Job title:Process Engineer
Location:Dublin 15
Benefits:Excellent hourly rate

Company:
My client are a global specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company dedicated to improving patient health through innovative therapies and technologies. Their Blanchardstown campus in Dublin serves as a key hub for advanced manufacturing and global R&D, delivering high-quality medical devices to patients worldwide. With a strong commitment to operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and continuous innovation, my client offer an inclusive, collaborative work environment where employees can make a real impact.

Duties & Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• The position requires effective cross-functional collaboration with internal partners including Site Engineering, Facilities Management, Manufacturing Operations, Technical Operations, and Quality and external contractors.
• Manage all process engineering activities and utility activities to meet and optimize manufacturing schedules while maintaining a high level of GMP compliance and cost efficiency.
• Manage process engineering activities includes all planned and unplanned works on process equipment.
• Coordinates with maintenance all utilities equipment activities including all planned and unplanned works on utility equipment associated with the clean areas.
• In addition to vendor training provide training to the process and utility technicians on process equipment.
• Collaborate with the maintenance and utlities lead to optimise the preventative maintenance program across process and utility systems including a review of executed maintenance activities and identify improvements to the maintenance job plan content.
• Implement equipment and maintenance reliability improvements. Development and implementation of area / equipment improvement plans to repeat failures and other maintenance problems.
• Life cycle management of the validation of qualified equipment and ongoing process engineering support for this equipment.
• Provide support to Manufacturing, Validation, and Maintenance on process equipment and utility systems when required.
• Manage all process engineering and validation activities associated with qualified equipment on site.
• Coordinate with quality and other areas on the requalification program.
• Manage vendors supporting/executing the works.
• Provide Engineering expertise in trouble shooting activities to support manufacturing during process transfer activities or deviation investigations.
• Provide support and participate in regulatory inspections.
• Lead and support system improvements, development of specifications, engineering documents and standard operating procedures.
• Identify and support process optimization initiatives and address opportunities for efficiency and capacity improvements in all areas of manufacturing support equipment.

• A third level degree in Process Engineering or equivalent experience
• Relevant experience working in a technical engineering role in the Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology industry.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Team leadership experience.
• Experienced in identifying priorities for assignment of resources and time.
• Experienced in the application of lean principles and structured problem-solving techniques.
• Strong technical capabilities, communication skills, teamwork abilities and initiative.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with vendors and resolve issues in a timely and structured manner.