Process Project Engineer - Athlone - Pharma

Overview We are looking to hire a Process Project Engineer to coordinate, oversee, and manage numerous process-related projects. It is based at our client's pharmaceutical facility in Athlone.

Who We Are: PM Group is an international project delivery company operating across Europe, the USA and Asia. We provide project management, process design, facility design, construction management, and commissioning and qualification services for our leading multinational clients.

In addition to managing large-scale one-off projects, at PM Group we also provide a Managed Service for capital projects to a growing number of clients. Our site-based Managed Service teams across Ireland provide a cost efficient and effective framework for project delivery to our clients. We take projects ranging in capital value from €100k to €15M from concept through all stages of the project life-cycle to handover. Whether a simple pump replacement or a complex building extension, we manage all aspects of the project from idea to implementation. We deliver diverse portfolios of projects including buildings, cleanrooms, utilities, process installations, regulatory upgrades and equipment replacements.

Responsibilities

• Be an advocate for engineering continuous improvement activities.
• Take the lead in troubleshooting and problem-solving on process equipment while providing coaching and mentoring to other engineering, maintenance and operations staff.
• Technical support for new equipment installation and commissioning phases projects.
• Be Engineering owner of NPI projects
• Ownership of operational readiness activities for process equipment and maintenance such as development of maintenance job plan content, maintenance-related procedures, spares identification.
• Work closely with other site functions to ensure a smooth transition between project and operational phases.
• Design input for new product introduction and related CAPEX projects.
• Have ownership of process safety and equipment related investigations.
• Have ownership and delivery of equipment / technical training on process equipment.
• Have ownership and tracking of engineering key performance indicators (KPI's) for the process areas.
• Encourage and sustain a high safety culture and performance within the maintenance and engineering teams.
• Optimization of equipment process design to enable improved turnaround of production equipment.
• Plan and manage day-to-day technical support work on process and associated equipment to meet manufacturing or plant shutdown schedules while maintaining a high level of GMP compliance and being cost efficient.
• Implement equipment and maintenance reliability improvements. Development and implementation of area / equipment improvement plans to prevent repeat failures and other maintenance problems.
• Review of executed maintenance activity and identify improvements to the maintenance job plan content.
• Be the key contact for production on equipment and maintenance performance.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience working in a technical engineering role in the Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology industry.
• Experience with aseptic filling processes would be an advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with vendors and resolve issues in a timely and structured manner.
• Experienced in leading and facilitating structured problem-solving approaches to resolve equipment / process issues.
• Strong technical capabilities, communication skills, teamwork abilities and initiative.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements and current Health and Safety Regulations legislation.
• Proven ability to work well as part of a team & on own.
• Project planning and management experience
• BSc in pharmaceutical, chemical or mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• Project management would be a positive

Why PM Group? As an employee-owned company, we are inclusive, committed and driven. Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability are the heart of our new 2025 business strategy. Click here to read more in our 2025 Environmental, Social and Governance Report.

Inclusion and Diversity are core to our culture and values. Wherever we work, we commit to a culture of mutual respect and belonging by building a truly inclusive workplace rich in diverse people, talents and ideas. Valuing the contributions of all our people and respecting individual differences will sustain our growth into the future.

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