Senior Process Engineer – Packaging
Location: Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin

About the company:
My client are a global diabetes care company that is leveraging its 100-year legacy in insulin delivery to empower people with diabetes to live their best life through innovative solutions, partnerships and the passion of more than 2,000 employees around the globe.

The Role:
You are responsible for leading a team to deliver on key Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost Results in the packaging cell. The role will act as the SME for fully automated, high-volume, high speed packaging machines, and is responsible for day-to-day production support and driving improvements in the area.

• Lead a team of technicians to provide direct support to the production and maintenance teams to resolve daily issues and assist with troubleshooting.
• Champion a data-driven approach to investigate and resolve process issues. Drive structured problem-solving with the technicians.
• Carry out frequent reviews of the preventative maintenance schedules to ensure that they are effective at mitigating equipment failure and improving uptime.
• Work closely with material suppliers to match machine and process capability, and ensure controls are robust throughout the value chain to maintain high levels of process stability and equipment uptime.
• Work closely with the development team on new equipment or processes to establish robust process windows and effective handover to production.
• Lead QN, Customer Complaint and CAPA investigations.
• Responsible for the change control process in the assigned area and ensuring that appropriate documentation and approvals are followed.
• Lead the training and development of technicians in the assigned process engineering area. Carry out performance reviews, set objectives, and follow the absence management process for direct reports.

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering.
• At least 10 years process engineering experience with people management.
• Strong practical knowledge ofpackaging equipment and packaging processes is desirable
• Experience in improving maintenance programmes and driving overall equipment effectiveness
• Strong data analysis skills and experience applying Six Sigma or equivalent structured problem-solving approaches
• Knowledge of Lean techniques: Standard Work, TPM
• Familiarity with equipment validation and documentation within a regulated industry is advantageous.
• Familiarity with Good Manufacturing Principles