CI Process Engineer

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care, and infusion care. With around 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Group revenues in 2022 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more about Convatec, please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com

A Process engineer specialist will interface closely with other cross-functional groups such as Operations, Facilities, Engineering, Regulatory and act as a direct liaison between these departments to ensure that projects or improvements identified are implemented in a timely fashion with full compliance to local or global documented procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Daily hands on support to operations team.

• Identify and execute improvement projects (capital and non-capital) that fit within the site objectives. Lead Kaizen projects and events.

• Lead Quality investigations and RCA activities.

• Facilitate FMEA.

• Identify and deliver cost savings.

• Identify opportunities to improve process capability, machine performance and uptime.

• Provide technical knowledge & expertise to enable implementation of identified opportunities.

• Review and implement any Chemical engineering design as required for improvement.

• Mechanical and process experience to implement and support installation or upgrades of equipment.

• Performing process capability studies, statistical analysis and data-driven decision-making to achieve operational excellence and meet production targets.

• Supporting & collaborating with plant management, affected employees, and other key stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of identified process improvements.

• Develop improved training and development tools in direct relation to process operations and use these to improve the understanding and knowledge on site.

• Working to identify and resolve EHS, Quality and productivity issues.

• Define and complete activities to improve process safety on site.

• Drive improvements in operational excellence-based activities. KPI development, key process documentation, data collection, efficiency improvement and data analysis.

• Completing change control, equipment qualification and process validation activities as required for implementing change opportunities.

• Complete the relevant activities defined by the Continuous Improvement Roadmap to drive improvements in performance, capability, and engagement within the plant.

• Drive improved engagement of the factory team in CI through regular effective communication, training, and involvement in CI activities.

• Complete root cause investigation activities as required using process and test data to drive team-based decisions and activities.

Skills & Experience:

• High level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness with strong work ethic and the ability to work independently with minimal direction.

• Experience, working on Chemical engineering-based activities.

• Management of project roadmaps.

• Good communications skills.

• Lead process validation activities, including protocol development, execution and documentation, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to identify and resolve complex process issues.

• Working knowledge of process safety, risk assessment and compliance with regulatory standards.

• Mechanical/engineering qualification or demonstrated experience.

Qualifications/Education:

• Degree, or equivalent in an Engineering Discipline.

• Six Sigma Green Belt, or demonstrates a similar approach to problem solving.

• PC Skills including SAP, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, CAD, Visio.

• APM/Prince 2 project management foundation as minimum requirement.

• Demonstrated experience in project management from start to full implementation.

• Trained in IQ, OQ, PQ validation principles.

• Strong Working Knowledge of Problem-solving tools.

• Kaizen lead trained.

• Understanding of Health and Safety at Work.

Travel Requirements

• Percentage of working time involving travel, and travel destination(s). Position may involve travel up to 10% of the time, mostly within Europe but overseas travel is expected. Most trips will include overnight travel).

Languages

• Speaking: Yes English*

• Writing/Reading: Yes English*

Working Conditions

• Working in an office environment

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