Engineering Team Leader

Responsibilities

• Provide an engineering support service to the Manufacturing and Packaging departments through effective supervision of a Production Engineering team
• Ensure that production machinery is fit for purpose and performing at the required standard to deliver the production plan
• Ensure that engineering parts, materials and consumables inventory is maintained
• Source and procure the aforementioned items as required
• Set direction to the production support engineering team
• Sets both long- and short-term priorities, allocates resource and ensures continuity through effective handovers
• Liaise with external departments to understand customer requirements and establish priorities
• Provide communication with and feedback to external departments
• Line management of the Production Support Engineers
• Motivates & facilitates the team members to constantly strive for improvement
• Undertake such other reasonable duties as may be required from time to time in order to support the Perrigo business

• Must Haves:
  Team building/leading skills
• Ability to handle any work-related pressure situations whilst remaining calm and approachable
• Able to interpret business priorities and translate into priorities for self & others
• Positive and flexible attitude towards own department and customers
• Aptitude to accept change culture
• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship plus 2 years post qualification experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• NVQ II in Mechanical Engineering (preferably with Electrical Module)
• Preferred:
  Good working knowledge of engineering related safety legislation i.e. PUWER
• Experience/knowledge of maintenance philosophies such as PPM, TPM
• Continuous improvement/lean manufacturing experience
• Knowledge of cGMP practices relating to Engineering
• NVQ III Supervision

Demonstrates strong leadership and team-building skills while effectively managing a Production Engineering team in the pharmaceutical industry. Proficient in engineering support, maintenance philosophies, and continuous improvement practices to ensure optimal production performance.

• Production Engineering
• Maintenance Philosophies
• Lean Manufacturing
• Engineering Support
• Inventory Management

• Calm Under Pressure
• Positive Attitude
• Flexibility
• Motivational Skills
• Effective Communication

• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship
• NVQ II in Mechanical Engineering
• NVQ III Supervision

• Pharmaceutical Industry
• CGMP Practices
• Engineering Related Safety Legislation
• PUWER
• PPM
• TPM