Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer Team Horizon is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a leading pharmaceutical company in Cork city. This is an 18-month Fixed Term Contract. This position reports to the Operation Engineering Manager. The successful candidate will provide technical expertise and guidance on Reliability Engineering and Asset Management. You will drive a culture of continuous improvements and reliability excellence through our Maintenance Excellence Programme (MEP), and support maintenance management to deliver on its objectives. 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: Technical expert / SME on reliability engineering on site. Responsible for reliability standards within the department (equipment, processes, systems and utilities). Ensure reliability standards are in line with standards set by the company and industry standards. Facilitate and lead the MEP RCM & RCA program on site; using Lean Tools to identify the root cause of problems and implement effective actions to ensure non-recurrence Lead and participate in Kaizen events. Own Kaizen improvements: implement actions identified and ensure changes are sustained. Consult with key stakeholders and customers on a day-to-day basis to drive the program and eliminate issues impacting the business or supply chain. Develop and implement in consultation with stakeholders proposals / business cases for technical improvement projects using DMAIC model or similar methodology. Improve maintenance systems and identification of technical / financial improvement opportunities. Use a scientific data-based approach and set data baselines and use further data analysis to show demonstrated improvements are realized. Partner with operations and Lean Six Sigma experts to deliver an integrated maintenance reliability excellence program. Ensure reliability & maintenance budgets are met through the reliability program. Ensure reliability & improvement projects are included in capital project plan. Deliver reliability projects within budget. Ensure the reliability program meets the requirements of the Global MEP Program Lead the energy management program to drive energy & sustainability improvements, reducing our carbon footprint and baseline energy costs Develop and manage an asset lifecycle program, covering key data sets, monitoring, business continuity, and capital reinvestment Actively work with the Maintenance & Projects Team to ensure the MEP Program and site is QA & EHSE Compliant and Audit ready. Complete training OTIF as assigned through the site Isotrain System Carry out other duties/tasks/projects/instructions as directed by the department lead What you need to apply: Relevant third level Engineering qualification or equivalent relevant experience. LSS Certification is desirable. 5-10 years experience in medium size manufacturing environment. Excellent communication skills. Strong problem-solving skills