Process Engineer (Npi)

Gsk; Barnard Castle; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK Barnard Castle is seeking a Process Engineer (NPI) for a 12 Month FTC/Secondment to lead and support new product introductions in Q Block. You will ensure equipment readiness, regulatory compliance, and robust processes through engineering leadership and hands-on execution.

You will collaborate with Operations, Quality, Validation, MSAT, and Engineering to drive successful product launches, lifecycle support, and continuous improvement in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• HNC in Engineering or equivalent required.
• Engineering apprenticeship completed.
• Experience in regulated (GxP) environments.
• Experience supporting NPI, transfer, validation, or readiness activities.
• Experience with GMP change control management.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Support NPI within Q Block, coordinating with Operations, Quality, Validation, MSAT and Engineering to ensure readiness for safe manufacture.
• Provide hands-on engineering support during product introduction, process trials, validation activities and early-life manufacturing.
• Act as key engineering representative for NPI activity and ensure maintainability, reliability and compliance in transfer and launch planning.
• Lead and coordinate engineering technician work aligned to NPI milestones, including planning and risk communication.
• Be first point of escalation for technical issues affecting equipment readiness, process execution, or timelines.
• Support and coordinate GMP documentation, validation, and maintenance standards for Q Block equipment.
• Assist change control for Q Block NPI, ensuring proper assessment, approval and closure.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support product launch and ramp-up, embedding lessons learned.

Skills

HNC Engineering

Engineering apprenticeship

GxP experience

NPI experience

GMP change control

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

HNC in Engineering

Engineering Apprenticeship

Job description

Process Engineer (NPI) - 12 Month FTC/Secondment
Locations: UK - County Durham - Barnard Castle
Country: United Kingdom
Country code: GB
Work arrangement: On-Site
Time type: Full time

GSK Barnard Castle is a key secondary manufacturing site with advanced manufacturing capability supporting sustained product supply, technical transfers, and new product introductions. As part of our continued focus on growth and performance, we are strengthening engineering support for new product introduction (NPI) within Q Block , ensuring equipment, processes, and systems are ready to deliver safe, compliant, and reliable manufacture.

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, annual bonus, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

As a Process Engineer (NPI) - Q Block , you will provide hands‑on engineering and technical leadership to support the introduction, scale‑up, and routine manufacture of new products within Q Block . You will play a critical role in ensuring assets, maintenance strategies, engineering data, and technical standards are robust, compliant, and aligned to operational readiness requirements.

In this role you will…

• Support new product introduction within Q Block , working closely with Operations, Quality, Validation, MSAT, and Engineering teams to ensure equipment and processes are ready for safe, compliant manufacture.
• Provide technical oversight and hands‑on engineering support during product introduction, process trials, engineering runs, validation activity, and early‑life manufacturing support.
• Act as a key engineering representative for Q Block NPI activity , ensuring maintainability, operability, reliability, and compliance considerations are embedded into technical transfer and launch planning.
• Lead and coordinate engineering technician activities aligned to NPI milestones , including planning, prioritisation, issue resolution, and communication of progress and risks.
• Act as first point of escalation for technical issues impacting equipment readiness, process execution, reliability, or product introduction timelines.
• Support development, review, and execution of engineering, validation, and GMP documentation , ensuring Q Block equipment and maintenance standards meet quality, safety, and regulatory expectations.
• Support and coordinate change control management for Q Block NPI activity, ensuring engineering changes are assessed, documented, approved, implemented, and closed in line with GMP, validation, quality, and operational requirements.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to support successful product launch, ramp‑up, and transition to routine manufacture , ensuring lessons learned are captured and embedded into standard ways of working.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and reliability improvement across Q Block, using technical learning from NPI activity to improve performance, reduce risk, and strengthen future product introductions.

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Minimum of an HNC level qualification in an Engineering discipline
• An industry recognised Engineering apprenticeship
• Significant post‑apprenticeship industry experience
• Demonstrable experience working within regulated (GxP) environments
• Experience supporting new product introduction, technical transfer, validation, or operational readiness activities
• Experience supporting GMP change control management , including change assessment, implementation planning, documentation, and closure
• Strong collaboration skills with cross‑functional teams within complex organisations

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Please note the following skills are not essential, but would be advantageous:

• Experience working in aseptic or classified environments (e.g. ISO 5 / ISO 7)
• Experience supporting NPI, technical transfer, process validation, or product launch activities
• Demonstrable leadership and team coordination experience
• Experience acting as a subject matter expert in engineering systems
• Hands‑on experience supporting manufacturing performance, reliability improvement, or operational readiness within a regulated production environment

Skills

Asset Life Cycle Management, Data Integrity, Digital Fluency, GxP Regulations, Lean Management, Manufacturing Technologies, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Problem Solving, Risk Awareness, Standards Compliance

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive.

We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us at [e-mail] where you can also request a call.