IDT Australia Limited | Boronia, Melbourne VIC | Full time | Onsite

About the Role

IDT Australia is an established pharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO), specialising in API, sterile manufacturing and specialty oral dose products.

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Planner & Reliability Engineer to join our Engineering team at our GMP-regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Boronia.

Reporting to the Site Reliability Manager, the role is responsible for maintenance planning, CMMS management, equipment reliability, calibration coordination and continuous improvement across pharmaceutical manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities

- Plan and coordinate preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance activities.
- Maintain and optimise the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS), including work orders, equipment records and spare parts.
- Develop maintenance strategies to improve equipment reliability and minimise downtime.
- Coordinate equipment calibration activities in accordance with GMP requirements.
- Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and equipment reliability investigations.
- Monitor maintenance KPIs, including MTTR, MTBF and OEE.
- Provide technical troubleshooting support and contribute to equipment upgrades, commissioning and engineering projects.
- Ensure maintenance documentation and activities comply with cGMP, TGA and FDA regulatory requirements.

Essential Qualifications, Experience &

Skills

Applicants must demonstrate





- Minimum 4 years' relevant experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, specifically in maintenance planning, reliability engineering or maintenance engineering within a GMP-regulated environment.
- A degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering, or an equivalent relevant qualification.
- Demonstrated experience using and managing CMMS, including maintenance scheduling, equipment histories and preventative maintenance programs.
- Strong working knowledge of cGMP requirements relating to equipment maintenance, calibration and documentation.
- Proven experience in equipment reliability analysis, troubleshooting, RCA and FMEA.
- Experience coordinating calibration activities and maintaining compliant technical records.
- Understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment and associated engineering systems.
- Robust analytical, problem-solving, organisational and cross-functional communication skills.

Experience with equipment commissioning, qualification, validation and predictive maintenance techniques will be highly regarded.

Location & Employment Requirements

- Applicants must currently be located in Melbourne, Victoria.
- Must be available to work full-time, onsite at our Boronia manufacturing facility.
- Must hold full, unrestricted working rights in Australia.

Please submit your resume demonstrating how your qualifications, pharmaceutical industry experience and technical skills meet the essential requirements of this position.

Only applicants who meet the essential qualifications, experience and skill requirements will be considered.

📌 Maintenance Planner & Reliability Engineer – Pharmaceutical Manuf (Boronia)
🏢 IDT Australia
📍 Boronia