingorganizational skillsleadershipcollaborationattention to detail