Dillon Engineering Services Hiring for Process Engineer – Pharma Job at Galway , Ireland Full Time

Dillon ES is seeking to speak with experienced Process Engineers in the midlands.

Our client is a global pharmaceutical company who specialise in lifesaving medicines for eye and other diseases. This is a permanent site based position in Athlone.

This is a senior role and the successful process engineer will act as a senior figure in our clients engineering department.

Role Overview

The Process Engineer is responsible for the performance of the process equipment. They will provide key technical support in the areas of yield improvement, reliability, process control, manufacturing process troubleshooting and product transfer.

Your new roles and responsibilities

• Works with manufacturing and quality colleagues as part of an Operations team whose shared goal is to realise the safety, quality, delivery and cost objectives of the site.
• Prioritises safety and is diligent in the use of all appropriate safety tools and permits when maintaining equipment – champions safe working always.
• Is the process SME for the new product introduction process and supports manufacturing and maintenance in the operation and maintenance of these systems.
• Is the process SME for the products, supporting or leading product related deviations, change controls and CAPAs
• Supports manufacturing by leading/supporting deviation investigations, and is familiar with structured problem solving and root cause analysis
• Supports validation activity in process manufacturing areas.
• Leads continuous improvement projects and initiatives and is owner of yield performance and cycle time improvement.
• Is the process equipment SME, supporting batch manufacturing activities
• Responsible for managing the introduction of new consumable materials into the GMP cleanrooms
• Provides technical support for product APRs (Annual Product Review)
• Provides training and mentoring to build technical capabilities among teams.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Specific knowledge of sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and technologies. Ideally, aseptic filling operations.
• Strong technical knowledge of aseptic manufacturing techniques, procedures and theory.
• Strong analytical skills, documentation skills and research skills.
• Very strong problem-solving skills, ideally using formal tools e.g. FMEA.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical industry regulatory requirements.
• Clear understanding of the needs of cGMP and validation (DQ-PQ).
• DoE knowledge desirable.
• Knowledge of sterilization principles and practices
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Highly motivated with ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams or independently
• Can operate with low levels of supervision
• Strong team player.
• Good proactive approach & manner

Education Required:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related Science discipline.
• Further qualification (Masters) in related discipline ideal.

Experience Required:

At least 4 years relevant experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment, with at least 3 years experience in a comparable process engineering/technical services role.

Must have experience working in a sterile manufacturing environment.

Experience with ideally many of the following processes:

• Vial or bottle filling of sterile solutions
• Compounding – dispensing, formulation, sterile filtration, etc.
• Isolator technology incl. VHP
• Cycle time and yield improvement initiatives
• Continuous improvement projects
• Regulatory audit preparation and follow-up
• Cleaning (CIP/SIP) and sterilisation technologies
• Component preparation – autoclaves and parts washers.
• Primary container closure components

To explore this role in strict confidence please contact Diarmaid directly on 085-1187741.

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Job Type: Permanent

Salary: €70,000.00-€90,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

• Bonus pay
• Performance bonus

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Food allowance
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Profit sharing
• Wellness program
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Galway, County Galway: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (preferred)

Experience:

• GMP: 5 years (required)
• process engineering: 3 years (required)
• process manufacturing equipment: 3 years (required)