Senior Maintenance & Reliability Project Engineer

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Senior Maintenance Engineer Projects

Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer with a passion for project support, asset lifecycle management, and ensuring maintenance requirements are fully integrated into engineering and capital projects? We are looking for a Senior Maintenance Engineer Projects who combines strong technical expertise with stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence project decisions from concept through commissioning.

You will join the Geel GET (Global Engineering & Technology) Maintenance & Reliability team at the Johnson & Johnson site in Geel, Belgium, our largest manufacturing site for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). We support the reliable production of innovative, life-saving medicines for patients around the world. Together, we ensure that our manufacturing operations continue to perform safely, compliantly, and efficiently.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as the Maintenance & Reliability representative within multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring that maintenance requirements, reliability principles, asset lifecycle considerations, and operational needs are integrated throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review engineering designs, technical specifications, and project deliverables to ensure maintainability, accessibility, reliability, spare part strategy, and total cost of ownership considerations are adequately addressed before implementation.
• Challenge project teams and engineering partners to ensure proposed solutions align with site maintenance standards, reliability objectives, GMP requirements, and long-term asset management strategies.
• Support capital and improvement projects from concept development through commissioning and handover, ensuring all maintenance deliverables are completed, including maintenance plans, spare parts identification, asset hierarchy creation, criticality assessments, and CMMS readiness.
• Define and implement maintenance strategies for new and modified assets, including preventive maintenance programs, predictive maintenance opportunities, and reliability improvements.
• Coordinate the maintenance readiness process for new installations, ensuring documentation, procedures, training requirements, spare parts, and maintenance resources are in place before startup.
• Identify risks related to asset reliability, maintainability, and operational support during project execution, and ensure mitigation actions are implemented.
• Collaborate closely with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, and external contractors to ensure successful project delivery and sustainable asset performance after handover.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by incorporating lessons learned from maintenance activities, equipment failures, and operational experience into future projects and engineering standards.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Master's degree in Engineering or equivalent technical qualifications and experience demonstrating a strong foundation in maintenance, engineering, or asset management.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in Maintenance Engineering, Project Engineering, Asset Management, Reliability Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Experience in GMP-regulated manufacturing environments is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance processes, asset lifecycle management, equipment design, and reliability principles.
• Experience supporting engineering or capital projects, including design reviews, commissioning, start-up, and operational handover activities.
• Good understanding of maintenance and reliability methodologies such as RCA, FMEA, RCM, and criticality assessments.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to effectively challenge project decisions and advocate for maintenance requirements.
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with colleagues in Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and EHS.
• Experience with CMMS platforms (SAP PM preferred) and proficiency in Excel. Experience with Power BI or data analytics tools is considered an advantage.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Fluent in Dutch and English, with strong verbal and written communication skills.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US

Employees are vital to our organization. You will be part of an enthusiastic team in an innovative environment that values personal and professional development. In this role, you will have the potential to transform both our business and your career. We encourage you to think big and go after your goals. Through on the job training, e-learning, various projects and programs, we ensure personal growth by focusing on your talents and empower you to take control over your career and where it leads you. 

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In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.