Facilities and Utilities Maintenance Engineer

Summary:

Position Overview:

We are working with an award winning R&D client based in South Dublin, who are looking for a Facilities & Utilities Engineer to join their forward-thinking team. This role will report to the Head of Engineering and will be responsible for the management of the maintenance (Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation) across the company.

Key responsibilities will include maintenance and reliability of the sites Facilities, Laboratories and Utilities. This is a key role that will require excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills and will interact with all levels of the organisation ensuring competing priorities are managed objectively and in line with the overall business strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating the maintenance of facilities on a day-to-day basis.
• Report all incidents to Facility Lead.
• To create PO's and arrange delivery of gas from BOC.
• To ensure that gas cylinder stock levels are maintained and to change out empties daily.
• Carry out maintenance duties such as are required e.g. changing light bulbs, fitting of safety equipment, etc. technical problem solving.
• Contractor administration, risk assessment & method statements and Permit to Work.
• Schedule jobs with external sub-contractors.
• Daily/Weekly walkdowns of the facility plant to catch any issues early and lessen the chances of a major shutdown on the facility.
• Helping out with the delivery and installation of large lab equipment such as -80 freezers, incubators, laminars, etc.

Requirements:

• More than 3 years' experience in cGMP Pharmaceutical Operations is essential.
• More than 3 years' experience in Drug Substance Biologics manufacturing is essential.
• Vaccine manufacturing and Advanced Therapeutics (Cell & Gene Therapy) manufacturing experience is advantageous.
• Degree in a related engineering discipline or equivalent experience along with a Technical Qualification (C&G or equivalent).

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