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Are you an experience Manufacturing Process Engineer looking to grow your career?

We are recruiting an experienced Manufacturing Process Engineer to join our Core 1 Operations team in AbbVie Westport, Co Mayo. 

You will have the opportunity to optimize and improve the efficiency of manufacturing processes within a multi-product aseptic environment across a wide range of process and equipment types. The successful will candidate will need to have strong technical problem problem skills and be able to work within a highly regulated environment. You must have the ability to co-ordinate with multiple stakeholders with varying levels of experience across multiple areas of expertise, ensuring that the necessary skill sets for successful project delivery are available.  

Key activities:

• Provide technical assistance to the manufacturing areas relating to the process and equipment to address issues and exceptions or support improvements. 
• Develop and implement changes that will enhance equipment performance, product quality, reduce manufacturing costs and maximise efficiencies. 
• Develop and modify procedures as needed to support the manufacturing areas. Submit Change plans and create investigation reports. 
• Support the transfer of new products to the manufacturing area.
• Participate in process, equipment and facilities validation efforts and project implementation. 
• Maintain manufacturing area equipment in compliance with site calibration and maintenance program 
• Provide support to Technical Shift Leads on batch records 
• Provide assistance and present when required at Regulatory Inspections 
• Comply with Abbvie policies and procedures and regulatory agency regulations. 
• Evaluation and implement new equipment and process technology.
• Ensure the efficient operation of aseptic filling lines and associated equipment.
• Become a ‘Subject Matter Expert’ across critical aseptic processes and identify and lead the implementation of process improvement projects.  
• Initiate capital project ideas dealing with safety, quality improvements, increases in capacity and/or cost reduction. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical Engineering, or a related Engineering discipline is required
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in process / equipment engineering in a manufacturing environment of biotechnology, pharmaceutical plant
• Lean Six Sigma/ Continuous Improvement experience is desirable 
• Detailed knowledge of CGMP and regulatory requirements relating to the pharmaceutical industry is required for this role.
• Possess strong technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures. 
• Ability to lead projects.
• Ability to quickly adopt to changing business / project demands.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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