AddressProcess Engineering Manager
An independent contract GMP manufacturer requires a Process Engineering Manager based in Cheshire, on a full time, permanent basis. The company produces specialist GMP products within animal health, actives within medical devices and food ingredients. As part of the site succession plan the opportunity will embed the core values of the company for future growth and sustainability.
As the site Process Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the site technical engineering operations including facilities, site safety, CAPEX projects, process improvement as well as Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive site maintenance across the site. You will also be involved in leading GMP quality with manufacturing, Quality control and regulated bodies.
Duties may include the following:
• Safety, Health & Environmental- continued development of a safe operating culture including DSEAR, HACCP and quality systems ISO9001, ISO14001, FSSC22000.
• Own the short term and long term strategy for the Design and Development of site assets, facilities and CAPEX projects in line with client new development programmes.
• Ideal experience will include powder processing within ingredients, chemicals or powder manufacturing, blending or milling.
• Control of maintenance budget and maintenance team using internal and external SME resources and site annual shutdown.
• Manage the daily operational delivery of the maintenance/problem solving to meet business /customer needs working through root cause analysis with corresponding GMP traceable paperwork.
• Support and input QA laboratory and the GMP regulatory systems working with external QP and site PQS.
• provide strategy input and direction to the smooth running of the business through technical, quality, budgetary and management.
The ideal candidate background and experience will be:
• Educated to at least a Degree qualification in Chemical Engineering (or equivalent)
• Ideally (or working toward) a chartered engineer with IChemE.
• Ideally 5 years experience within a management/leadership role within work experience in New product introduction/development, engineering management role
• Proven experience within process industry with plant operation – OEM, Chemicals, Food, FMCG, pesticides, API pharmaceuticals specifically powder handling, or bulk solid handling exposure.
• Experience of managing budgets, CAPEX, HSE, teams and staff development
• Management of quality system including CAPA, site master validation plan, deviation and coordinating site audits and managing external consultants/SME.
• Flexibility to work and respond to business needs and changes
This is fantastic opportunity to join a growing contract manufacturing business and in return they are offering a competitive package and the opportunity to be a site leader through being the Process Engineering Manager. Please note the client cannot accept applications from candidates who are not based in the UK or who require visa sponsorship.
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