API Engineering Manager
Team Horizon is seeking a API Engineering Manager for a leading pharmaceutical company in Sligo.
Your team will be responsible for investigations, local projects and ensuring that day-to-day preventative and demand maintenance activity is completed to maintain manufacturing and utility equipment.
The API Engineering Manager’s team comprises engineers, technicians, and apprentices and the role requires cross-functional collaboration with contract maintenance providers, production, technical operations, quality and other personnel to ensure equipment performance is maximized.
Why you should apply:
• This is an excellent opportunity to join a world class manufacturing operation, with an outstanding track record of reliably delivering high-quality medicines to patients around the world suffering serious illnesses.
• There is a strong culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the company to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives.
• Our client is developing the capability to produce all its medicines, helping to ensure continuity of supply of our medicines as they expand internationally.
What you will be doing:
• Establish in conjunction with the Operations Engineering Manager the department goals, schedules and timetables for activities.
• Assist with the management and support of manufacturing equipment development.
• Support the API Engineering Team in ensuring that manufacturing equipment is maintained to meet the required legal, divisional and corporate standards.
• Prepare appropriate CAPA plans and implement timelines.
• Undertake specific investigations, and equipment monitoring, with a view to improve manufacturing performance e.g., reducing plant downtime and maximizing Plant output and yield.
• Implementation of equipment/process upgrade in an environment of continuous improvement.
• Develop monthly engineering metrics and provide management reports in a timely manner.
• Ensure relevant budgets are within target and prepare capital expenditure requests for plant as required.
• Ensure successful external, Division and Corporate audits.
• Ensure safety standards are met, and safe working practices are adhered to.
• Manage internal and external plant projects as needed.
• Supervise and manage relationships with external contractors.
• Attend relevant meetings and drive actions to closure.
What you need to apply:
• Honours Bachelor degree in chemical or biochemical engineering or a relevant discipline.
• Minimum of 6 years relevant experience with a minimum of 2 years’ experience as an Engineering Supervisor.
• Prior experience in an active pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, particularly within the Engineering Department, is required.
• High level of attention to detail and mental concentration, to ensure accuracy and total compliance with procedures.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make prompt decisions on engineering related issues