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Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Dublin, Ireland

• Effective cross-functional collaboration with internal & external partners including Global Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Technical Operations, Supply Chain, PMO, Procurement, Regulatory, Quality and external contractors within Abbott & Third Party Manufacturing Sites (CMO’s / TPM’s) across all levels of the organisation.• Ownership and tracking of engineering key performance indicators (KPI’s) for all associated areas.• Manage all engineering activities to meet and optimize… Show more • Effective cross-functional collaboration with internal & external partners including Global Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Technical Operations, Supply Chain, PMO, Procurement, Regulatory, Quality and external contractors within Abbott & Third Party Manufacturing Sites (CMO’s / TPM’s) across all levels of the organisation.• Ownership and tracking of engineering key performance indicators (KPI’s) for all associated areas.• Manage all engineering activities to meet and optimize manufacturing schedules while maintaining a high level of GMP compliance and cost efficiency.• Engage and agree all planned and unplanned works on equipment with the TPM sites on the management of the maintenance program activities in these areas.• Management of CAPEX and OPEX budgets across the site(s)• Provide support to Operations, Automation, Quality, Regulatory & Validation on process equipment systems when required.• Provide Engineering expertise in trouble shooting activities to support manufacturing during process transfer activities or deviation investigations using lean six 6 sigma tools• Provide support and participate in regulatory inspections.• Lead and support system improvements, development of specifications, engineering documents and standard operating procedures.• Identify and support process optimization initiatives and address opportunities for efficiency and capacity improvements in all areas of manufacturing support equipment.• Acts as an advocate for engineering and automation continuous improvement activities.• Ownership of equipment/systems in a GMP regulated manufacturing setting.• Ownership and tracking of engineering key performance indicators (KPI’s) for the TPM sites• Take the lead in troubleshooting and problem solving on process equipment while providing coaching and mentoring to other engineering and operations staff.• Lead technical root cause analysis, incident investigations and troubleshooting issues related to equipment/systems. Show less

County Meath, Ireland

• Managing a team of 19 professionals consisting of 11 x Maintenance Technicians, 2 x Project Engineers, 2 x Team leaders, 1 x Facility’s Manager, 1 H&S Coordinator and 2 x MAMF Apprentices across 4 x ANVISA & HPRA approved sites comprising over 75,000 square feet. • Specialist in contract packaging for products packaged include Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical, Oncology, Nutraceutical, Veterinary & medical device products across 10 clean rooms & 23 packaging halls. • We currently have… Show more • Managing a team of 19 professionals consisting of 11 x Maintenance Technicians, 2 x Project Engineers, 2 x Team leaders, 1 x Facility’s Manager, 1 H&S Coordinator and 2 x MAMF Apprentices across 4 x ANVISA & HPRA approved sites comprising over 75,000 square feet. • Specialist in contract packaging for products packaged include Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical, Oncology, Nutraceutical, Veterinary & medical device products across 10 clean rooms & 23 packaging halls. • We currently have customers that have cold chain products between 2c to 8c and -20c & was responsible for overseeing the qualification of the cold store units to include summer & winter mapping studies.• Experience working on projects with major multinationals company’s• Responsible for oversite of the preventive maintenance schedule, management of external contractors, project management, calibration schedule & facility management• New product / process introduction - responsible for selecting / purchasing equipment / technology suitable for the process & qualifying the packaging lines• Ensure department is GMP compliant by ensuring close out of - CAPA’s, deviation, complaints, change controls, review and sign off all SOP’s• Some processes we currently use on site consist of blister packing, serialization, tub filling, tub labelling, over labelling, sachet packing and flow wrapping• Some packaging equipment used across the sites would be blister packers, carton machines, check weighers, vision systems ,code readers, tamper evident labelers, band wrappers, shrink wrappers, flow wrappers, wrap around labelers, tub fillers, ampoule labelers, cappers, printers, sachet packers, offline carton coders and serialization• Some equipment suppliers I have used in the past would be Uhlmann, Noack, Ima, Herma, Mettler Toledo, Antares, Pago, Harlands, OCS, Klockner, Neri, Cognex, Wolke, Laetus, HAPA, Newman and CAM• Oversight of the validation of equipment (URS, FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ, PQ and PV)• Show less

Meath

• Managing a team of 14 professionals consisting of 9 x Maintenance Technicians, 2 x Team leaders, 1 x Validation Engineer and 2 x Apprentices across three ANVISA & HPRA approved sites comprising over 75,000 square feet across the 3 x sites. • Products packaged include Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical, Oncology, Nutraceutical, Veterinary and medical device products across 12 packaging lines. • We currently have customers who have requirements for temperature controlled products between… Show more • Managing a team of 14 professionals consisting of 9 x Maintenance Technicians, 2 x Team leaders, 1 x Validation Engineer and 2 x Apprentices across three ANVISA & HPRA approved sites comprising over 75,000 square feet across the 3 x sites. • Products packaged include Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical, Oncology, Nutraceutical, Veterinary and medical device products across 12 packaging lines. • We currently have customers who have requirements for temperature controlled products between 2c – 8c and was responsible for the overseeing the qualification of the cold store units to include summer and winter mapping• Working with some major multinationals company’s internationally• Responsible for oversite of the preventive maintenance schedule, management of external contractors, project management, calibration schedule and facility management• New product / process introduction - responsible for selecting / purchasing equipment / technology suitable for the process and fully kitting out the packaging line• Ensure department is GMP compliant by ensuring close out of - CAPA’s, deviation and change controls, review and sign off all SOP’s, • Some processes we currently use on site consist of blister packing, tub filling, tub labelling, over labelling, sachet packing, flow wrapping and guillotining (blisters)• Some packaging equipment used across the sites would be blister packers, carton machines, check weighers, vision systems, tamper evident labelers, band wrappers, shrink wrappers, flow wrappers, wrap around labelers, tub fillers, ampoule labelers, cappers, printers, sachet packers, offline carton coders and serialisation• Validation of equipment; (URS, IQ, OQ, PQ and PV)• Develop and mentor staff• Proactively drive H&S across all 3 x sites Show less

Kildare, Ireland

I worked in Coca-Cola in Athy for Engineering Support & Services (ESS Ltd). My role involved working closely with Management and Technicians within the Engineering department as well as other departments. My main duties would include but not limit to planning & scheduling of maintenance activities on the SAP system, PM optimization, purchasing & management of spares & consumables, issuing work permits, monthly KPI reporting & monitoring, responsible for setting up new asset tag numbers / new… Show more I worked in Coca-Cola in Athy for Engineering Support & Services (ESS Ltd). My role involved working closely with Management and Technicians within the Engineering department as well as other departments. My main duties would include but not limit to planning & scheduling of maintenance activities on the SAP system, PM optimization, purchasing & management of spares & consumables, issuing work permits, monthly KPI reporting & monitoring, responsible for setting up new asset tag numbers / new PM’s / amend PM’s on SAP as required, work load management & holiday cover for maintenance team, service visits/breakdown callouts for external contractors, ensuring all calibration certificates & service reports are kept maintained & ready for any ISO9001 audits, Ensuring the LOTO procedure is adhered, Lead a continuous improvement team as well as a green team, chair daily change over meetings, attend weekly daily maintenance / production meetings. Organize, manage and integrate new employees into the group, to undertake additional tasks as assigned by the Engineering Manager or those designated by the Engineering Manager and Process Management. Show less

Dublin

The role within this food processing plant involved working closely with the Maintenance Technicians, Management & Operators from all departments in the general day to day running of the Plant. I had to assist in breakdowns, reducing downtime and Continuous Improvement within the Engineering department. I have a vast amount of knowledge of Lean Maintenance. I was responsible in ensuring the shift technicians on my team completed their work and it was all recorded on the CMMS. I would review all… Show more The role within this food processing plant involved working closely with the Maintenance Technicians, Management & Operators from all departments in the general day to day running of the Plant. I had to assist in breakdowns, reducing downtime and Continuous Improvement within the Engineering department. I have a vast amount of knowledge of Lean Maintenance. I was responsible in ensuring the shift technicians on my team completed their work and it was all recorded on the CMMS. I would review all completed documents prior to signing off. Organize team members for overtime when required as well as holiday cover and review the weekly time sheets for the payroll department. I was a part of the plant continuous improvement team. I was responsible for the training plan for the Technicians on my shift. I was also responsible for issuing permits to work for the Maintenance team as well as external vendor. Ensure compliance to documented procedures and GMP requirements as outlined in company procedures as well as adhering to all health & safety procedures. Show less

Dublin

As a Maintenance Shift Technician I was responsible for keeping the plant running as efficient as possible by reducing downtime. The role involved maintaining plant machinery such as steam ovens, freezers, packaging machinery, mincer, mixers, cold stores, carton erectors & labelers amongst others. I would carry out preventive, reactive & predictive maintenance. I would also assist subcontractors as required. I would record & maintain records in line with GMP requirements. I would communicate… Show more As a Maintenance Shift Technician I was responsible for keeping the plant running as efficient as possible by reducing downtime. The role involved maintaining plant machinery such as steam ovens, freezers, packaging machinery, mincer, mixers, cold stores, carton erectors & labelers amongst others. I would carry out preventive, reactive & predictive maintenance. I would also assist subcontractors as required. I would record & maintain records in line with GMP requirements. I would communicate all required information to other shift Technicians & production staff as required. Ensure all work is carried out in compliance with health & safety regulations & legislative requirements. Show less

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba (Level 7), Pharmaceutical Business Operations

Clinical Research Regulatory affairs and Validation Pharmaceutical manufacturing Operations management Operational excellence Management.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Hydraulics And Pneumatics (1 Year Evening Course)

Electrical Systems (1 Year Evening Course)

Apprenticship, Fitter

National Craft Certificate (Level 6)

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