POSITION SUMMARY
The Process Engineer reporting to the Manufacturing Operations Manager, takes responsibility and ownership for all activities associated with their assigned Product steps.
Their overarching goal is to provide Technical Support within Operations to meet agreed operational targets for safety, quality and customer delivery performance
The incumbent will execute restart activities to ensure that all new APIs manufactured at the site are adequately supported in line with Zoetis Policies and Global SOP requirements.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
1.Ensures manufacturing operations are continually supported and maintained in compliance with all quality, safety and environmental regulations.
2. Technical transfer, Scale–up & Installation of new processes & new unit operations onto and with-in the plant.
3. Support Process & Facility start-ups, initial campaigns & process optimizations
4. Complete detailed Equipment and Process assessments.
5. Project Management of wide scope cross functional projects
6. Application of Six Sigma and Lean methodologies when undertaking projects and coaching others in use of
these tools as part of their application.
7. Ensure campaign preparations for individual processes are achieved to facilitate on‐time campaign start‐up and adherence of agreed production rate
8. Takes ownership for assigned process steps and provide process technical support as required
9. Lead cross functional investigations within operations. Use lean six sigma tools to drive root cause analysis and CAPA completion
10. The preparation and routine review of Batch Records, Cleaning Procedures, Equipment Operating Procedures, Standard Operating Procedures, Protocols and Summary Reports. These updates include actively making
changes to drive improvements, increase in RFT and decrease in deviations
11. The development and update of control system recipes
12. Participation in audits, quality monitoring inspections and self-inspections as required.
13. Participation and driving of Continuous Improvement Activities – including the continuous development and improvement of Documentation, Standards and Processes.
14. Lead cycle time reduction initiatives
15. Drive EHS activities within Operations including participation in Process HAZOP or wider safety initiatives.
16. Preparation of change control packages (incl. those for International and US Markets).
17. Liaise with site Engineering for equipment/control system modification/installation.
SYSTEM OWNER / SUBSYSTEM OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES
System Owner (SO)
System Owners have overall accountability for the site Quality Systems for which they are responsible and in particular for:
• Providing strategic & proactive direction with respect to the System (across the site) in terms of content and execution.
• Providing support, guidance & coaching to Sub System Owners (SSO).
• Ensuring that SSO regularly review sub-systems for their effectiveness, escalating issues where required to site Quality Council (QRC) for action & remediation.
• Owning relevant System issues in the site Compliance Plan.
• Defining resources as needed & communicating resource needs to Site Lead.
• Applying people change control across Sub-Systems within their responsibility.
• Ensuring that SSO have proactive continuous improvement plans for their Sub-Systems.
Sub System Owner (SSO)
Sub-System Owners have overall accountability for the site Quality Sub-Systems for which they are responsible and in particular for:
• Providing strategic & proactive direction with respect to their Sub-System (across the site) in terms of content and execution.
• Regularly reviewing their Sub-System & presenting Sub-System review to Quality Council (QRC) as required. Escalating issues where required to the System Owner
(SO) and site QRC for action and remediation.
• Owning relevant Sub-System issues in the site Compliance Plan.
• Defining resources as needed & communicating resource needs to SO.
• Developing & implementing proactive continuous improvement plans for their subsystem.
• In partnership with the SO, ensuring that there are clearly defined expert(s) for each sub-system, acting as a point of contact during inspections.
• Overseeing all documents associated with their sub-system and providing input to the document owners during updates.
• Providing comments on new/revised draft policies and guidelines and completing impact assessments where required.
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Experience:
3 to 5 years, experience in a technical role in the API industry
Education:
Degree in Chemical/Process Engineering or Chemistry
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
Strong leadership, communication, decision making and problem solving skills
Experience with 6 sigma or other operational excellence tools
Experience of working in a cross functional team in a highly regulated environment
Experience of technology transfer and a new product/equipment start-up
An understanding of computer control systems, P.I.D loops and interlock devices
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritise work, goals and tasks in accordance with division and corporate objectives
PHYSICAL POSITION REQUIREMENTS
This is Rathdrum site based position.
This position will require fluent use of teleconferencing and WebEx tools, as well as SharePoint technologies, to
share and manage information with Global GMS and other Zoetis internal API manufacturing network
Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.
Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.
