Technical Engineering Services Manager – Pharmaceutical Sector
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Pharmaceuticals Supply Chain | Field Service Engineering & Validation | UK Multi Site
Salary: £70,000k - £80,000k + benefits + Vehicle
Type: Full time permanent
Location: Manchester M62 / M6 / North West / Oldham / Leeds / Yorkshire / UK Remit
Sector: Pharmaceuticals / Life science supply chain, pharmaceutical manufacturing, cold storage, refrigeration
This is an excellent opportunity to join a global pharmaceuticals organisation in a Technical Engineering & Validation Manager appointment. You will have responsibly of several field base teams / engineers servicing several large pharmaceutical sites / breakdowns / maintenance/ NHS and some global customer manufacturing facilities.
You will lead the strategic, operational, and technical direction of the company’s Engineering & Validation function, ensuring exceptional service delivery, compliance with all relevant standards and continual improvement in operational performance.
Key Areas: -
* Day to day management of the pharmaceutical Engineering teams
* Leadership & People management – Team management – mixed teams
* ISO 9001 Quality System requirements experience and standards
* Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance
* cGMP / GMP experience
* Documentation reviews and supplier qualification
* Extreme - negative temperatures experience
* Laboratory, drug storage, pharmaceutical manufacturing, sample refrigeration & storage engineering
The key responsibilities: -
* Manage and develop a team of Field Service Engineers / mobile engineers
* Coordinate engineer scheduling, workloads, resource planning, monitor KPIs, productivity and service performance
* Ensure that the activities and teams are performed within the quality performance indicators and according to the relevant Standard Operating Procedures.
* Develop and deliver the S&V strategy to support business growth, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction.
* Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory, quality, and safety standards, including FGAS, GMP, ISO, and internal SOPs.
* Ensure integrity of customer products are maintained at all times.
* The post-holder will be expected to work to quality standards, financial regulations operational deadlines and lead new quality initiatives.
* Provide operational and technical support to engineers
* Ensure adherence to safety, legal, and policy standards through audits, operational safety measures, and meeting health and safety goals and performance benchmarks.
* Showcase strong leadership in people by providing coaching, mentoring, and developing team members.
Person Specification: -
* Previous experience of working within a pharmaceutical supply chain logistics environment
* Previous experience of GMP / FMCG multi customer operation
* Extreme temperatures experience
* Laboratory, drug storage, pharmaceutical manufacturing, sample refrigeration & storage engineering
Pharmaceuticals Supply Chain | Field Service Engineering & Validation | UK Multi Site
Salary: £70,000k - £80,000k + benefits + Vehicle
Type: Full time permanent
Location: Manchester M62 / M6 / North West / Oldham / Leeds / Yorkshire / UK Remit
Sector: Pharmaceuticals / Life science supply chain, pharmaceutical manufacturing, cold storage, refrigeration
This is an excellent opportunity to join a global pharmaceuticals organisation in a Technical Engineering & Validation Manager appointment. You will have responsibly of several field base teams / engineers servicing several large pharmaceutical sites / breakdowns / maintenance/ NHS and some global customer manufacturing facilities.
You will lead the strategic, operational, and technical direction of the company’s Engineering & Validation function, ensuring exceptional service delivery, compliance with all relevant standards and continual improvement in operational performance.
Key Areas: -
* Day to day management of the pharmaceutical Engineering teams
* Leadership & People management – Team management – mixed teams
* ISO 9001 Quality System requirements experience and standards
* Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance
* cGMP / GMP experience
* Documentation reviews and supplier qualification
* Extreme - negative temperatures experience
* Laboratory, drug storage, pharmaceutical manufacturing, sample refrigeration & storage engineering
The key responsibilities: -
* Manage and develop a team of Field Service Engineers / mobile engineers
* Coordinate engineer scheduling, workloads, resource planning, monitor KPIs, productivity and service performance
* Ensure that the activities and teams are performed within the quality performance indicators and according to the relevant Standard Operating Procedures.
* Develop and deliver the S&V strategy to support business growth, operational excellence, and customer satisfaction.
* Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory, quality, and safety standards, including FGAS, GMP, ISO, and internal SOPs.
* Ensure integrity of customer products are maintained at all times.
* The post-holder will be expected to work to quality standards, financial regulations operational deadlines and lead new quality initiatives.
* Provide operational and technical support to engineers
* Ensure adherence to safety, legal, and policy standards through audits, operational safety measures, and meeting health and safety goals and performance benchmarks.
* Showcase strong leadership in people by providing coaching, mentoring, and developing team members.
Person Specification: -
* Previous experience of working within a pharmaceutical supply chain logistics environment
* Previous experience of GMP / FMCG multi customer operation
* Extreme temperatures experience
* Laboratory, drug storage, pharmaceutical manufacturing, sample refrigeration & storage engineering