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We are looking for a Process Engineer to join our Technical Operations team in Sligo. In this role, the successful candidate will provide technical support and program management to all relevant functional departments across the site. They will also provide engineering support to New Product Introductions (NPIs) and contribute to reducing standard product costs by introducing and executing continuous improvement initiatives.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support to all manufacturing and control system related issues. Tasks include, daily trouble shooting, optimisation, cost reduction, training and coaching of manufacturing personnel.
• Support commissioning and validation activities during project start-up.
• Process and equipment optimisation to sustain and improve product quality, yields and throughput. Making recommendations and implementing measures to improve production systems, equipment performance, yields and quality of product.
• Execution of process development on existing products or new late-stage clinical products including scale up to plant equipment.
• Identify continuous improvement activities and lead or participate in cross functional teams to implement these initiatives.
• Supporting activities in the areas of cost reduction, process efficiency and operational excellence.
• Provide on-the-floor technical support to the Production Team Leaders for process/equipment optimization and troubleshooting.
• Identify and project manage continuous improvement projects.
• Develop and update batch and cleaning documentation for NPIs.
• Support process front runs for both NPI and commercial processes.
• Develop process control recipes for NPIs and optimise of existing commercial process recipes.
• Adhere to and support all EHS&E standards, procedures and policies.
• Other activities as assigned.

• Degree or higher qualification in chemical engineering, process engineering or related technical discipline
• Minimum of 2 years experience in process engineering
• Relevant experience of batch processing, automation, technical transfers, scale up, commissioning and validation in a cGMP pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience in new product introductions to pharmaceutical facilities is desirable.
• Demonstrated project management skills, including the ability to deliver projects on schedule, within budget, and meeting the predefined quality requirements are required.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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