Job Description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Specialist, Engineering at our state of the art facility at Dunboyne Biologics. The Specialist, Engineering will ensure compliance by ensuring that the required maintenance (Preventative Maintenance (PM), Corrective Maintenance (CM), and PDM works are completed as per required dates.

Key Accountabilities

Bring energy, knowledge, innovation to carry out the following:

• Prepare the weekly maintenance schedule as required from the site Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Engages with site enterprise scheduling team to ensure that the required time to execute maintenance is built into the production schedules.
• Lead and chair weekly schedule meetings where weekly metrics are reviewed and action plans as appropriate are put in place.
• Complete weekly metric reports for the team and report at Tier 1.
• Maintain long, medium and short term look ahead plan.
• Point of contact for Plant Engineering at weekly finite scheduling meeting.
• Lead Maintenance Tier 0 meeting ensuring daily maintenance schedule is completed.
• Work with reliability team and equipment vendors to develop service level agreements (SLA).
• Account for monthly accruals relating to SLA spend.
• Raise purchase requisitions for maintenance expenditure.
• Seek feedback from stakeholders to continually improve the maintenance and scheduling process.
• Work with functional leads to ensure appropriate resourcing available for schedule completion.
• Work closely with Maintenance Planner to agree the correct timing for works completion.

What skills you will need:

In order to excel in this role, you will more than likely have:

• Trade and/or 3rd level engineering/ technical qualification.
• Experience with CMMS (SAP PM/ equivalent).
• Strong knowledge of work management and maintenance best practices.
• Excellent communication skills and relationship building with stakeholders.
• Ability to work under pressure and be able to manage multiple inputs.
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative in a constructive manner.
• Flexible and self-motivated.
• Proven record of accomplishments of working in a Pharma/Biopharma company or related industry is desirable.
• Proven ability around working cross functionally, focusing on meeting and tracking to schedules and embracing an interdependent work culture.
• Experience working in a GMP /regulated environment is desirable.
• Organisation Skills – Ability to manage multiple priorities and know when to escalate issues for resolution.

We 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.

We are committed to flexible working where possible, and this is why our Company has introduced a new hybrid working model for office-based colleagues around the world.

Please feel free to speak to us about what flexibility means to you during your application.

So, if you are ready to:

Invent solutions to meet unmet healthcare needs, please apply today.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Required Skills:

Ability to Work Under Pressure, Ability to Work Under Pressure, Adaptability, Budget Management, Collaborative Communications, Communication Strategy Development, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), Corrective Maintenance, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Department Budgeting, Driving Continuous Improvement, Electrical Systems, Engineering Design, Equipment Maintenance, GMP Compliance, Maintenance Management, Maintenance Planning, Maintenance Scheduling, Management Control Systems, Manufacturing Processes, Mechanical Troubleshooting, Organizational Performance Management, Personnel Administration, Pressure Management {+ 14 more}

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

07/11/2025

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