Blood Products Process Engineer II: Lean & Validation

Planet Pharma; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support Blood Products operations, optimize production processes, and sustain equipment performance. You will collaborate across Quality, R&D, Process Development and Operations to resolve issues and implement changes with a focus on validation and continuous improvement.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering and 1–3 years of experience in engineering or manufacturing, with knowledge of IQ/OQ/PQ and process validation preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field required.
• 1–3 years of relevant engineering or manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience with validation principles and quality systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day engineering support for manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Participate in investigations, CAPAs, and root-cause analysis.
• Lead or support improvement projects to enhance capacity, quality, and cost performance.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing procedures, routing docs, BOMs and related records.
• Ensure compliance with IQ/OQ/PQ and validation requirements in manufacturing.

Skills

Process validation

IQ/OQ/PQ

Lean/CI

Problem analysis

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Planet Pharma is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to support Blood Products operations, optimize production processes, and sustain equipment performance. You will collaborate across Quality, R&D, Process Development and Operations to resolve issues and implement changes with a focus on validation and continuous improvement.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering and 1–3 years of experience in engineering or manufacturing, with knowledge of IQ/OQ/PQ and process validation preferred.