Manufacturing Engineer

We have an exciting opening for to work on our client’s manufacturing facility in Sligo.

Why you should apply:

• Our client has developed a stand-out culture of innovation, inclusion and development, and consistently features as a great place to work.
• The role is generously compensated, and attracts a competitive base salary and highly attractive benefits package.
• Excellent career progression opportunities.

What you will be doing:

• Setting out the department goals, schedules and timetables for activities.
• Helping with the management of manufacturing equipment development.
  Electro-Mechanical troubleshooting
• Validating new processes and development of technical documentation
• Identifying areas of opportunity for new technology
• Preparing of capital expenditure requests
• Designing new equipment and stations and sourcing new equipment
• Equipment vendor liaison
• Equipment technical transfer from other locations
• Management of capital projects from inception to completion
• Present project status to management, written and verbal
• Deliver technical training
• Maintenance of manufacturing equipment.
• Preparation of capital expenditure requests for plant.
• Develops monthly engineering metrics.
• Ensure successful external, Division and Corporate audits.
• Ensure compliance with calibration requirements.
• Ensure compliance with PM on manufacturing equipment.
• Ensure compliance with instrument/equipment calibration as per schedule
• Identification and implementation of manufacturing equipment related CIP’s.
• Issue management reports as requested and on time.
• Management of relevant budgets within target.
• Cross train within manufacturing engineering.
• Ensure safety standards are met and safe working practices adhered to.
• Implementation of equipment/process upgrade in an environment of continuous improvement.
• Supporting the Engineering Team in ensuring that manufacturing equipment is maintained to meet the required legal, divisional and corporate standards.
• Liaising with Division Engineering as required.
• Ensuring the effective management of appropriate internal and external plant projects.
• Implementing of all relevant policies relating to Personnel, Quality, Engineering & Safety.
• Supervising external contractors.
• Negotiating cost / quality effective external contracts.
• Preparing appropriate CAPA plans and implement timelines.
• Developing new processes and completion of validations
• Conducting acceptance trials on new moulds for sub-assembly equipment and introducing these into production
• Presenting project status updates at various management levels
• Participating in Risk Management activities as required.