Quality Specialist Engineer

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private Medical Insurance

Life assurance

Annual discretionary bonus

Birthday Holiday entitlement

Free parking onsite

Job summary

Eurofins Scientific is hiring a Quality Specialist Engineer to support GMP operations, providing expert oversight on investigations, change controls and compliance activities. You will ensure adherence to regulatory standards and foster continuous improvement within maintenance and engineering functions.

You will review engineering records, document deviations, and drive CAPA with cross-functional teams. A BSc in a scientific discipline and strong GMP knowledge are required.

Qualifications

• BSc degree in Biotechnology, Chemistry, Engineering, or a related scientific discipline.
• Strong GMP knowledge and experience applying it in regulated environments.
• Ability to review and approve engineering documentation including change controls and SOPs.
• Proven problem-solving with data-driven decision making.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Customer-focused with stakeholder relations.
• Proactive, responsible team player with integrity and safety.

Responsibilities

• Guide engineering investigations, change controls, and deviations in a GMP environment.
• Review and approve engineering documentation, including change controls and SOPs.
• Identify and elevate quality or compliance issues; support CAPA implementation.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with GMP, site procedures and safety policies.
• Coach and train engineering personnel on GMP compliance and change control.

Skills

GMP compliance

Change controls

Investigations

Documentation review

Quality systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Training delivery

Education

BSc in Biotechnology, Chemistry, Engineering, or related

Job description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is a global, award-winning insourcing solution. We place our skilled team directly at the client site, managing operations seamlessly and eliminating complexities. We ensure a strategic, long-term service commitment that delivers value directly at the client’ site, utilising their facilities, equipment, and methodologies, while maintaining the same service, expertise, and cGMP compliance available at the Eurofins facility.

We’re proud to be an armed forces-friendly place to work and welcome applications from reservists, armed forces veterans (including the wounded, injured and sick), as well as cadet instructors, and military spouses and partners.

Job Description

Unfortunately we do not offer sponsorship for this role.

Working hours: 39 hours per week, flexitime day shift.10:00 - 15:00 Monday - Thursday, 09:00 - 14:30 Friday.

The primary focus of the Quality Specialist Engineer will be to support GMP operations by providing expert oversight and guidance on investigations, change controls, and compliance activities, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and fostering continuous improvement within the maintenance and engineering functions.

• You will provide expert guidance and oversight on engineering investigations, change controls, deviations, and failure investigations within a GMP-regulated environment.
• You will review, assess, and approve engineering documentation, including change controls, investigation reports, SOPs, and other GMP-critical records.
• You will identify, document, and elevate quality or compliance issues, supporting the timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• You will ensure Engineering activities are conducted in accordance with GMP requirements, site procedures, and safety policies, maintaining audit readiness at all times.
• You will coach, support, and deliver training to Engineering personnel on GMP compliance, investigation processes, and change control best practices.
• You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement, promote operational excellence, and ensure alignment with current regulatory and industry standards.

Qualifications

• You will hold a BSc degree in Biotechnology, Chemistry, Engineering, or a related scientific discipline.
• You will demonstrate a strong customer-focused approach, building effective relationships and delivering high-quality outcomes that meet business and stakeholder expectations.
• You will possess a sound understanding of GMP requirements and quality systems, with the ability to apply technical knowledge within a regulated environment.
• You will be an effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills, capable of collaborating across functions, influencing stakeholders, and supporting the development of others.
• You will demonstrate excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills, using data and sound judgement to identify solutions and drive continuous improvement.
• You will be a dependable and proactive team player, embracing change, maintaining high standards of integrity, quality, and safety, and contributing positively to team succes

Additional Information

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

• We offer exceptional opportunities for career growth, within a friendly and supportive team. As well as a competitive salary, pension and associated benefits you will enjoy an unrivalled working environment, including an active social calendar and subsidised canteen, all while working in a start of the art client facility- a leading biotechnology company
• Fantastic developmental opportunities and career progression pathways such as leadership, training, compliance and Subject Media Expert.
• Full Benefits Package including:-
  • Pension
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Income protection and life assurance
  • Annual discretionary bonus
  • Birthday Holiday entitlement
• Exciting Eurofins Incentives: Employee Activity Committee (EAC), Equality Driving Excellence (EDE), significant Reward and Recognition programme Opportunity to benefit from Eurofins Operational Development training platform, plus potential support for part-time training (relevant to the position)
• Full use of the canteen facilities and barista on the client site
• Free parking onsite and onsite electric charging
• Additional annual leave days with continued service
• The opportunity to work on life saving products

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.

As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.

We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique.

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