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Job Description
Seeking a Facilities Engineer to join our team in Stamullen, County Meath, responsible for maintaining facilities, utilities, equipment, and grounds to pharmaceutical standards.
We are PCI, a global company bridging life-changing therapies and patients. Our investment is in people who drive progress and create a better tomorrow.
Key Responsibilities:
- Consult with Engineering team on maintenance requirements and Preventative Maintenance work.
- Troubleshoot Facilities issues.
- Manage and maintain all facilities, utility, equipment, and grounds.
- Review and develop plant upgrade/modification proposals.
- Manage and contribute to the maintenance system for the Facilities Engineering Group.
- Ensure all Building Repairs and Upgrades meet Pharmaceutical Standards.
Main Duties:
- Ensure facilities documentation is completed, maintained, and reviewed accordingly and in compliance with all GMP guidelines.
- Manage Contracts: Utilities, Security, Cleaning, Pest Control, Landscaping, Fire Protection, Security Alarms, Cameras, Access Control, Garments, and Waste Management.
- Control of Facility Engineering contractors, including pre-qualification, site entry, induction, permit to work, method statements, LOTO, work inspections, and exit from site.
- Identify and implement measures to affect savings in all energy costs.
- Update relevant SOPs, documentation, and technical papers.
- Implement recycling initiatives.
- Liaise and work with the Facilities Engineering team to ensure all plant-related duties are successfully conducted.
- Drive Continuous Improvement initiatives (TPM, Lean, 6 Sigma, Shingo...).
- Assist and lead technical improvements under the department's continuous improvement program.
- Demonstrate excellent communication and assertiveness skills with strong mindfulness.
- Plan and manage small/medium capital projects in the department to successful completion.
- Work closely with the H&S Department to ensure all relevant environmental and safety requirements in the plant are met.
- Perform Validations as required on various Facilities systems.
- Manage all relevant maintenance/facilities budgets.
- Coordinate the implementation of remedial actions identified in audits.
- Work with PCI Engineering teams on various Facilities-related projects.
- Work in close collaboration with other related functions to deliver required outputs on a 24/7 shift basis.
- Work closely with Site stakeholders to successfully deliver outputs and capacity enhancement projects.
- Provide technical support for new product introduction and product transfers.
- Address and effectively manage documentation issues arising from engineering activities.
- Work in close collaboration with equipment vendors to address any performance issues.
- Define, control, and document engineering operations practices.
- Lead and attend Daily Handover meetings to review issues or by delegation where required.
- Organize and supervise outside contractors, including calibration/service contracts and cleaning.
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and GMP at all times.
- Undertake additional tasks as assigned by the Engineering Director/Facilities Manager or those designated by the Engineering Director.
Requirements:
- Degree in Engineering (mechanical/electrical) is essential.
- At least 2-5 years' experience in a similar role in a GMP-regulated/FMEA manufacturing environment.
- Audit experience is desirable.
- Exposure to facilities equipment best-practice maintenance, including CMMS and RCM.
- History in Continuous Improvement and lean production/engineering techniques.
- Excellent written/verbal communication and documentation skills.
- Good collaborator with ability to work on own initiative with minimal direction.
- Numerate with good financial/budgeting skills.
- Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Office family of products/Auto CAD is an advantage.