Improvement Engineer

Job Description

Improvement Engineer

• Permanent full-time rolewith competitive remuneration and benefits
• Location:Onsite at Upper Hutt Wellington New Zealand
• Career growth:Expand your expertise in a growing successful industry
• Professional development:Gain valuable experience in a dynamic evolving role

Join our Animal Health manufacturing site as an Improvement Engineer where youll play a critical role in enabling safe compliant and costeffective product supply. Youll support your assigned Production Team in achieving targets by leading complex problem-solving initiatives driving improvements and executing advanced technical activities.

What You Will Do

Responsibilities include however not limited to:

Lead & Collaborate

• Act as a technical expert for your team anticipating and supporting resolution of complex operational issues.
• Identify and champion process quality safety and cost improvements.
• Use project management and improvement tools to support improvements in your area.
• Build strong crossfunctional relationships and continuously improve ways of working.

Deliver Projects & Improvements

• Lead local site or global projectstechnical operational or systembased.

• Represent your team in wider site initiatives.
• Analyse data to uncover improvement opportunities and provide actionable insights.

Coach & Execute Technical Activities

• Create protocols procedures and technical reports.
• Own investigation CAPAs changes and safety/quality events for your technical area.
• Train and coach colleagues in technical skills and system use.
• Provide occasional frontline support where required.

What You Must have

• Experience with sterile/aseptic manufacturing operations including working within controlled environments following aseptic technique or supporting sterile production processes is strongly preferred.
• Technical background in (Bio)Technology Microbiology Chemistry or related discipline.
• Strong communication teamwork and organizational skills with the ability to thrive in a GMP manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience in Clostridial Antigen Production; experience in vaccine formulation filling and packaging is an advantage.
• Proven capability in Quality and EHS systems problem solving continuous improvement and project management.
• Prior leadership experience influencing and coaching in a GMPregulated biological or pharmaceutical setting.

What You Can Expect

• Autonomywith strong support in a trusted global leading Animal Health organisation
• Ongoing development and upskillingwith exposure to differentprojects and technologies
• Flexibilitywith pathways to broaden your skill set and access new opportunities
• A collaborative teamof like-minded professionals who share knowledge and drive improvement

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing varied talented and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when variedideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one anothers thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and multiculturalworkplace.

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