In this role, you will provide engineering expertise in the execution of strategic worldwide aseptic beverage projects. On these projects, you will develop and ensure compliance between technical requirements and equipment specifications; perform equipment design review and factory acceptance testing applicable to GMP processing equipment and develop proposals for management of strategic projects. You will interface with external resources, customers, and equipment vendors as well as internal site project teams in the execution of strategic projects.
Familiarity with the GMP in Manufacturing, Processing, Packaging, and Human Food; Quality Systems regulations. Experience working in regulated industries and knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements: FDA regulations, Good Engineering Practices (GEP), current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and Good Documentation Practices (GDP).
Specific tasks can include:
- Understand, trouble-shoot and fix software logic and mechanical assemblies as needed.
- Draft operations and maintenance manuals in accordance with the designs and equipment.
- Participate in the installation/startup/testing of machinery at customer facilities.
- Participate in electrical and controls installation and supervision at customer facilities as needed.
- Perform machine testing, experiments, and debug activities to ensure designs reliably meet the project requirements.
- Execute factory acceptance testing with documented results.
- Execute and documents projects and tasks within given timelines and budgets with moderate oversight.
- Maintain technical records, test results, and documentation in support of "design and/or performance history".
- Estimate the number of hours required to accomplish tasks.
- Proficient reading engineering drawings.
- Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful in managing stakeholders
- Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, and automation systems
- Ability to travel up to 75% of the time to install and support equipment at SitecGroup customer sites.
- Skilled with computer software MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Organizational Skills – this is a key requirement for a project engineering role. They must be able to prioritize workloads, problems and the needs of all members of their multidisciplinary team.
- Communication Skills – is in regular communication and direct management of a multidisciplinary team. They have to be able to outline project deliverables, understand problems and convey effective workarounds to members of the team to ensure the project continues as intended. Also likely to have direct communication with stakeholders at all levels (including suppliers, management and project staff), have to be able to understand and adjust to the priorities of each.
- Problem Solving Abilities – they are ultimately responsible for the engineering aspects of a project (or potentially the whole project), they must be able to find appropriate solutions for problems as they arise.
- Keen Attention to Detail – in the management of a multidisciplinary team, they must be able to focus on many tasks at once while still maintaining close attention to the details of each.
- Commercial Awareness – more than many other engineering roles, a project engineer must possess the commercial awareness to deliver project outcomes on schedule and on budget, while still maintaining its safety.
- Decisiveness – will be required to make significant decisions on a routine basis. Must be able to assess and understand the facts involved before reaching an objective decision that they will be fully accountable for.
A Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Automation, Chemical, or other engineering related fields. Minimum of one year of progressive experience within the project engineering field; ideal candidate will have managed in the past similar projects within the Food and Beverage Manufacturing area.
In addition to be specialized on food and beverage programs that combine subjects from mechanical, process, electrical and automation/ control engineering may be a big advantage. Extensive previous plant maintenance or facilities experience can also provide a route into these senior positions without the need for any university qualification.
Previous project experience in one or more of the following technologies and platforms: Clean and aseptic rooms; sterile solid dose preparation areas; powder feeding and continuous manufacturing; blending, milling, granulation, and formulation; fermentation, purification, and conjugation processes; injectable sterile fill and packaging facilities; conveyors and clean packaging automation;
SALARY RANGE of EU35,000 – 60,000 per year (travels around the world)
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