Process Engineer x 2

KPC International; Waterford; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company in Waterford is seeking a Process Engineer to provide essential engineering support within the Product Supply Unit. You will drive continuous improvement projects and coordinate automated inspection processes. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Engineering, experience in GMP environments, strong problem-solving skills, and a desire to make an impact in improving patient outcomes. This role offers a supportive and inclusive work environment, contributing directly to patient health.

Qualifications

• Experience in a GMP environment is crucial.
• Degree in Engineering is required.
• Problem-solving and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide process engineering support to the Product Supply APU.
• Support continuous improvement projects.
• Coordinate automated inspection projects.

Skills

Experience in a highly regulated GMP environment

Strong problem solving skills

Strong communication skills

Strong documentation skills

Education

Degree in an Engineering discipline

Tools

Automation systems

Job description

KPC International - Excellence from Concept to Completion

Process Engineer - Waterford

KPC International began operations in 2001, our team of Engineers and Scientists have helped our clients achieve project success all over the world within the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical space.

We specialise in Plant Facility Start-Up from Strategy and Planning to Execution, through to Operational Readiness. We are proud to support our clients in delivering their life changing products to patients.

Reporting to the Team Lead, you will play an integral role within the Product Supply Unit’s team, ensuring reliable supply of syringe and vial products to our patients globally.

The Product Supply APU consists of multiple platforms for the PFS inspection, assembly, labelling, cartoning, of autoinjectors and prefilled syringes and vials. The platforms range from manual processes through to high-speed, high volume automated production lines.

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families. Your job, as Manufacturing Operations Team Leader will be to:

Main Duties Will Include

• Provide process engineering support to the Product Supply APU.
• Support delivery of continuous improvement projects to existing equipment.
• Work closely with various departments, such as MSAT, Technical Development, Quality Assurance, and Supply Chain.
• Lead and coordinate elements of an automated inspection project and contribute to process engineering activities related to the development of new and existing manufacturing capacity.
• Utilisation of knowledge gained from existing manufacturing technologies to aid in the development of new technologies with the goal of implementing higher output and yield.
• Ensure safety compliance, providing technical and engineering support for process and equipment failures, identifying, and implementing process and product improvements, supporting qualification of new products/processes, analysing machine performance data, and managing improvement projects within budget and time constraints with a distinct focus on AVI inspection.
• Support new product introductions and capacity expansions, including new vendor selections, maintenance planning, design changes, change controls, OEE improvement, yield improvement, etc.
• Lead systematic technical root cause investigations.
• Support all company safety and quality programs and initiatives.

Essential Skills / Qualifications

• Experience in a highly regulated GMP environment.
• Degree in an Engineering discipline.
• Strong problem solving and communication skills.
• Strong documentation/protocol generation and execution skills.
• Automation experience with vision systems is desirable.

KPC -International offers an inclusive environment where you can broaden your experience, perspective and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.

KPC – International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.