Pharma Facilities Engineer: Utilities & Projects Lead

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing Inc.; Grand Rapids, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) seeks a Facilities Engineer to advance the Engineering department, specializing in facility and utility optimization. You will run projects and oversee construction, enforcing best practices for all engineering functions within the facilities engineering team.

Serve as a SME in several utilities, collaborating cross-functionally to manage increasingly demanding projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent knowledge).
• 0-3 years of experience in Manufacturing, pharmaceutical, or food/beverage processing (Level I).
• 4-7 years of experience in Manufacturing, pharmaceutical, or food/beverage processing (Level II).
• 7+ years of experience in deep technical engineering experience in utilities that are constant with pharmaceutical, chemical or food/beverage processing (Sr. Level).

Responsibilities

• Review engineering documents and technical specifications for new equipment.
• Participate in equipment specification and operational procedure development.
• Test, operate, troubleshoot, commission and qualify facility equipment.
• Write and edit Operation and Maintenance procedures.
• Support and execute facilities validation, verification, and testing activities.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with Project Management, Maintenance, Operations, Tech Services, and Quality to provide solution recommendations.
• Study equipment metrics to implement operational changes and utility enhancements.
• Initiate change controls for adding, altering, or decommissioning qualified systems.
• Manage moderately sized engineering projects and supervise external contractor activities.
• Assist in creation of Engineering and Validation documentation and execution of protocols including RAR, FRS, URS, FAT, IOQ, PQ, including PNID redlines.
• Creating and revising SOP and SWI’s.
• Provide active mentorship, coaching, and problem-solving guidance to junior engineers.
• Assist more senior engineers with troubleshooting and design workflows.
• Exchange technical information clearly and concisely with teammates.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent knowledge)

Job description

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) seeks a Facilities Engineer to advance the Engineering department, specializing in facility and utility optimization. You will run projects and oversee construction, enforcing best practices for all engineering functions within the facilities engineering team.

Serve as a SME in several utilities, collaborating cross-functionally to manage increasingly demanding projects.