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Job Description
Technical leader sought to drive process improvements and equipment upgrades in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
Bausch + Lomb, a leading global eye health business, is focused on making people see better to live better.
The company has a 40-year track record of growth and diversification in Waterford, Ireland's oldest city.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop and implement process and equipment improvements/upgrades with minimal impact to production.
- Provide daily support to Operations, Maintenance and Quality teams.
- Implement process improvements and upgrades under change control.
- Utilise Lean Six Sigma tools along with data to drive continuous improvement.
- Develop a detailed understanding of the process and equipment in the manufacturing process, and share technical expertise with colleagues.
- Fault-finding / troubleshooting of equipment and process issues.
- Develop methods to ensure personnel engaged in maintenance activities have sufficient knowledge to perform their assigned tasks.
- Generate documentation and SOPs associated with each of the equipment or process systems as required.
- Present, where appropriate, technical data to internal/external audit and inspection groups.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Electrical/Electronic Engineering or other relevant technical equivalent.
- A minimum of 3 years in technical role in high volume manufacturing environment preferred.
- Good problem solving abilities able to identify facts, consider alternative approaches and evaluate the most appropriate action.
- Six sigma experience preferred.
- Medical device and/or pharmaceutical industry experience preferred.
- Experience working in a validated environment with strong discipline with regard to change control is preferred.
Skills:
- Process Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Lean Six Sigma