Senior Engineering & Maintenance Expert

EFOR; Oberwallis; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

EFOR Group in Switzerland seeks a Senior Engineering & Maintenance Expert to lead capital investment projects for biopharma facilities in Visp, onsite five days a week. You will drive input for engineering, qualification and maintenance, act as future Head of Plant Engineering during early phases, and lead cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, cost-efficient operations.

This role requires BSc in related field and fluent English and German, with a strong track record in biomedical

Qualifikationen

• BSc in Mechanical, Electrical or Automation engineering.
• Proficiency in English and German.
• Strong leadership with cross-functional alignment.
• Experience leading complex engineering and maintenance in a biopharma environment.
• Technical expert in engineering, maintenance and financial processes.

Aufgaben

• Lead engineering and maintenance projects for biopharma facilities.
• Interface between investment engineering and operations; input for utilities.
• Deliver inputs for engineering and qualification tools for construction and qualification.
• Implement maintenance strategy with cost-efficient preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Collaborate with Operations Heads to set up org and headcount ramp-up.
• Drive design ambitions with innovation and cost considerations.
• Support GMP and safety risk assessments and culture of continuous improvement.
• Member of the Site Plant Engineering Leadership Team.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Ambiguity management

Decision making

English

German

Ausbildung

BSc in Mechanical/Electrical/Automation

Jobbeschreibung

In 13 years, the EFOR Group has reached the leading position in Life Sciences consulting with strong, synergic and strategic acquisitions.

Our ambition is to build a global leading position of our market in 2028.

Today, we are an innovative organization working with passionate specialists and committed consultants according to our three values: Commitment, Excellence and Sharing.

In Switzerland, we work with 300 experts who support our customers on their various projects in the French- and German-speaking parts. We help our customers to diversify and to grow through the work of our consultants and the technical expertise of our Solution & Project Delivery Department.

To strengthen our team in Visp we are looking for a Senior Engineering & Maintenance Expert.

The Role:

The Senior Engineering & Maintenance Expert acts as an Engineering & Maintenance Expert lead in Capital investment projects for biopharma facilities. Mainly responsible for delivering all input required for engineering, qualification and maintenance of the future facilities. (equipment standardization, pipe classes, qualification approach, maintenance strategy). Acts as future Head of Plant Engineering during the initial engineering phases and provides leadership to cross-functional teams.

Location: Visp, Onsite (5 days a week).

Your Accountabilities:

• Acts as an Engineering & Maintenance Expert lead in Capital investment projects for construction and commissioning of biopharma facilities. Supports feasibility studies, conceptual and basic design phases as future Head of Plant Engineering of those facilities.
• Act as the interface between the investment-engineering organization (Global Engineering, Contractors) and operations. Main responsible for delivering all input required for utilities.
• Responsible for delivering all input required for the use of Engineering and Qualification tools for construction, commissioning and qualification of biopharma facilities
• Responsible for implementing the Maintenance strategy, standards and concepts in the new facilities in alignment with the whole client site. Focus on cost-efficient preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Collaborates with the Operation Heads on defining & setting-up the operations organization and respective headcount ramp-up plans for the facilities.
• Drives the ambition level in the design of the facilities by incorporating innovation, operational improvements and other aspects influencing the manufacturing, maintenance costs. Shares experience from an operational and process point of view with the design team.
• Supports the implementation of organisational culture via openness for change and new ideas, cooperative teamwork and continuous improvement even outside the own area of responsibility
• Supports the preparation of GMP and Safety risk assessments and introduces expertise into these risk analyses.
• Supports the future production and project teams in all questions of plant engineering, maintenance and utilities.
• As a member of the Site Plant Engineering Leadership Team responsible for all aspects representing their area.

Your Qualifications & Competencies

• BSc in the field of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Automation .
• Proficiency in both English and German.
• Provide strong leadership and accountability, driving high performance while aligning team priorities with business objectives.
• Lead multiple complex engineering and maintenance initiatives in a biopharma manufacturing environment, ensuring successful delivery and operational excellence.
• Act as a recognized technical expert, leveraging deep knowledge of engineering, maintenance, business, and financial processes.
• Foster a collaborative and learning-oriented culture, promoting knowledge sharing, team development, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate structured, proactive, and solution-oriented decision making, effectively managing ambiguity and prioritizing escalation when needed.
• Build strong relationships across all organizational levels, communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders and working closely with cross-functional teams.