Associate Process Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global pharmaceutical company is seeking a Process Engineer to join their Hatfield facility. This role focuses on ensuring reliable operations of manufacturing equipment and compliance with industry standards. Key responsibilities include optimizing efficiency, managing contractors, and participating in audits. Candidates should have relevant engineering qualifications and experience in GMP environments.

Qualifications

• EngTech / IEng or working towards professional status.
• Practical experience of GMP manufacturing, packaging processes in regulated facilities.
• Comfortable with technology.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and project engineering support.
• Optimize manufacturing and packaging plant and equipment.
• Lead project planning and reporting activities in engineering projects.

Skills

Project Management

Lean Six Sigma

Engineering Expertise

GMP Manufacturing

Analytical Skills

Education

HNC/HND/Degree in relevant engineering discipline

Job description

Job Description

CK Group are recruiting for a Process Engineer, to join a well-established and successful global pharmaceutical company, based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, on a permanent basis.

Role:

To provide operational and project engineering support in order to maintain reliable and compliant operation of the manufacturing and packaging equipment within the facility at Hatfield.

To ensure that operations carried out within your area of responsibility are carried out in accordance with the requirements of theQuality System, GMP Guidelines and Industry Standards.

Key duties will include:

• Provide engineering technical expertise to support the operations of site in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Engineering Practice (GEP).
• Optimisation of Manufacturing and Packaging plant and equipment to ensure reliability and efficiency in terms of cost and availability.
• Deliver improvements to equipment reliability and availability, maintaining metrics and KPI to demonstrate performance.
• Co-ordinate and participate in the development of risk assessment and method statements associated with specified work.
• Undertake Change Management, Deviation Investigation, Corrective Action and Preventative Action (CAPA) activities, root cause analysis (RCA) and continuous improvement projects.
• Participate in internal and external audits.
• Define maintenance regimes for process equipment taking account of manufacturers recommendations, production drivers and GMP and GEP requirements.
• Management of external contractors for the execution of specialist maintenance activities, including feeding back and monitoring on performance.
• Define equipment spares requirements, identifying specifications, sources of supply and stock levels.
• Advise on equipment selection, participating in detailed design development and working with technical services to ensure robust solutions are implemented to ensure reliability.
• Leads or coordinates project planning, resourcing, reporting, commissioning activities for engineering projects.

Your Background:

• HNC/HND/Degree qualified in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g., chemical, electrical, mechanical engineering).
• EngTech / IEng or working towards professional status.
• Project Management training – CAPM / PMQ (or equivalent).
• Understanding / training in Lean Six Sigma.
• Professional membership - IMechE, IET, PMI, APM, ISPE (or similar).
• Practical experience of GMP manufacturing, packaging processes &/or equipment within MHRA / FDA regulated facilities.
• Demonstrable awareness of commissioning, qualification, and validation project activities.
• Comfortable with technology.

Apply:

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference 129 265 in all correspondence.