Process Engineer III

About the role

The Opportunity Avantor is seeking a Process Engineer to be responsible for all phases of medium-scale assigned process improvement projects, ensuring the successful conclusion of all phases within an appropriate time and at appropriate cost.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical process ownership to core manufacturing processes, further develops process methods, equipment, and support infrastructure to optimize production rates, efficiencies, yields, costs and quality performance.
• Develops new manufacturing processes and assesses the adequacy of equipment to meet ever changing market/manufacturing demands.
• Identifies new equipment and technologies to support continuous improvement and capacity expansion of core capabilities.
• Designs, validates and commissions new production equipment and tooling, monitors modifications and upgrades, and troubleshoots existing processes.
• Develops project budgets associated with the procurement of new equipment and technologies.
• Ensures planned engineering (process) progress with respect to the engineering deliverables for Tenders (as required) and awarded Projects, process engineering planning & scheduling, preparation of progress reports, manpower & resource forecasts, time schedules of engineers, utilization of resources effectively & efficiently.
• Manages the Process Design & Detail Engineering including performing process simulations, design calculations, Process Optimization, sizing & selection of equipment etc.
• Reviews Clients tender documents, specifications, datasheets, installation, start-up and validation of new process equipment and technologies.
• Interacts with customers, internal team members and vendors to develop process and equipment specifications.
• Prepares qualification reports, flow diagrams, and charts on research data and information.
• Implements and maintains appropriate engineering records consistent with cGMP and ISO regulations for production of Life Science biochemicals and reagents.
• Develops plans for the installation, movement, repair of equipment and utilities within the building.
• Develops and owns asset identification system for all manufacturing equipment.
• Develops, implements and sustains reliability best practices to reduce unscheduled maintenance downtime and costs.
• Works closely with engineers/production staff, quality staff to monitor and improve the efficiency, output and safety of the plant.
• Optimizes preventative and predictive maintenance programs, including Safety, Environmental, and Quality critical process control.
• Analyzes downtime to identify chronic/sporadic failures and leads reliability improvement efforts.
• Makes observations and takes measurements directly, as well as collects and interprets data from the other technical and operating staff involved.
• Leads RCFE (Root Cause Failure Elimination) process to identify root cause and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence ensuring that all aspects of an operation or process meet specified regulations.
• Develops and utilizes key reliability metrics to consistently measure performance.
• Supports manufacturing and maintenance efforts as needed by the operation.
• Develops engineering scope for equipment and reviews for input into Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Manages multiple projects as deemed necessary based on requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree; MS or advanced education in mechanical, chemical or industrial engineering preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 2-5 years of working experience in a manufacturing environment, in an engineering capacity involving chemical process design, transfer design input for manufacturability and capital funds request preparation.
• Additional Qualifications: Applied engineering experience in a GMP manufacturing environment preferred. Familiarity with purified water systems, blending/drying process technologies, evaporation purification systems and aseptic processing systems is a plus.
• Must possess excellent communication and problem solving skills, be detail oriented, and flexible to work on multiple projects simultaneously.