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JOB TITLE: ENGINEERING MANAGER

WORKING HOURS: MONDAY TO FRIDAY 40HRS PER WEEK

CONTRACT TYPE: PERMANENT

Are you an experienced Engineering Manager looking for an exciting new challenge?

We’re on the hunt for a talented Engineering Manager who is passionate about process optimization and maintenance excellence. If you’re a natural problem solver and a facilitator of change, with a drive to improve systems and a hands-on approach, we’d love to hear from you!

At our organization, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the seamless function of engineering processes and equipment. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead, innovate, and make a significant impact within a dynamic and regulated industry.

SUMMARY:

The role is responsible for ensuring minimal plant downtime with the implementation of an effective PPM program and proactively identifying opportunities for improving operational throughput and equipment reliability.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Engineering Maintenance:

• Ensure PPM and Calibration schedules are carried out on time in accordance with the plan.
• Manage the CMMS ensuring that it reflects all current and future maintenance work.
• Liaise closely with the Production and Planning Manager to prioritise equipment and plant maintenance.
• Identify, organise, and manage contractors on site to perform in line with H&S requirements
• Ensure all relevant documentation and paperwork is completed and stored in compliance with Quality Management and Regulatory standards.
• Generate graphical data that demonstrates machine performance and reduced downtime.
• Ensure on site engineering support is available to cover all shift patterns and outside of “normal working hours” if required i.e. weekend working.
• Provide “On Call support” for any site emergency issues.
• Work closely with SFM’s HSE representative to ensure all safety procedures are adhered to and supported.

Process Engineering

• Manage, review, and take overall responsibility for all Process Engineering tasks. Job Opportunities
• Challenge existing Manufacturing processes to deliver Process efficiencies.
• Provide project management for Site and production projects.
• Manage Quality Management processes such as CAPA, NCs, DCRs and change control.
• Ensure all products and processes remain in a validated state of compliance.
• Draft specifications / packaging, feasibility studies, written validations, SOP’s.
• Where applicable, conduct OQ/PQ Trials.
• Provide product Process support for products post design transfer.
• Drive proactive risk management and continuous improvement practices such as FMEA, Kaizen and Lean methodologies.
• Implement process improvements to achieve/exceed company KPI targets.
• Monitoring the progress and effectiveness of efficiency improvements.
• Participate in value analysis and value stream mapping
• Support production Operator process training.
• Implement appropriate statistical tools to maintain and improve production processes.

To maintain the availability of services to ensure business functions are not interrupted

• Maintain and manage equipment, to ensure the provision of services.
• Motivate, Mentor and support the Maintenance and Process engineering Team to improve development and performance.
• Responsibility for relevant budget cost centres.
• Develop Continuous improvement, Quality and HSE culture and lead improvement projects.
• Identify critical spares and manage inventory.

KEY SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Excellent leadership and communication skills and active management experience of Multi-skilled Maintenance and Process engineering teams.
• Experience of Process scale up.
• Experience of F.A.T, S.A.T, IQ, OQ, and PQ
• Good understanding of Project Management.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of safety systems and legislation.
• Demonstrate knowledge of budget preparation and management.
• Able to apply Lean management tools.
• Able to get on with and positively influence people both internally and externally to achieve objectives.
• Excellent knowledge of GMP standards within a medical device facility.
• Knowledge of steam and chemical processes preferred.
• Necessary to be hands on to support Maintenance and Process engineering team.
• Experienced Mechanical & Electrical Engineer

Qualified and interested candidates should send a copy of their CV and covering letter detailing their suitability for the role to recruitment@sfm-limited.com