Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer

Amgen

Breda, Netherlands

What you will do

Are you an experienced Maintenance Engineer seeking an exciting opportunity to utilize your skills in a GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) environment? Are you passionate about ensuring the reliability and efficiency of critical manufacturing equipment? If so, this is your opportunity to make a tangible difference.

Amgen is a leading biotechnology company committed to improving patient health worldwide. We are currently seeking a highly motivated and knowledgeable Maintenance Engineer to join our team in Breda. Because this role touches physical assets, real-time operations, and regulated processes, your presence on the shop floor and your collaboration with technicians, engineers, and operators are essential to achieving our mission.

Make impact while work of diagnosing equipment behavior, validating system performance, and ensuring GMP compliance relies on skilled eyes, hands, and judgment.

It is because of you, and your ability to engage directly with equipment and people that we can ensure reliable supply of medicines to patients.

It is an exciting time to join Amgen, with automation, robotics, digitalization and other innovative initiatives transforming our operations. Are you ready to be challenged and make a difference?

Let’s do this. In this vital role you will:

• Develop and implement maintenance and reliability strategies for manufacturing equipment in compliance with Safety and GMP guidelines, leveraging direct observation and onsite assessment;
• Lead and facilitate risk assessments (FMECA, RCM, VBM, LCM, LCC) through hands-on engagement with assets and in-person collaboration with Reliability Engineering and cross-functional teams;
• Lead, facilitate, and perform advanced root cause analyses for equipment failures, work that requires physical inspection, real-time troubleshooting, and interaction with operators and system experts;
• Advance and implement continuous improvement projects in the maintenance area, driving change through validation and stakeholder alignment;
• Lead and implement projects to increase asset safety, capabilities and performance, requiring direct involvement in equipment testing, commissioning, and optimization;
• Conduct regular physical inspections and condition assessments of machinery and systems to identify potential issues early and develop proactive maintenance plans;
• Collaborate face-to-face with manufacturing, engineering, quality, and automation teams to ensure effective installation, validation, and qualification of equipment, ensuring adherence to GMP regulations.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The maintenance professional we seek is a strong collaborator with these qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field or level achieved by work experience;
• Proven experience with developing maintenance plans and coordinating work in a maintenance environment;
• Ability to work in a highly regulated environment and preferably understanding of GMP standards;
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex issues and develop effective solutions;
• Proven project management abilities, including planning, organizing, and executing maintenance projects within defined timelines;
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across diverse teams.