Production Engineer

Cytiva; Ilfracombe; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytiva in Ilfracombe, UK, is hiring a Production Engineer (internal Process Engineer title) to lead engineering projects that improve manufacturing capabilities on site, ensuring reliable processes and compliant change control.

You will collaborate with Operations, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering to deliver technical improvements, apply GMP and risk assessment tools, and drive continuous improvement across the plant.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an engineering project environment and with project management techniques.
• Proactive in applying structured problem solving tools (DMAIC, PSP) to translate complex problems into actionable plans.
• Good communication skills to clearly articulate technical and project issues to stakeholders.
• Experience in regulated environments (GMP) and owning change control including risk assessment (dFMEA/pFMEA or similar).

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering projects and initiatives to improve manufacturing capabilities and process reliability.
• Provide ownership and input into structured problem solving within the project engineering team.
• Collaborate with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering/Product Engineering and Quality.
• Research and learn processes, tools and technologies to deliver project objectives.

Skills

Structured problem solving

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Formal Mechanical/Production Engineering qualification

Tools

CAD

Job description

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cytiva, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives - and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact - innovating at the speed of life.

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us - working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Production Engineer is responsible for leading engineering projects and project activities that enhance manufacturing capabilities.

This position reports to the Process Engineering Manager and is located in Ilfracombe, and it will be an on-site role.

What You Will Do

• Lead engineering projects and technical improvement activities that enhance manufacturing capabilities through process reliability improvement initiatives following process qualification such as IQOQPQ validation methods.
• Provide ownership and input into structured problem solving activities within established project engineering team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Operations, Manufacturing Engineering/Product Engineering and Quality.
• Research and learn processes, tools and technologies to deliver engineering project objectives.

Who You Are

• Proven experience working within an engineering project environment and demonstrable knowledge of project management techniques.
• Proactive and enthusiastic in applying structured problem solving tools (DMAIC, PSP etc) to translate complex technical problems into actionable plans.
• Good communication skills to clearly articulate technical and project problems, providing clear updates to key stakeholders.
• Prior work within regulated environment (i.e GMP) and of owning change control activity including process risk assessment (dFMEA/pFMEA or other tool)

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Expertise in a technical discipline within engineering (e.g fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, polymer science)
• Design for manufacture and CAD.
• Lean principles, Waste reduction, efficiency improvements, process flow, etc
• Formal technical qualification in Mechanical/Production Engineering

Please note: Production Engineer is the external job title used for advertising, should you be successful, your internal and official job title will be Process Engineer

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.