MANUFACTURING ENGINEER - FOOD SAFETY (SHIFT)

Borr Drilling; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the healthcare sector is seeking a qualified Food Safety Engineer to ensure compliance with GMP standards. The candidate will be responsible for managing food safety protocols, optimizing production processes, and collaborating across departments to enhance product quality. This role offers a chance to work in a dynamic environment with a focus on safety and quality in the food and pharmaceutical industry.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in a GMP environment.
• Knowledge of food microbiology and safety protocols.
• Able to work in 12 hour rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Lead food safety risk assessments and manage GMP compliance.
• Optimize manufacturing processes to meet production requirements.
• Train technicians on food safety standards and best practices.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Food Safety

Problem Solving

Engineering Principles

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Process Engineering

Diploma in Food Science

Tools

SAP

POMS

MES

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

• Lead Food Safety risk assessment and quality records (QRs) for escalation on lines as per Global GMP lifecycle policy.
• Provides support and inputs to update Food Safety Policy and site HACCP.
• Provide support to the Manufacturing organization to facilitate the efficient operations within the production area.
• To optimize existing processes and to ensure that production goals are met. Ensures systems and processes to maintain GMP at workplace.
• Collaborate with Operations sub-functions in tracking critical production and cleaning parameters to track and collate responses for consumers/medical/affiliates escalations.
• Monitors performance of equipment, machines and tools and corrects equipment problems or process parameters that can produce non-conforming products.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible to Manage and focus directly on GMP food safety engineering/food security and validation, in preparation for the commercial production of regulated products.
• Support execution of projects related to food safety and optimization of existing manufacturing processes to deliver products with the production requirements consistent with Gold Standard Policies.
• Responsible for leak management and sanitation response during food safety events, including oversight for sanitation and verification activities.
• Ensures effectiveness of routine sanitation and cleaning activities.
• Train shopfloor technicians on food safety requirements
• Responsible to perform quality events investigation and coming up with CAPA action. Ensuring the effectiveness of CAPA action.
• Interface with other departments and suppliers to address root causes.
• Responsible to motivate and train employees for the facility and from third party as part of food safety program.
• Partner with Engineering on the installation, modification, upgrade and maintenance of manufacturing equipment. Co-Development of qualification and validation protocols.
• Execution of qualification and validation activities
• Lead incident reviews to investigate and correct microbiological non-conformities and provide recommendation regarding process design, product disposition and continuous improvement.
• Optimize the documentation for quality systems, cleaning and validation, SOPs, HACCP plans, and food safety policy and protocols.
• Ensures plant Food Safety documentation is maintained in an audit-ready state, meeting all statutory, regulatory requirements & customer expectations.
• Ensures the effective use of materials, equipment, and personnel in producing quality products at an effective operating cost.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and Procedures.
• Prepares reports, publishes, and makes presentations to communicate findings.
• Implement, document, and maintain controlled, repeatable production processes.
• Understands the business needs of the company and has knowledge of the customer needs of our business.
• Cultivates internal and external network of resources to complete tasks.
• Any other duties as assigned by supervisor.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Diploma/Bachelor’s degree in Process Engineering/ Mechanical/ Electrical/ Food Science/Biotechnology/Microbiology
• Minimum 3-5 years of related experience in quality/manufacturing/production, preferably in a GMP environment in food/pharma industry
• Able and willing to work on shift pattern (12 hours rotation shift)
• Preferably with knowledge in SAP system/POMS/MES.
• Preferably with knowledge about food microbiology, pathogens and food safety.
• Able to make fast decision and react efficiently to situation.
• Understands engineering principles, theories concepts, practices and techniques

• Kindly note this position is based in Tuas and is a 12hr shift (rotation) role

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