Engineering Manager

Wallace Myers International; Munster; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Wallace Myers International is seeking an Engineering Manager for Lyophilisation Operations at Sanofi in Waterford. You will lead engineering teams, optimise processes, and support capital projects while ensuring cGMP compliance. Direct involvement in regulatory readiness and HSE initiatives is expected.

The role requires strong leadership, budget management, and experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing within a multinational setting.

Qualifications

• Honours Engineering Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering or Equivalent.
• Ideal candidate may hold postgraduate qualification in Engineering or Business.
• Strong technical experience in a multi-national, pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Cost focus with budget control and reporting.
• Proven HSE ownership and regulatory compliance across engineering resources.
• Experience leading problem solving and RCA in a systematic way.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to Engineering teams and build effective structures.
• Lead optimisation of manufacturing/maintenance processes and support capital projects.
• Support NPI activity and product transfer between lines.
• Ensure cGMP compliance, audit readiness, and post-audit action closure.
• Forecast and manage the function cost centre spend.
• Engage with site leadership and extended engineering forums to drive consistency.

Skills

Leadership

cGMP

Regulatory

Project Mgmt

Budgeting

RCA

Maintenance

Pharma Eng

HSE

NPI

Education

Honours Engineering Degree

Postgraduate qualification (Engineering or Business)

Job description

Jenn at Wallace Myers is recruiting an ENGINEERING MANAGER for Lyophilisation Operations at Sanofi in Waterford

Reports to: Head of Manufacturing Function

We are prioritizing candidates with direct experience navigating local Irish regulatory inspections (HPRA) and EU statutory requirements for this.

ROLE PURPOSE

To provide leadership to Engineering teams:

• Provide technical support to manufacturing/maintenance
• Optimisation of current and new manufacturing/maintenance processes
• Support of new products and capital projects

Custodian of Operations engineering performance, maintenance processes and results and , building services and utility operations

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Provide leadership to the applicable Engineering team.
• Builds team structures and problem-solving process to ensure Engineering capability in problem resolution in support of manufacturing operational targets.
• Provide leadership for on-going continuous improvement projects across manufacturing assets.
• Support the engineering components of NPI activity in transferring new products to site and product transfer between lines.
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with department team leaders and team members and ensure a strong emphasis on the development of these resources.
• Encourage team member & team innovation with a strong emphasis on team member personal responsibility.
• Manage department spending and invest in opportunities to improve spend performance.
• Play an active role on the site's Extended Leadership Group and support operational performance through participation on the site's operational value stream leadership teams.
• Ensure cGMP compliance is paramount in all department maintenance activities and systems and ensure area regulatory compliance, audit readiness and post-audit finding implementation.
• Play an active leadership role in Health, Safety and Environmental compliance at all times. Actively support and promote HSE initiatives that target HSE compliance.
• Provide strong contribution to site Engineering leader forums and projects to ensure consistency of approach across site.
• Work closely with Engineering Projects to support the delivery of quality and timely capital projects across the site. Identify area capital projects and ensure timely implementation.
• Provide strong management and control of equipment vendors and maintenance contractors.
• Manage and accurately forecast function cost centre spend

QUALIFICATIONS

Honors Engineering Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering or Equivalent. Ideally post graduate Engineering or Business Qualification.

EXPERIENCE

• Strong technical experience in a multi-national, pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of process engineering best practice and in delivering strong processes to define engineering practices.
• Cost focus - budget control and reporting.
• Strong track record in ensuring strong HSE ownership and compliance by all engineering resources.
• Strong analysis and reporting. Ability to lead problem solving/RCA in a systematic way

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Strong manufacturing/utility operational/maintenance experience and knowledge
• Experienced managing process and packaging manufacturing/maintenance within a regulated environment.
• Familiar with maintenance/manufacturing systems, standards and procedures.
• Familiar with maintenance/manufacturing excellence programs and reliability tools and techniques
• Strong coordination, project management and planning skills
• Clear understanding of cGMP via experience of working in regulated environments

All applications will be treated with the strictest of confidence

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