Engineering Director

AbbVie; Westport; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company located in Westport, Ireland, seeks an Engineering Director to oversee the engineering operations of its aseptic fill-finish facility. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in engineering or operations within regulated environments. Responsibilities include leading cross-functional teams, ensuring safety and efficiency, and driving capital investment projects. This role offers a significant career pathway and is set in a picturesque location.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Engineering and/or Operations experience.
• Demonstrated leadership, coaching, and mentoring of diverse teams.
• Excellence in cGMP and regulatory environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the required Safety, Environmental, Quality and Financial performance of the Engineering Department.
• Lead high performing cross-functional and/or matrix teams.
• Drive top-tier equipment reliability through the AbbVie Maintenance Excellence Program.
• Ensure qualification status of all equipment is maintained.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Safety Management

Environmental Sustainability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Master’s degree

Job description

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

We are excited to invite applications to our site Engineering Director position here at AbbVie, Westport, Co. Mayo. Reporting to the Site Director, you will interact with the global engineering group and act as a key member of the site senior leadership team, delivering on our key strategic initiatives, influencing site financial growth and business decisions.

The position leads the site engineering function across our aseptic fill‑finish production facility (covering Aseptic manufacture of Biologic, Eyecare and Implant Drug Products). The role is accountable for delivering high performing process and utility equipment, ensuring a best‑in‑class compliant facility to meet the stringent demands of modern Aseptic Fill‑Finish processing. In the role you will lead, guide and develop teams across Process Engineering, Maintenance, Aseptic Engineering, Capital Project Engineering, Environmental Sustainability, Site Security, Business Continuity Planning, Automation and Business Technology.

It's a key position at our site and one that will offer you a defined career path. Did we tell you the role is based in Westport, one of the Wild Atlantic Way's most picturesque and family‑friendly towns?

So if this sounds like an interesting role then please read on and submit your application to start the conversation.

Here is a snapshot of your responsibilities

• Delivery of the required Safety, Environmental, Quality and Financial performance of the Engineering Department.
• Partnering with the Site Leadership Team, ensure that the Site meets its Safety, Environmental, Quality, Customer Service and Financial goals through the effective management of plant resources.
• Lead high performing cross‑functional and/or matrix teams, creating a positive employee engagement culture aligned to the AbbVie Way. Accelerate the development of key talent. Build relationships across the organization.
• Contribute to the safety of our employees through provision of a safe workplace and showing leadership in the ‘Zero, Believe It, Achieve It’ Cultural Safety initiative.
• Ensure qualification status of all equipment is maintained and facilitate optimise equipment design and set‑up from an Aseptic perspective.
• Drive top‑tier equipment reliability through the AbbVie Maintenance Excellence Program.
• Deliver the approved Capital Investment plan, including all aspects of planning and execution. Ensure delivery of Engineering projects on time and within budget; Ensure alignment of Site Leadership Team on priority projects which deliver site and enterprise strategic imperatives.
• Develop and implement projects to support the introduction of New Products.
• Develop annual capital Long Range Plan (LRP) to support any investments required to maintain or increase capacity and capability.
• Lead the Business Continuity Plan for the site.
• Lead the Site Automation team, ensuring delivery of all objectives.
• Be the point of contact for Business Technology Systems (BTS), ensuring a strong partnership to deliver on site objectives.
• Lead Environmental Sustainability initiatives for the site including maintaining ISO 50001 Registration through strategic long range planning, project identification and execution, management of Energy Team, Quarterly Reviews, energy monitoring and analysis.
• Developing and executing the site Environmental Sustainability Long Range Plan.
• Lead the provision of Site Security services.
• Ensure maintenance and upkeep of site buildings, internal and external.
• Ensure contractor compliance with all relevant legislative and company requirements/procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering (Masters an advantage)
• 10+ years of Engineering and/or Operations experience (Large Molecule, Small Molecule, Biologics, Parenteral, API, Drug Product, Finishing/Packaging)
• Demonstrated leadership, coaching, and mentoring of diverse teams
• Excellence in cGMP and regulatory environments relating to the regulated healthcare industry, project management skills, including the ability to deliver projects on schedule, within budget, and meeting the predefined quality requirements.

AbbVie is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we value bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to develop innovative solutions for patients and being part of an inclusive work environment.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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