Maintenance Engineer

2520 - Maintenance Engineer

 

Team Horizon is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join our client’s biologics manufacturing site in Athlone. As the Maintenance Engineer you will be responsible for day-to-day management and coordination Maintenance tasks at the Athlone facility and will work closet with the Technical Owners of the Process Equipment.

Your main area of responsibility will be the technical engineering ownership of the Preventative and Corrective Maintenance activities within the CMMS (Computerised Maintenance management System) and will provide technical leadership to the technician team on Preventative and Corrective Maintenance activities with the support of the System Technical Owners.

 

Why you should apply:

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  This is an excellent opportunity to join a world class manufacturing operation, with an outstanding track record of reliably delivering high-quality medicines to patients around the world suffering serious illnesses.


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  Our client has developed a stand-out culture of innovation, inclusion, and development, and consistently features as a great place to work.

 

What you will be doing:

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  Acts as an advocate for Maintenance continuous Improvement Activities within the Process Maintenance group.


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  Take the lead in troubleshooting and problem solving on process equipment while providing coaching and mentoring to the Maintenance Technician Group.


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  Ownership of operational readiness activities for process equipment and maintenance such as development of maintenance job plan content, maintenance related procedures and spares identification.


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  Work closely with the Maqintenace Tecnician team to ensure a timely execution of Preventative Maintenance activities with Minimal Impact to the Operations Schedule.


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  Ownership of process safety and equipment related investigations.


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  Ownership and delivery of equipment / technical training on process equipment Maintenance tesks where required.


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  Ownership and tracking of Maintenance key performance indicators (KPI's) for the process areas.


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  Encourage and sustain a high safety culture and performance within the maintenance teams.


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  Plan and manage day-to-day Preventative Maintenance support work on process and associated equipment to meet manufacturing or plant shutdown schedules while maintaining a high level of GMP compliance and being cost efficient.


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  Implement equipment and maintenance reliability improvements. Development and implementation of area / equipment improvement plans to repeat failures and other maintenance problems.


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  Review of executed maintenance activity and identify improvements to the maintenance job plan content.


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  Ensure compliance to both Alexion Governance standards and Regulatory requirements.

 

What you need to apply:

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  Minimum of 3 years relevant experience working in a Process Maintenance team role in the Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology industry.


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  Experience of Upstream / Downstream drug substance and Clinical processes would be an advantage but not essential.


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  Demonstrated ability to work effectively with vendors and resolve issues in a timely and structured manner.


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  Experienced in leading and facilitating structured problem-solving approaches to resolve equipment / process issues.


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  Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements and current Health and Safety Regulations legislation.
  
  Proven ability to work well as part of a team & on own.