Senior Production Engineering Manager

Cytiva; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Be part of something altogether life-changing!
Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. At Cytiva, you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us - working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40 countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity - so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term. Cytiva is one of 10 Life Sciences companies of Danaher. Together, we accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.

What you'll do:

1. On site role reporting through to the Cardiff Site Leader and based in Cardiff, this role is responsible for the day-to-day Engineering leadership of our medical facility.
2. Lead a team of Manufacturing Engineers and Technicians, providing Engineering support and guidance of technical control for Automated Lines.
3. Act as principal point of contact to resolve technical, validation, and quality issues both internally and liaising with suppliers.
4. Purchase and introduce new machinery using validation and mechanical change control demonstrating cost savings to the Business via process improvements and waste reduction initiatives.
5. Project manage capital projects from initial concept through to successful completion and control the budgets.
6. Develop and maintain an engineering Master Plan for the area in terms of understanding the long-term space requirements and facilitate solutions through the integration of Danaher Business Systems (DBS) Continuous Improvement philosophy.
7. Generate through leadership quality production documentation including Specifications, Training and Maintenance Guidelines.

Who you are:

1. Demonstrated leadership in a position of authority in an Operations Environment.
2. Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent with relevant experience.
3. Experience of implementing change in a regulated industry.
4. Experienced practitioner in TPM culture, engagement, and improvement.
5. Experience of SPC implementation and adoption to make data-driven decisions.
6. Excellent communication skills with direct team members as well as external teams and stakeholders.
7. Ensuring the smooth running of equipment by positioning maintenance priorities with production needs and aligning engineering efforts with the overall business goals.

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace, and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers, and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.