Engineering Director: Site Automation & Reliability

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals; Dublin; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Keenova is seeking an Engineering Director to lead the site engineering function at our Dublin facility. You will drive safety, quality, and financial performance while guiding Maintenance, Capital Projects, Sustainability, and Automation teams.

The role reports to the Site Director and focuses on delivering high-performance equipment, GMP compliance, and a strategic capital plan to expand capacity and capability. Strong leadership and regulatory expertise are essential.

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

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 Keenova values. 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
• Ensure qualification status of all equipment is maintained and facilitate optimise equipment design and set-up from an GMP Persepctive
• Drive top-tier equipment reliability through the Maintenance 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 annual capital Plans to support any investments required to maintain or increase capacity and capability.
• Lead the Business Continuity Plan for the site.
• Oversee Site Automation, Digital Manufacturing, and Data Systems, ensuring adoption of modern industry best practices and supporting the site’s digital transformation strategy.
• Support the Development and execution the site Environmental Sustainability Plan
• Lead the provision of Site Security services.
• Ensure maintenance and upkeep of site buildings, internal and external.
• Lead the site Asset Management and Reliability Strategy to maximize equipment uptime, performance, and lifecycle value.
• Ensure engineering systems remain inspection-ready and compliant with all applicable GMP, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure contractor compliance with all relevant legislative and company requirements/procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Job description

Keenova is seeking an Engineering Director to lead the site engineering function at our Dublin facility. You will drive safety, quality, and financial performance while guiding Maintenance, Capital Projects, Sustainability, and Automation teams.

The role reports to the Site Director and focuses on delivering high-performance equipment, GMP compliance, and a strategic capital plan to expand capacity and capability. Strong leadership and regulatory expertise are essential.