Senior Process Engineer

 

At West, we’re a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West’s indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?  

 

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Job Summary:

Reporting to the Engineering Manager and/or Process Engineering manager this person will work with the engineering team to develop and optimise manufacturing processes within the company. This role may be Business Unit specific or business wide specific. Key to this role will be to lead a team of engineers/technicians in the Operations department in the specification, introduction, validation and continuous improvement of equipment and processes.  This person will be responsible for outlining and developing the business case for investments into the area and then the management and implementation of projects to completion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead a technical team to specify, introduce, validate, and continuously improve equipment and processes.
• Introduction of new production processes into the company.
• Management and optimization of existing processes.
• Development of User Requirements Specifications for purchased equipment and liaising with vendors on same.
• Coach and mentor team members to ensure that best engineering practices are employed at all times.
• Ensure current best practices are maintained and keep abreast of new relevant technologies.
• Support the Development Engineering team in the development, optimization and implementation of new processes and technologies.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to production technicians and operators.
• Drive improvements for current processes with focus on zero defects philosophy.
• Work with other team members in troubleshooting processing problems.
• Establish relationships with the customers and equipment suppliers in pursuit of continuous improvement and on-going business development.
• Attend, schedule, and facilitate internal meetings to help establish priorities and assign tasks.
• Solve, in conjunction with the Quality department, customer related problems/issues as needed.
• Instruct others, formally or informally, regarding manufacturing related skills or knowledge and assist in the training of employees on new processes or systems introduced to the company.
• Coordinate the development of documentation in the Production and Technical areas in line with ISO9001 and ISO 13485 requirements and review the systems with the Group Leaders and the Quality department on a regular basis to ensure conformance to same.
• Communicate on a regular basis (or as appropriate) with external suppliers of materials and equipment and provide regular feedback on any issues to