Eirgen Pharma Process Engineering Graduate Programme
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About Eirgen Pharma
Would you like to be part of a company that has the courage, innovation, and capability to improve and enhance patient lives across the globe?
Founded in 2005, Eirgen Pharma employs over 180 people in Waterford. We combine the agility of a small company with the ambition to deliver high-quality medicines globally — all within a collaborative, people-focused culture.
About our Graduate Programme
We are hiring a Graduate Process Engineer to support our current Capacity Expansion Project.
You will be supported by our 23-month engineering graduate training programme.
We have a 3-stage approach, each with goals and milestones, supporting progressive development:
- Stage 1: Onboarding (0 – 3 months)
- Stage 2: Intermediate Training (3 – 12 months)
- Stage 3: Advanced Training (12 – 23 month)
You will be paired with a senior engineer who will act as mentor for the duration of the programme.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide process engineering support to internal customers in the day-to-day operations of projects, enabling delivery of high quality projects safely, on time and within budget. In doing so you will have exposure and training in:
Facilities and Project Engineering
- Have a customer centric approach
- Consider Life cycle cost in designs for maximum long term efficiency and reliability
- Identify stakeholders and ensure scope is understood, communicated, approved and locked through appropriate charter for the project
- Highlight and mitigate risks as early as possible
- Manage project budgets to ensure control is maintained at all times
- Manage small projects under the supervision of senior engineers through approved change controls
- Ensure the quality of all works completed is to the highest standards and on schedule
- Ensure all documentation is appropriately reviewed and signed off
- Organise, coordinate, facilitate and execute qualification related activities as required under the supervision of senior engineers
- Ensure validation methodology is clear and integrated into the project from URS onwards
- Ensure documentation, training and handover meet the internal customers’ expectations
Contractor Coordination
- Ensure contractors are budgeted, approved, scheduled, qualified and permitted for the work they perform under your behest
- Develop relationships with contractors, ensuring they understand our business and are compliant to site procedures
Reporting and Governance
- Compile a report covering schedule, cost control, project scope and risks / mitigations at appropriate intervals
Health, Safety and the Environment
- Comply with legislative requirements
- Ensure safety management is paramount in project delivery processes
- Comply at all times with Health, Safety and Environmental policy and procedure
- Continuously promote a positive safety culture by challenging yourself and others to prioritize safety in everything you do
Quality Compliance
- Ensure all work carried out is in compliance with the required standards, conforming to company, cGxP, SOPs, regulatory guidelines
- Take ownership for quality compliance in all activities you are responsible for
About you
- A minimum 2.1 Primary Degree or Masters in Engineering
- Graduated within the past two years, or due to graduate in 2026
- Relevant work experience (internship/work placement accepted)
- Experience in a GMP-regulated manufacturing or pharmaceutical environment advantageous
- You are a natural influencer, comfortable thinking ‘outside the box’ and driven by the task/project showing flexibility to ensure results are achieved
- You demonstrate strong interpersonal skills with a focus on supporting internal customers in a safe and compliant manner
Why Join Eigen Pharma?
- You will work as part of a collaborative analytical team, contributing to high-quality data delivery in a fast-paced, GMP-regulated environment
- Opportunity to work on development-stage and commercial products
- Collaborative and quality-driven environment
- Excellent benefits, pension, health insurance, social club, canteen facilities
Apply for the above role by sending your CV to opportunities@eirgen.com including the job title in the subject.