Engineering Manager

Team Horizon; Sligo; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Team Horizon is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers, technicians, and apprentices for a leading pharmaceutical company in Sligo. The role reports to the Operations Engineering Manager and focuses on API manufacturing support, budget management, and compliance with safety, quality, and finance policies.

You will drive cross-functional collaboration, establish department goals, assist with equipment development, and ensure maintenance meets regulatory and corporate standards

Qualifications

• Degree (Level 7 or above) in engineering or scientific area (Chemistry) is required.
• Minimum of 6 years in the pharmaceutical industry with at least 2 years in an Engineering Supervisor role.
• Experience with glass-lined vessels, reactors, pumps, heat exchangers, ATEX, solvent handling.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make prompt decisions on engineering issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of engineers, technicians, and apprentices.
• Own budget management and liaise with production to ensure policy compliance in Personnel, Quality, Engineering, Safety and Finance.
• Collaborate with contract maintenance providers, production, quality, and others to maximize equipment performance on multiple projects.
• Set department goals, schedules, and timetables in coordination with the Operations Engineering Manager.
• Support equipment development and ensure manufacturing equipment complies with legal and corporate standards.
• Prepare CAPA plans and implement timelines; drive investigations to improve plant downtime and yield.
• Develop monthly engineering metrics and provide timely management reports.
• Manage budgets and capital expenditure requests; support audits (external, division, corporate).
• Ensure safety standards and safe working practices are followed; manage internal and external plant projects and contractor relationships.

Skills

Team leadership

Budget management

Cross-functional collaboration

Contractor management

Quality & compliance

CAPA & root cause analysis

People development

Education

Engineering or science degree (Chemistry)

Job description

Team Horizon is seeking a Engineering Manager for a leading pharmaceutical company in Sligo.

This position reports to the Operations Engineering Manager and is responsible for leading and managing a team comprising of engineers, technicians, and apprentices. The Engineering Manager support our API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) business unit.

Your role will involve team development, budget management, liaising with production and ensuring compliance with policies related to Personnel, Quality, Engineering, Safety and Finance.

Why you should apply:

• This is an excellent opportunity to join a world class manufacturing operation, with an outstanding track record of reliably delivering high-quality medicines to patients around the world suffering serious illnesses.
• There is a strong culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the company to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives.
• Our client is developing the capability to produce all its medicines, helping to ensure continuity of supply of our medicines as they expand internationally.

What you will be doing:

• This is a varied position which requires cross-functional collaboration with contract maintenance providers, production, technical operations, quality and other personnel to ensure equipment performance is maximized. Your role will involve working on a variety of projects ranging from continuous improvement to new product introductions.
• Establish in conjunction with the Operations Engineering Manager the department goals, schedules and timetables for activities.
• Assist with the management and support of manufacturing equipment development.
• Support the API Engineering Team in ensuring that manufacturing equipment is maintained to meet the required legal, divisional and corporate standards.
• Prepare appropriate CAPA plans and implement timelines.
• Undertake specific investigations, and equipment monitoring, with a view to improve manufacturing performance e.g., reducing plant downtime and maximizing Plant output and yield.
• Implementation of equipment/process upgrade in an environment of continuous improvement.
• Develop monthly engineering metrics and provide management reports in a timely manner.
• Ensure relevant budgets are within target and prepare capital expenditure requests for plant as required.
• Ensure successful external, Division and Corporate audits.
• Ensure safety standards are met, and safe working practices are adhered to.
• Manage internal and external plant projects as needed.
• Supervise and manage relationships with external contractors.
• Attend relevant meetings and drive actions to closure.
• Any other duties as assigned.

What you need to apply:

• Degree (Level 7 or above) in engineering or scientific area (Chemistry)
• Minimum of 6 years pharmaceutical industry with a minimum of 2 years’ experience as an Engineering Supervisor.
• Experience with glass lined vessels, reactors, pumps, heat exchangers, ATEX, solvent handling. High level of attention to detail and mental concentration, to ensure accuracy and total compliance with procedures.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make prompt decisions on engineering related issues