Maintenance Specialist

About the role

Liquidia is deeply passionate and committed to the discovery, engineering, and development required to bring novel therapies to patients who need them most, and to the healthcare providers who care for them. Our current drive is toward improving the treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH). We will continue to combine our proprietary, innovative PRINT® Technology with new and established medications, offering the potential for both better precision and improved clinical outcomes. Our team members include some of the industry’s top scientists, clinicians, business strategists, engineers, and pharmaceutical executives. We work together to help people lead longer, healthier, and happier lives. The Maintenance Specialist is responsible for ensuring the reliability, compliance, and lifecycle management of manufacturing equipment, facilities, and utility systems within a GMP pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. This role serves as a technical resource supporting capital projects, commissioning and qualification activities, engineering turnover, asset lifecycle management, computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) administration, preventive maintenance optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives. The individual partners closely with Engineering, Validation, Manufacturing, Quality, Facilities, and external vendors to ensure all assets are properly commissioned, enrolled, maintained, and operated in compliance with GMP, regulatory, and company standards.

Responsibilities

• Engineering Turnover & Asset Lifecycle:
  • Review Engineering Turnover Packages (ETOPs) to ensure completeness and maintenance readiness prior to asset acceptance.
  • Participate in project design reviews, FAT/SAT activities, commissioning, qualification, and startup support.
  • Coordinate asset induction and enrollment into the CMMS.
  • Establish equipment hierarchy, asset records, preventive maintenance strategies, spare parts requirements, and maintenance documentation.
  • Verify turnover documentation including:
    • Equipment manuals
    • Recommended spare parts
    • Preventive maintenance requirements
    • Calibration requirements
    • Vendor documentation
    • Warranty information
    • Drawings and technical files
  • Support successful transition from Capital Projects to Operations.
• Maintenance Program Management:
  • Maintain, and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
  • Review maintenance plans to optimize reliability and equipment availability.
  • Ensure all maintenance activities comply with GMP requirements and site procedures.
  • Support maintenance planning and scheduling to minimize production interruptions.
  • Monitor maintenance KPIs.
• Facilities, Utilities & Manufacturing Equipment:
  • Coordinate maintenance activities supporting:
    • HVAC systems
    • Clean utilities
    • WFI systems
    • Purified Water
    • Clean Steam
    • Compressed Air
    • Boilers
    • Chillers
    • Process gases
    • Building Management Systems (BMS)
    • Environmental Monitoring support equipment
    • Manufacturing equipment
    • Packaging equipment
    • Laboratory support systems
    • General building infrastructure
  • Ensure equipment remains inspection-ready and compliant with