Process Engineer-Production Systems, Oral Solid Dose

Virbac Group; Bridgeton (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Match: 6%

Paid Time Off: 13 Holidays, 15 Vacation Days

5 Personal Days

5 Floating Holidays

Growth Opportunities

5 Floating Holidays

Growth Opportunities

Job summary

A leading animal health company in Bridgeton, Missouri is seeking a Process Engineer to join its Industrial Operations teams. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in Oral Solid Dosage, Granulation, and Compression within an FDA/GMP environment. This role involves developing training materials, ensuring compliance, and transitioning new products into production. Competitive compensation and robust benefits, including a 401k match, vacation days, and growth opportunities, are provided.

Qualifications

• Must have experience in Oral Solid Dosage processing.
• Prior experience in Pharmaceutical or FDA regulated industry.
• Experience in leading process improvement teams is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop process documentation and training material.
• Provide compliance documentation for regulatory filings.
• Transition new products into production.
• Provide guidance on manufacturing equipment and systems purchases and support training materials to embed process engineering knowledge.

Skills

Experience in Oral Solid Dosage

Experience with lean and six sigma principles

Ability to travel up to 10% of time

Lean Six Sigma

Process Improvement

Team Leadership

FDA GMP

Tools

Extrusion processes

Granulation

Compression

Job description

**Experiencing together a unique human adventure**Animal health is key to the health of the planet. Working at Virbac means taking part in a unique human adventure in which the engagement of each individual contributes to its evolution. Encouraging internal mobility between positions and countries, offering individual development plans and building a partnership based on trust between managers and employees are as many perspectives of motivation for our teams. We also offer them a work environment conducive to exploring new territories and balancing their professional and personal lives. Finally, fostering their engagement to animal health also means listening to them and helping them to acquire new skills, preparing them for the challenges of tomorrow and encouraging them to contribute to an ever more responsible approach to our business.**Virbac Animal Health is seeking a Process Engineer for our Industrial Operations teams. Must have experience in Oral Solid Dosage, Granulation, and Compression with a history of work in an FDA/GMP environment. Along with experience using lean and six sigma principles and tools. Virbac is an animal health pharmaceutical company that specializes in dental, medicine, and supplements for dogs, cats, and ferrets in the United States.*** **Pharmaceutical Manufacturing or other FDA regulated industry*** **Experience in processing powders (oral solid dose/granulation/compression)*** **Extrusion processes experience*** **Prior Experience leading improvement teams*** **Competitive Compensation and Bonus Opportunities*** **401k Match: 6%*** **Paid Time Off (All Prorated):** + **13 Company-paid Holidays** + **15 Vacation Days** + **5 Personal Days** + **5 Floating Holidays** + **Growth Opportunities*** **Develop process documentation and training material to support the standardized processes and new product launches.*** **Provide requested documentation to support compliance requirements for existing products and for new product regulatory filings.******Expected results:** Guarantee proper documentation for training and compliance requirements*** **Provide process engineering recommendations to R&D during the development phases to ensure development of new products that can be manufactured robustly as the current level of existing technology (i.e. Design for manufacturing).*** **Provide process engineering recommendations to R&D and MSAT on compliance and product quality during the development phase.*** ****Expected results:** Ensure efficient and compliant processes are developed by R&D and MSAT; ready for transfer to Production*** **Transition new products into production working as a member of the technology transfer team to ensure that the new product meets production, quality, and compliance requirements.*** **Provide guidance on manufacturing equipment and systems purchases.*** **Ensure that new processes perform as designed*** **Support development of general training material (beyond the requirements of accountability no. 2).*** **Serve as Subject Matter Expert and Trainer for material directly related to process engineering knowledge.******Expected results:** Ensure that process engineering knowledge is integrated into training and material.*** **Prior proven experience in processing powders (oral solid dose / granulation / compression).*** **Experience in extrusion processes preferred.*** **Prior experience leading process improvement teams*** **Prior experience in Pharmaceutical or other FDA regulated industry*** **Prior experience using lean and six sigma principles and tools preferred.*** **Ability to travel up to 10% of time.**### Get in touch!Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match!