Engineering Manager

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Thanks for checking out our vacancy, we’re delighted you want to learn more about Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC.

Dechra are a growing, global specialist within the world of veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.

Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 2000 colleagues globally. From manufacturing to marketing, (D)edication, (E)njoyment, (C)ourage, (H)onesty, (R)elationships and (A)mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Operations, the Engineering Manager is responsible for the successful delivery of day to day facility and equipment operation as well as key engineering, process, technology and facility construction projects; in accordance with Business Plan objectives and the Sales and Operations Planning Process.

The Challenge

So, what will you be doing? This role has a broad and varied remit and the successful candidate will have responsibility for duties including:

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining World Class, Lean, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Quality processes, and other advanced manufacturing methodologies and systems.
• Ensuring the engineering team and other manufacturing departments work together cohesively to attain specific objective and goals.
• Managing Manufacturing Engineers work schedules and budgets related to New Production Introduction (NPI) and the development and introduction of new manufacturing equipment and processes.
• Identifying and implementing technological & manufacturing improvements aimed at improving Quality, reducing the overall manufacturing cost and maximising company profitability
• Ensures production equipment is capable and has capacity for growth; involves integrating equipment, people, material flow systems, and information systems.
• Direct and support the engineering team in order to achieve KPI’s in areas such as Safety, People, Quality, Delivery and Cost.
• Provides leadership to technical personnel to ensure ongoing product & process improvements to meet quality, CPI, CI and production goals, for example, defect reduction initiatives.
• Provides direction to technical support as required for critical process and product issues.
• Works closely with production and support teams as required.
• Develop and support new manufacturing processes.
• Leads both NPI engineering to provide input and technical customer support in product design (DFX).
• Analyze system requirements, capacity, cost, and customer needs to determine feasibility of a project and development plan.
• Determine capital equipment needs & development of the budget process for equipment, training, software, and equipment installation projects.

About You

Here at Dechra we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and we embrace candidates from all walks of life. We’re particularly keen to hear from those who have/are:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Engineering or related field
• Significant technical and managerial experience working in a manufacturing, pharmaceutical and/or GMP facility is an asset
• Experience in lean manufacturing techniques
• Project Management, cGMPs
• Clear communicator and strong people management experience

About Your Application

All applications received are reviewed by our internal talent acquisition team and we will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. Should you not hear back from us within 28 days please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies which may be suitable and we encourage you to keep an eye on our careers site. For any questions or queries, please contact us at recruituk@dechra.com.