Description
Johnsen&Johnson is recruiting for a(n) Equipment Engineer, located in Leiden.
The Center of Expertise (COE) of Upstream Processing is responsible for the quality and safety of processes and the equipment used by the Fermentation, Pre-culture, Bioreactor Assembly and Primary Recovery departments. In addition, the department is responsible for investigating and immediately solving (technical and quality-related) deviations in the production process. The department leads and participates in various projects to optimize and implement new equipment and processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with multi-functional team members, incorporating external manufacturing partners to ensure equipment meets varied quality, EHSS and compliance requirements
- Initiate and lead process and/or equipment improvement projects. This includes leading and completing Change Control processes, handling Business Improvements and defining User Requirements in consultation with a multidisciplinary team. Ensure that beneficial improvements in the areas of capacity, safety (EHS&S) and quality (GMP) regarding equipment and/or process are implemented
- Participate in NPI projects and (global) multidisciplinary projects as an extended team member.
- Develop and sustain a long-term strategy for the asset such that manufacturing capacity remains adequate. Ensure that an Asset Team is in place to ensure life cycle management of the equipment.
- Actively lead and/or participates in investigations into deviations in production processes, identifies corrective and/or preventive actions and ensures that these are taken care of adequately and within agreed timelines.
Provide first line support to manufacturing by, for example, providing expert advice to the shop floor in case of process issues.
Are you a hardworking great teammate, with a ‘can-do’ mentality and a good eye for technical challenges? Then we are looking for you!
Qualifications
Qualifications
Education:
- Higher professional education (HBO or equivalent experience) or university education (WO) education, in a relevant field (e.g. pharmaceutical sciences, biotechnology, biochemistry, life sciences, biological engineering, etc).
Experience and Skills:
Required:
- 4-2 years’ experience in a biotechnology or biopharmaceutical industry environment.
- Experience with downstream production processes and equipment. Preferably experience with/knowledge of both upstream and downstream processing.
- Affinity for production equipment and automation systems (e.g. DeltaV).
- Able to work in a high quality environment (GMP)
- Can work well both independently and in a team.
- Good Data Analysis skills
- Good organizational change skills,
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Experience with lean methodologies is a plus
- Flexible, “Can do!” mentality, critical and proactive.
- Good command of English (spoken and written). Good command of Dutch (spoken and written) preferred
Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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