Sr Project Process Engineer

Location:

Ballina (F26 F3X5) – Ireland

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

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Advertiser:

Hollister Incorporated

Job ID:

131333105

Posted On:

16 November 2024

We Make Life More Rewarding and Dignified 

Location: Ballina 
Department: Operations 

Senior Project Process Engineer

Summary 

The position will be based in Ballina, and in this role the candidate will be part of the Global Engineering continence Care team reporting to the Global Engineering Assistant Manager CC. The position will liaise with  Manufacturing Operations, New Product Development (NPD), Research and Development (R&D), Quality Assurance(QA), Design Assurance (DA) & Supply Chain(SCM) in order to effectively carry out its responsibilities. 

This person will lead and coordinate the project engineering activities associated with the further development of new and existing manufacturing capacity. The position will utilize learnings from existing manufacturing technologies to aid in the development of new technologies with the overall objective of developing & implementing projects on time, on budget and to the necessary Quality and Regulatory standards. The role will include leading project engineers and providing project guidance. Further, it will include oversight of overall project execution, including liaising with cross site internal stakeholders and external vendors to achieve desired outcome.

Responsibilities

-New Process Implementation: Position responsible for timely implementation of new manufacturing processes in the designated Value Stream area. Projects will include Capacity, New Products, and Cost Reduction, and will involve highly automated production equipment. Position will provide leadership of cross functional team to deliver on same objectives. Project Management: Position will be responsible for developing & tracking project plans and ensuring use of stage gate or other suitable process to create, support and manage development of project goals, schedules and tasks. Also, position will be responsible for maintaining project budgetary control.
-New Process Concept Development: Position will be responsible for overseeing development of concept for fully automated manufacturing systems, working with a technology partner, driving proof of principle by prototyping key bottleneck areas, and developing a high level concept that meets customer requirements. New Product introduction: support timely introduction on any new products or product upgrades in the designated Value Stream area; including development of product costs (COGS).
-Process Improvements: Position will be responsible for identifying and implementing process & product improvements in the area.
-Collaboration: Participate with Core and Extended Teams in development, execution and monitoring of project plans and evaluation of product/ process concepts. Design Transfer Management: Conduct and document Design Transfer and Change Control implementation to move projects from the design to manufacturing phase
-Process Qualification: support qualification of new products / processes, and ensure compliance to quality standards through execution of protocols.
-Safety/ Risk Assessments: position will be responsible for ensuring safety compliance in the area, and supporting both conduction and timely closeout of risk assessments.
-Communication: Socialize project status identifying key project milestones, progress and major interdependencies with Stakeholders on a regular basis. Present updates to senior leadership using clearly understood metrics to report progress management.
 

Skills

                                             

Leadership

-Lead teams or individuals, using direct or indirect influence techniques, to support clients’ needs.
-Coordinate project activities across multi-functional and cross-geographical teams to meet project deliverables.
-Mentor others by providing guidance, direction, or other (technical) expertise.
-Frequently demonstrate highly technical and professional competencies on medium to high profile projects
 

Project Management

-Use systematic techniques to break technical projects into fundamental task requirements.
-Obtain (negotiate for) resources as needed, communicate direction to team members, assign tasks as appropriate, and ensure that commitments are met.
-Monitor project progress to anticipate problems and develop solutions before they become critical, and use clearly understood metrics to report progress to management.
 

Process Development

-Develop process concepts and alternatives and prepare formal written justifications for financial authorization.
-Lead or coordinate the design and testing of prototype processes for proof of concept work.   
-Create process specifications, request for quotations, factory acceptance plans, validation plans, and other relevant documentation to support process introductions.
-Foster and manage vendor partner relationships to support process introductions.
 

Business Acumen

-Understand accounting principles, capital and expense planning, cost center reporting, and other tools to understand project and departmental performance.
-Use sound business principles to evaluate alternatives and provide technical direction.
 

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

-Education

-Leaving Certificate or equivalent
-Primary Degree in Engineering or Science discipline
 

-Experience

-7+ years post qualification experience in Engineering or Science environment
-3+ years Project Management experience
 

About Hollister Incorporated

Hollister Incorporated is an independent, employee-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets healthcare products worldwide. The company spearheads the advancement of innovative products for ostomy care, continence care and critical care, and also creates educational support materials for patients and healthcare professionals. Headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, Hollister has manufacturing and distribution centers on three continents and sells in nearly 80 countries. Hollister is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Firm of John Dickinson Schneider, Inc., and is guided both by its Mission to make life more rewarding and dignified for people who use our products and services, as well as its Vision to grow and prosper as an independent, employee-owned company, and in the process, to become better human beings.

Hollister is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability
Job Req ID:

33783

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