Manufacturing Equipment Engineer

Corium Innovations; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Flexible spending accounts (FSA)

Employee assistance program

Paid holidays (12)

Paid vacation + holiday shutdown

Job summary

Corium Innovations is seeking a Manufacturing Equipment Engineer to lead the design, development, installation and maintenance of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment. You will drive process improvements in mixing, extrusion, coating, converting and packaging, while ensuring GMP compliance and safety.

The role requires a Mechanical Engineering degree with 10+ years in equipment design and 5+ years in a pharmaceutical environment, plus strong project management and cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field and 10+ years in equipment design and installation.
• Minimum 5 years in pharmaceutical manufacturing environments preferred with cGMP experience.
• Experience in designing, installing and troubleshooting manufacturing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, install, manage and maintain equipment used to manufacture pharmaceutical products.
• Ensure equipment operates safely, efficiently and in compliance with GMP.
• Support engineering changes, deviations and CAPAs on assigned projects.
• Lead or participate in FMEA and continuous improvement tasks.
• Plan tests and reviews to verify design and functional requirements.
• Collaborate with engineers to develop standards and user requirements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams as a subject matter expert in equipment.
• Strong project and operations management, forecasting and scheduling.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Project Management

cGMP

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Communication

Forecasting

Electrical Standards

Process Equipment Design

Quality Assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Due to our continued growth, Corium Innovations is seeking a Manufacturing Equipment Engineer to lead efforts to design, develop, improve and document manufacturing equipment. This position serves as a subject matter expert in the development and implementation of process equipment in functional areas such as mixing, extrusion, coating, converting and packaging as well as ancillary plant equipment and facilities.

Your most Innovative career move is here!

At Corium Innovations, we’ve led the way in innovating drug delivery technologies for millions of patients whose GI systems just can’t tolerate pills, who can’t remember to take their meds as directed, or who have needle-phobia. This is only the beginning! There’s so much more to deliver, and we need YOU to do it!

Our Purpose is to create, develop and manufacture innovative healthcare products for partners that deliver superior value to patients.

Our Goal is to be the best-in-class specialty CDMO through the use of innovative technologies and superior execution.

Our Company Values are core to our positive and people-centric culture which inspires all of us to come to work every day on behalf of our people, our partners, our customers, and our patients. Through our four core values, we put people first and create opportunities to make each day better than the last.

• Celebrate Individuals: We ’ re looking for talent who will celebrate the uniqueness of each of our team members by encouraging everyone to bring their authentic self to work.
• Successful Together: We believe we ’ re better together, so we prioritize teamwork as we work to achieve our shared vision knowing each one of us has an important role to play.
• Embrace Innovation: We embrace new challenges and opportunities while encouraging creative thinking and innovative solutions to best meet the needs of our people and our partners.
• Pride in Ownership: We take pride in owning our progress and successes, feeling empowered to pursue our growth to reach our full potential. And we hope you will too!

Responsibilities

• Responsible for designing, developing, installing, managing and/or maintaining equipment used to manufacture pharmaceutical products.
• Ensures manufacturing equipment and processes operate effectively, efficiently and safely.
• Supports, initiates, and approves engineering change requests, deviations, and corrective actions related to assigned projects.
• Participates in and may lead FMEA and continuous improvement tasks.
• Leads engineering analysis, design reviews, and plans test programs to ensure the physical and functional requirements are met and verified.
• Evaluates and resolves manufacturing, design, and process issues.
• Collaborates with other engineers on developing standards and user requirements.
• Works collaboratively in a subject matter expert role with cross functional team in functional areas of expertise.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in designing, installing and troubleshooting equipment in a manufacturing environment; minimum of 5 years of experience in a pharmaceutical environment preferred.
• cGMP experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office software.
• Experience in project and operations management.
• Experience forecasting plans.
• Knowledge of current controls / electrical engineering standards and systems.
• Team player.
• Motivated and results oriented.
• Skilled in problem analysis and problem resolution.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Highly competitive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, and employee assistance program.
• 401(k) retirement savings account with a company match and immediate vesting.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Competitive paid vacation plan plus ~1 additional week of paid time off for our annual holiday shutdown.