Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
I have experience in leading, motivating and supporting colleagues to meet predetermined targets. My duties have included allocating workloads and tasks, while ensuring service standards were met. I am able to ensure a team will reach standards and goals while subsequently enabling training schedules and solving capacity issues. I have advanced experience testing, servicing, maintaining and repairing manufacturing and production systems. This experience outlines my ability to solve problems efficiently while recognizing areas that can be developed and improved.
Based in Takeda’s Bray location, commencing under the role of Process Support Engineer for the Packaging Department, through site and departmental growth, the duties and title developed to Equipment Engineer. In March 2024 took ownership of work centre responsibilities in the Processing department in compression, coating & printing areas of Production. o Supporting development of new equipment lifecycle from User Requirement Specification to Performance o Qualification o Support/development of qualification protocols and ensuring equipment is installed and maintained to meet all EHS regulations and act as System Owner after handover o Provide technical support to Engineering and Manufacturing Operations as required to ensure equipment o availability and efficiency o Optimize equipment performance, reliability and maintainability for systems, ie: Bohle, Korsch, Müller, Pharmatech, Kraemer, Fette, Qualicaps o Reduce and eliminate backlog of legacy open corrective maintenance activities o Work with the maintenance department to improve Preventative Maintenance task work-load o Improve corrective and preventative planning strategies using work prioritization and standardized escalation format o Build relationships and work with multiple equipment vendors globally to strategize and plan both proactive and reactive Engineering and Servicing engagements o Monitors process equipment and identifies opportunities for yield and rate improvements o Identifying root causes of poor performance and drive improvement strategies o Drives strategies to reduce obsolescence risks and advises on appropriate equipment spares and inventory o required o Assist with project work connected with installation, validation, and commissioning of new and existing process equipment and automation control systems o Available as Equipment SME for Engineering trials and upgrade validation activities
o Take area ownership and became SME in multiple packaging production lines with heavy automation interaction including serialization vision inspection systems. o Optimize equipment performance, reliability and maintainability for systems, ie: HAPA, Uhlmann, Pester, Herma, Mettler Toledo, Kraus, Premier, Systech o Daily interaction with GMP documentations. Drafted and managed CAPA, change requests, risk assessment o Responsible for initiation and completion of deviations and change controls for process systems o Lead investigations relating to equipment or process performance using industry standard RCA templates, 5Why, A3, etc o Support other departments on equipment, quality and process issues. o Vendor management. Liaise with contractors/vendors for installation, services, spare parts and to resolve o issues onsite o Management of process data, backup and disaster recovery of the systems o User management. PSE acts as Administrator for all processing equipment
Based in Sterling Industries Toronto, Concord location, the function of this role is to work closely with the customer and Sterling team members to implement and put in to effect new production lines and methods. o Oversee design, installation, qualification and commissioning of ISO 7 Cleanroom for manufacturing purposes o Work with the customer to bring a new to market surgical device to market o Assist with DFM and design transfer activities, concept to commissioning stage to final production o Develop manufacturing processes by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment; conferring with equipment vendors o Improve manufacturing efficiency by analysing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout o Assist vendor and generate testing protocols for packaging validation o Work with the provider to develop product sterilization process for product approval and manufacturing purposes o Provide manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs; reviewing production schedules; estimating future requirements o Implement new processes within the organization in the plastic injection molding field. o Write and distribute equipment and manufacturing RFQs, monitor vendors and manages the procurement & implementation process as needed o Prepare product and process reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing information & trends o Work with the engineering team to complete manufacturing related engineering documents such as Process flow charts, PFMEA’s, DFMEA’s and work instructions o Assure product and process quality by designing testing methods; testing finished product and process capabilities; establishing standards; confirming manufacturing processes o Assist with engineering responsibilities to the quality management system, such as corrective and preventative action plans
Situated at the Whitby, Ontario facility, in the Oshawa Operations Engineering Department, the focus of this role is to work closely with other key departments to deliver and serve high quality Automotive Interior Systems to Original Equipment Manufacturers within the automotive industry. o Develop lean layouts and improve material flow to drive more efficient operations o Train production employees on start-up, ramp-up, new process and modified procedures o Support the assigned PDT to drive lean processes o Assigned to the Ergonomics team, monitor and conduct ergonomic assessments to evaluate ergonomic risk factors o Provide and implement Health & Safety and Ergonomic solutions from concept to implementation and sign off o Design and install assembly fixtures, material presentation and movement systems o Identify root cause and solutions of tooling, jigs, fixtures, layout and safety problems o Perform time and motion study to identify cycle time and bottle necking o Implement process change through line balancing, resulting in optimized performance of the production lines o Provide proactive and reactive solutions to any production line impact caused by anticipated and unforeseen part development and component changes o Source and work with external vendors who provide onsite labor for maintenance, service and installation of new site upgrades, projects to include; electrical, fire system, security technologies and new facility additions and construction o Develop and control new standardized work instructions for production and material department operations o Manage and maintain PFMEA and PFD documentation for the production line functions o Work closely with the Quality department to determine root cause of product defects o Ascertain and assist with non-conforming component containment control while implementing a reactive work around until a standardized protocol can be deployed
Located at the Pfizer Grange Castle site in Dublin, within the Process Service sector of the Drug Substances department. The function of this role is the bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing of the world leading drug Enbrel used to control and prevent severe to moderate Rheumatoid Arthritis. This is performed in a cleanroom environment using BDS vessels, chromatography, ultrafiltration and di-filtration process and control techniques. o Adhere to and completion of GMP operations according to SOP’s and batch records [ electronic & paper ] o Prepare bioreactors, standardized probes, testing equipment, scales, pumps, sampling, cleaning [ CIP ], sterilizing [ SIP ] and production activities o Execute process protocols using SAP, LIMS, EBR and DeltaV o Perform periodic reviews and validation of cGMP equipment and systems o Troubleshoot process, manufacturing, equipment, CIP and SIP issues o Perform method one investigations to determine root cause o Maintain a cGMP environment during commissioning, start-up, validation and production o Conduct IQ/OQ/PQ process of equipment o Work safely within an environment exposed to hazardous gases, chemicals, pressures and vacuums o Adhere to 5s and lean manufacturing guidelines o Apply aseptic techniques while focusing and contamination control o Scope and present process improvements o Optimize efficiency and drive Continuous Improvement and Zero Defects culture
Based in Siemens Medical Manufacturing Plant Dublin, the scope of Test Technician is to perform calibration, qualification and verification procedures on the ADVIA Centaur Immunoassay Systems. These systems are leading devices used in clinical laboratory production worldwide, aimed to deliver fast and efficient patient test sample diagnosis. o Troubleshoot hardware, hydraulic, vacuum, communication and electrical faults down to component level and establish root causes of malfunction o Inspection operations on sub-assemblies, modules and systems using engineering drawings, schematics, flow diagrams o Prepare samples, reagents and diluents for chemical testing of systems and modules o Handle dangerous, corrosive or infectious materials and serums o Adhere to all strict safety rules, procedures and standards o Assist Engineering in the initial validation, installation and verification of new test procedures, equipment and subsidiaries o Maintain all necessary paperwork and test data to ensure that accurate quality records meet FDA standards o Work with quality procedures, relating to material flow, material handling, processing of defective material, acceptance and rejection procedures, ECN monitoring and concessions o Support production ramps to deliver customer product on time and to the required quality level