Arcadis DPS Engineering are seeking a Process Engineer – Drug Product, to carry out a pharmaceutical assignment located in Dundalk. This is an 11- month contract initially.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership within a new Vaccine Drug Product Manufacturing facility.
- Ensure all equipment installed is safe, effective and in compliance with industry standards.
- Ensure all company and site engineering policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Provide technical and compliance review and/or authorship of testing protocols, reports and applicable manufacturing SOPs.
- Generate and execute documentation for cGMP activities including risk assessments /reports.
- Management of Equipment Vendors including execution of on-site maintenance visits, management of continuous improvement projects & spare parts criticality assessments.
- Support/lead maintenance of the validated state of the equipment through execution of revalidation protocols as per Site VMP.
- Lead and participate in cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, drive continuous improvement, and process optimisation using tools such as DMAIC and FMEA.
- Manage changes to equipment/process as per site change control procedures.
- Support establishment of new Preventative Maintenance Program for equipment in Drug Product suite.
- Lead/participate in equipment related manufacturing investigations with cross-functional teams to ensure that detailed root cause analysis & impact analysis is completed and appropriate CAPAs are implemented.
- Identify process and equipment improvements and develop these into CI projects.
- Support disposition of batches by addressing any potential technical / engineering related issues which may have occurred mid-batch.
- Lead/participate in, TPM, CI & Gemba programs and daily / weekly tiered manufacturing meetings.
- Provide technical expertise during regulatory inspections e.g. FDA, HPRA inspections to defend systems, change controls, investigations and qualification packages.
- Support transition from project to sustaining manufacturing and ramp up of production volumes in future by improving equipment reliability through CI and TPM processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Engineering or Science Degree in Engineering or Technology related discipline
- Minimum 5 years cGMP industrial / engineering experience,
- Experience in executing on the floor activities such as FAT, SAT, IQ/OQ
- Experience in data driven approach to root cause analysis and prioritization of continuous improvement initiatives e.g. Six Sigma
- Experience in leading & resolving complex technical investigations.
- Experience in a risk-based approach to manufacturing through use of tools such as FMEA
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities as project demands change
- Specific experience with Autoclave, Parts Washers, and CIP/SIP equipment.
- Knowledge of Formulation processes.
- Experience in start-up facilities is advantageous.
- CQV experience is advantageous.
- Knowledge of industry/ regulatory requirements such as Annex 1 desirable
- Ability to explain complex technical issues to external customers / agencies
Why Join Arcadis?
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