Job Description
Are you ready to lead engineering excellence in a world-class Biologics manufacturing facility? We have an exciting opportunity at Dundalk for a Site Engineering Director to join our Site Leadership Team. In this role, you will provide engineering leadership with a safety-first, quality-always mindset. As the Director of Engineering, you will partner with various teams across the site and network on strategic business directions and decisions. This position offers a unique chance to drive engineering excellence and contribute to the future success of our company.
Your Core Responsibilities
Serve on the Site Leadership Team to develop and deliver organizational priorities.
Build, manage, coach, and mentor a diverse engineering team, including Maintenance, Utilities, Facilities, Engineering Center of Excellence, and Small Project teams.
Build diverse talent with the capabilities necessary to enable the successful start-up of a state of the art vaccine facility across drug substance.
Inspire, reward, and develop colleagues to help them reach their potential.
Drive engineering excellence to ensure stable processes for commercial manufacturing.
Develop the team, establish procedures, and create a long-term strategy.
Own and drive the site and facilities strategic masterplan for future site investments.
Ensure project milestones are achieved through integrated planning and execution.
Who You Are
You are ready if you have:
Minimum Level 8 qualification (Honours Degree) in Engineering or Science.
8+ years of experience in a high-volume Pharmaceutical/BioPharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility/Site.
Proven experience in leading skilled teams.
Evidence of continuous professional/technical development.
Effective leadership skills for team building, procedure establishment, and long-term strategy development.
Knowledge of Environmental and Safety regulatory/code requirements to Irish, European, and International standards.
Experience with continuous improvement and operational optimization techniques.
Ability to manage results, track KPIs, and enhance team performance.
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As a company, we are committed to keep the patient at the very heart of all that we do and strive to find solutions and treatments for some of the world's most challenging healthcare needs.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. Please don't hesitate to contact the Talent Acquisition Advisor assigned to this role should you need any support during our recruitment process.
So, if you are ready to:
Invent solutions to meet unmet healthcare needs, please apply today.
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06/11/2025*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
