Process Engineer

Perrigouk; Braunton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Perrigouk in Braunton is seeking a Process Engineer to join the Process Engineering Team at our manufacturing site. The role focuses on designing, implementing and optimising production processes for oral solid dose products, ensuring operations are efficient, safe, cost-effective and compliant with regulatory standards.

We require a Degree in engineering and 3+ years in a process engineering role within manufacturing, with preference for pharma and cGMP experience.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering (required).
• 3+ years in a Process Engineering role within manufacturing (required).
• Experience in oral solid dose pharmaceutical manufacturing (preferred).
• Experience with process optimisation (required).
• Experience writing technical reports (required).
• Experience in a highly regulated industry (preferred).
• Experience with industrial building services (preferred).
• Experience with cGMP environment (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for process optimisation.
• Design process changes and realise opportunities.
• Conduct engineering change management activities.
• Contribute to preliminary financial analyses of improvements.
• Evaluate improvements and oversee implementation.
• Ensure processes meet regulatory requirements (EHS, Quality).
• Provide production support with maintenance, production, quality teams.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
• Contribute to SOPs, validation protocols and technical reports.

Skills

Process engineering

Lean Six Sigma

Regulatory compliance

Technical reporting

Education

Degree in engineering

Job description

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We are excited to be recruiting for a Process Engineer to join our Process Engineering Team based in our Braunton manufacturing site.

This position will suit an engineering professional who is seeking a new challenge and has the technical capability, ingenuity and drive to make a difference by identifying and implementing process improvements.

This position reports to the Process & Project Engineering Manager.

In this role you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing processes used in the production of pharmaceutical oral solid dose products. You will help ensure that manufacturing operations are efficient, safe, cost-effective and compliant with regulatory standards.

Scope of the Role

Process Subject Matter Expert:

• Achieveandmaintainexpertprocess and equipmentknowledgewithina specific area ofmanufacturing

Process Design and Optimisation:

• Identifyopportunities forprocessoptimisation
• Design process changes to realise the identified opportunities
• Conduct engineering change management activities to assess proposed process changes
• Contribute to pre-liminary financial analysis of improvements to quantify benefit
• Evaluate potential improvements to ensure the most beneficial are prioritized
• Oversee implementation of changes

Regulatory Compliance:

• Ensure processes meetEHS, Quality and other regulatory requirements
• Conduct process and equipment assessments to identify risks and implement corrective actions

Production Support:

• Work withMaintenance,Production, Quality andCapitalProject teamsto design, implementandmaintainproduction equipment and systems
• Investigate and troubleshoot production issues and implement corrective actions
• Apply Lean and Six Sigma principles to enhance efficiency and reduce waste

Documentation:

• Contribute to the EngineeringDocumentation/Drawing managementsystem
• Contribute to the development of SOPs, validation protocols and user requirement specification
• Write technical reports

Experience Required

• Degree in a relevant engineering discipline required
• 3+ years of experience in a Process Engineering related role within a manufacturing environment required
• Experience working in an oral solid dose pharmaceutical manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience with process optimisation required
• Experience writing technical reports required
• Experience working in a highly regulated industry preferred
• Experience with industrial building services preferred
• Experience working in a cGMP environment preferred