Senior Operations Engineer 1

**Site Name**: Singapore - Tuas
**Posted Date**: Oct 9 2024

As Senior Operations Engineer, you will be providing process and technical support to the Manufacturing Operations Teams to enable Value Stream to deliver its operational objectives. Areas of support includes process optimization, validation activities, continuous improvement, change management, deviation investigation and production project management to ensure that Value Stream can operate optimally and in compliance with cGMP requirements.

**_ Key Responsibilities Area_**:
Manage deviation investigations and CAPAs of high complexity and related to process or technical events.

Changes including eCCs, SMRs and SAP master data (e.g. BOM).

Non-process specific training.

Gap analysis against QMS (CQMPs, GGs) and Quality Alerts.

Prepare documents and training materials as required to support the activities of the operations department.

Identify, manage, and execute improvement initiatives in the following areas:

- Process optimization
- Operational Excellence (OE) initiatives

Support Manufacturing Operations in executing validation, trials, development and technical transfer activities where necessary.

Interface
- Develop relationship within the Value Stream team and with other departments (including MSAT, QA, QC, TS etc.) to ensure delivery of operational objectives.

Management
- Plan, manage and execute deliverables through proper and timely request and utilization of resources to ensure delivery of tasks and projects.
- Plan and coordinate effective utilization of ad-hoc team members (Engineer Trainees).

Leadership (Senior Engineer)
- Coach and provide guidance to the Operations Engineer in their execution of daily tasks.
- To assist the Senior Operations Executive/Manufacturing Manager in ensuring the quality and delivery of tasks and projects.

Technology Transfer
- Participate in new technology and/or new process transfer.

**_ Skills, Knowledge and Experience_**:
Professional:

- Degree in Chemical Engineering or other relevant field
- At least 4 years of experience in biologics or pharmaceutical manufacturing

Technical:

- Knowledge of cGMP and safety (biosafety)
- Knowledge in Biotechnology equipment and processes, particularly downstream processes such as Ultra/Diafiltration and Chromatography
- Equipment and process troubleshooting skills
- Good experience in continuous and process improvements and good exposure in process automation

Business:

- Effective communication and team building skills
- Effective organization skills
- Effective project management skills
- Ability to work independently
- Problem solving and analytical skills

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