Maintenance Team Lead

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4 weeks ago
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Team Horizon is seeking a Maintenance Tean Lead for a leading manufacturing company in Sligo.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Tean Lead to join our engineering team in Sligo. This position reports to the Engineering Manager. The successful candidate will lead and manage a team of plant support engineers and technicians to support manufacturing continuously, efficiently, and effectively.

Why you should apply:

• This is an excellent opportunity to join a world class manufacturing operation, with an outstanding track record of reliably delivering high-quality medicines to patients around the world suffering serious illnesses.

• There is a strong culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the company to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives.

• Our client is developing the capability to produce all its medicines, helping to ensure continuity of supply of our medicines as they expand internationally.

What you will be doing:

• Ensure continuity across shifts throughout the week, including a.m. handovers.

• Complete timecard review and approval for all PSEs.

• Responsible for adherence to training schedule, delivery of toolbox talks, WO coordination, WO reviews.

• Complete weekly review/accuracy/completeness of PH sheets.

• Arrange shift cover for Annual Leave, approve Annual Leave and other requests.

• Set goal, manage performance and development activities for all direct reports.

• Input to weekly planning meeting.

• Represent Engineering shift support at Tier 1 morning meetings.

• Resolve manufacturing escalations in a timely manner.

• Coordinate resources and assign tasks and activities.

• Work closely with Technical Shift Leaders/Operation Supervisors to ensure interdepartmental activities are planned and executed safely.

• Ensure Engineering compliance with all safety, environmental and quality related BOPs.

• Document all activities in line with cGMP requirements.

• Cross train team members and train new team members.

• Maintain the overall cGMP of the pharmaceutical processing areas.

• And any other duties as assigned.

What you need to apply:

• Diploma/Trade qualification in suitable science/engineering course and/or suitable experience.

• 3+ years’ experience in a highly regulated industry performing an equivalent position.

• Detailed functional knowledge required of a wide range of manufacturing equipment is essential.

• Proven instrumentation/troubleshooting ability.

• Good knowledge of procedures, policies and guidelines required to comply with cGMP and HPRA/FDA guidelines.

• Must be flexible and support the business through working shift and adhering to the standby schedule

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