Compliance Specialist

Role Summary:

• We are seeking an Engineering Compliance Specialist to join the Engineering Department at our client’s Carlow site, supporting operations in a GMP and Sterile Environment.
• This role is essential for ensuring compliance, safety, and reliable product supply.
• Key responsibilities include generating and expediting the review of Manufacturing GMP documentation such as deviation reports (QNs) and corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs), leading Engineering change controls and supporting permanent inspection readiness.
• The Compliance Specialist will also author, edit, and review controlled documents, collaborate within cross-functional teams to solve problems using Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methodologies, and ensure timely completion of documentation to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

• Direct and/lead deviations, out of tolerance conditions and unexpected results, conducting failure analysis, root cause determination and implementing corrective and preventative actions.
• Supporting Engineering documentation review - e.g. electronic logs
• Supporting Audit Readiness activities.
• Supporting Internal Audit programs
• Collaborate with Engineering colleagues and other departments particularly IPT, Quality, EHS, Technical Engineering in completion of tasks and maintaining compliance posture.
• Required to comply with Global Policies, Procedures and Guidelines, regulatory requirements and execute current Good manufacturing Practices (cGMP) in the performance of day-to-day activities and all applicable job functions. Work collaboratively to drive a safe and compliant culture on site. May be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Diploma or higher preferred, ideally in a related discipline.
• Would typically have prior-related work experience; ideally in a manufacturing GMP setting.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to interface effectively with all levels of colleagues in a team environment
• Knowledge of regulatory/code requirements to Irish, European and International Codes, Standards and Practices
• Report, standards, policy writing skills
• Sterile filling processes and equipment experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and job-related computer applications
• Lean Six Sigma Methodology experience
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to interface effectively with all levels of colleagues in a team environment, and with external customers
• Understand the specific responsibilities of all departments on site as they relate to one’s own department, understanding the business processes one’s department supports
• Effective time management and multi-tasking skills
• Proven organisational skills
• Excellent attention to detail