Actalent Thousand Oaks , CA 91360
Posted 1 week ago
Description:
FULLY ONSITE AT USTO
This engineering position supports manufacturing activities associated with cGMP equipment and facilities at Amgen Thousand Oaks ATO. The engineer works in partnership with the automation maintenance project management corporate engineering and manufacturing to develop and oversee the operation and reliability of equipment while driving safety and quality compliance. The engineer will support the department and capital projects and provide data to support business cases and long term strategy.
The Engineer role will provide direct engineering technical support as follows:
Model leadership behaviors and positive values to create a positive working environment.
Be individually accountable for the consistent equipment performance
Be accountable for assigned deliverables on key capital projects
Suggest design modifications to address risks and design in quality and safety.
Provide oversight for verification deliverables developed by outsourced/contract verification staff.
Act as a liaison between Engineering and Quality Assurance during project planning execution and closeout
Ensure that validation protocols are executed and documented in accordance with cGMP good documentation and safety compliant practices.
Ensure safety during commissioning validation maintenance and manufacturing activities
Related Activities:
Participate or lead when required multidisciplinary site teams e.g. Cross Functional Team Root Cause Analysis lead.
Support Lean Transformation and Excellence in Operations process improvement by leading supporting and documenting improvement opportunities to reduce cost improve safety/quality or improve speed.
Provide ad hoc technical support and guidance for manufacturing and maintenance
Provide coaching and guidance to project teams and engineers using risk-based approaches
Defend the equipment-specific calibration maintenance validation as required during regulatory inspections
Participate in internal audits and assess in conjunction with quality assurance
Assist in developing and maintaining business metric performance
Preferred Qualifications / Skills / Experience
Bachelor's degree in engineering or another science-related field
7 years of relevant work experience with 5 years experience in operations/manufacturing environment
Direct experience with regulated environments FDA OSHA EPA etc.
Working knowledge and experience with cGMP procedures and engineering practices on pharmaceutical/biotech production processes clean utilities facilities instruments and equipment
Experience implementing risk-based verification on major GMP process equipment / automation projects including validation protocol development and execution
Experience with combination product / medical device quality systems verification
Process equipment knowledge - basic principles of cell culture fermentation purification filling
Process automation knowledge - fundamental understanding of automation infrastructure
Knowledge of Delta V Rockwell and Plant Information Systems is a plus
Strong communication and technical writing skills
Strengths in facilitation and collaboration / networking
Experience in developing SOPs and delivering training
Individual must be a team player prepared to work in and embrace a team-based culture that relies on collaboration for effective decision-making
Basic understanding of process improvement methodologies to mature and improve business performance examples: PDCA LEAN Six Sigma etc.
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