Production Engineer – Fill & Finish
CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients' needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas.
Description of the role
The Production Engineer – Fill & Finish will conduct and coordinate engineering activities in the designated fill & finish area to ensure department objectives of safety, quality, delivery and cost are achieved. The main focus of this role will be to directly support the production department with engineering and maintenance services to continuously improve plant safety, quality compliance, process yield and plant availability. This is a permanent full‐time position.
Key Responsibilities
* Achieve the objectives of the position as agreed with the Production Engineering Lead – Fill/Finish under the Individual Performance Management (IPM) program.
* Establish and provide subject‐matter expertise for nominated manufacturing areas and provide frontline engineering support to resolve plant issues and reduce manufacturing downtime, whilst maintaining product quality.
* Organise and/or manage staff/contractors to perform work as required.
* Monitor the physical condition of the plant and implement solutions to adverse trends.
* Raise and implement process change requests and deviations/CAPAs where appropriate in your nominated area of responsibility.
* Investigate any abnormal event of concern to maintenance and affecting the conduct of maintenance duties, the safety of plant and people, and/or the quality of the product.
* Investigate plant failures, determine the cause of failure and implement permanent solutions.
* Implement small improvement projects to enhance the performance of the designated area.
* Liaise with other engineering, manufacturing and quality groups to facilitate efficient operations and ensure department objectives of safety, quality, delivery and cost are achieved.
* Optimise preventive maintenance programs to achieve the economic balance between plant performance and the use of maintenance resources.
* Participate in implementation of the long‐term technical master plan for the area to ensure effective lifecycle management of the equipment and provision of critical spare parts.
* Develop and maintain technical and operating documentation, and conduct training activities, as required.
Qualifications and Experience required
* Degree in an appropriate discipline (mechanical, electrical or other related discipline).
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Must be computer literate.
* Familiarity with typical computerized maintenance management systems.
* A sound knowledge of plant diagnostic methods and reliability engineering.
* Prepared to undertake a concentrated period of learning to become competent in the operation of the plant.
* Personal organisational and work planning skills.
* A logical/analytical approach to problem solving.
* A commitment to occupational health, safety and environmental protection.
* A commitment to quality.
CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.
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