Process Engineer

Perrigo; North Tawton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Perrigo seeks a Process Engineer for the Braunton site to design, implement and optimise pharmaceutical processes for solid-dosed products. You will drive improvements, ensure regulatory compliance and support production through robust engineering practices.

The role requires a degree in engineering and 3+ years in a process engineering capacity within manufacturing, with preference for pharmaceutical GMP environments and experience in process optimisation.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Achieve and maintain expert process and equipment knowledge within a specific area of manufacturing.
• Identify opportunities for process optimisation and design changes; conduct change management.
• Oversee implementation of process changes and contribute to preliminary financial analysis.
• Ensure processes meet EHS, Quality and other regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Production, Quality and Capital Project teams.
• Apply Lean and Six Sigma principles to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.
• Contribute to SOPs, validation protocols and user requirement specifications.
• Write technical reports.

Skills

Process engineering

Lean Six Sigma

Regulatory compliance

Technical reporting

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Description Overview

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:

• Achieve and maintain expert process and equipment knowledge within a specific area of manufacturing

Process Design and Optimisation:

• Identify opportunities for process optimisation
• 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 meet EHS, Quality and other regulatory requirements
• Conduct process and equipment assessments to identify risks and implement corrective actions

Production Support:

• Work with Maintenance, Production, Quality and Capital Project teams to design, implement and maintain production equipment and systems
• Investigate and troubleshoot production issues and implement corrective actions

Continuous Improvement:

• Apply Lean and Six Sigma principles to enhance efficiency and reduce waste

Documentation:

• Contribute to the Engineering Documentation/Drawing management system
• 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