Process Engineer

CareerWise Recruitment; Waterford; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

CareerWise Recruitment in Waterford is seeking a Process Engineer for a 12-month contract with a pharmaceutical device client. You will provide leadership and support to operations teams to ensure standards are met and drive improvement initiatives across manufacturing and development operations.

The role emphasises process development, capital project support, and cross-functional problem solving with robust measurement of performance metrics.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical, Industrial or equivalent Engineering discipline with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Advanced degree in Pharmaceutics, Pharmacy or related science discipline considered an advantage.
• Technical knowledge of aseptic manufacturing including lyophilisation considered an advantage.
• Design of Experiment and associated statistical techniques.
• Visa requirements: Stamp 4 visa accepted on this occasion.

Responsibilities

• Optimisation of manufacturing and development operations.
• Identification and implementation of opportunities for improvements.
• Assist in the implementation of capital projects.
• Act as process lead for inspection development.
• Lead technical problem resolution and root cause analysis for all manufacturing operations, in conjunction with cross functional teams.
• Implementation and monitoring of performance metrics.
• Lead cycle time reduction initiatives with manufacturing teams.
• Process development programme design, plant trials, execution and implementation.

Skills

3+ years experience

Process improvement

Root cause analysis

Education

Chemical/Industrial Engineering degree

Advanced degree in Pharmaceutics or related science

Tools

DOE

Job description

A Process Engineer is required by CareerWise Recruitment for our pharmaceutical device client based in Waterford for a 12-month contract position.

The Process Engineer will provide leadership and support to operations teams to ensure appropriate standards are met including the development and implementation of improvement initiatives in all manufacturing and development operations.

THE ROLE:

• Optimisation of manufacturing and development operations.
• Identification & implementation of opportunities for improvements.
• Assist in the implementation of capital projects.
• Act as process lead for inspection development.
• Lead technical problem resolution & root cause analysis for all manufacturing operations, in conjunction with cross functional teams.
• Implementation and monitoring of performance metrics.
• Lead cycle time reduction initiatives in conjunction with manufacturing teams.
• Process development programme design / plant trials, execution and implementation.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree in Chemical, Industrial or equivalent Engineering discipline with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Advanced degree in Pharmaceutics, Pharmacy or related science discipline considered an advantage.
• Technical knowledge (theory and practice) of aseptic manufacturing including lyophilisation considered an advantage.
• Design of Experiment and associated statistical techniques.
• Visa requirements: We can only accept Stamp 4 visas on this occasion.