AstraZeneca
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Macclesfield, Cheshire
Associate Improvement Engineers
Overview
Job Description
Are you wanting to progress your career in Engineering? If so, these could be the ideal development roles for you. We lead our industry in our development of a strong and varied pipeline. This means our people are here to win, we give you a breadth of opportunities to be curious and do cutting edge, unique work that has big impact on science and medicine. Macclesfield supplies products for most of AstraZeneca's therapy areas and currently sources over 130 markets worldwide. Many of AstraZeneca's biggest brands are formulated and packed for distribution at Macclesfield. We are now recruiting for two Associate Improvement Engineers within the our department our Engineering department to work across several areas covering polymer manufacture, clean / sterile manufacture as well as primary and secondary packing. Responsibilities This is a relatively new role within the team, joining two other recent recruits, and is a stepping stone to becoming an Improvement Engineer. However, the role is not simply shadowing and learning as the successful candidates will bring with them technical expertise that has an immediate benefit to the team and the projects that they deliver. Whilst applying existing knowledge, as an Associate Improvement Engineer you will, in return, develop the qualification and project management skills required to deliver small to medium scale asset improvement initiatives within the department. Essential Requirements: * Relevant technical/engineering qualification (or appropriate experience) * Experienced in delivering small equipment/process improvements including applying change controls * Experience executing equipment qualification and validation * Technical support within a manufacturing environment including structured root cause analysis * Technical report writing & generation * Ability to pick up and apply new technology to make process or procedure improvements Desirable Requirements: * Experience within a sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing environment * Experience writing equipment qualification and validation documentation * At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. We look forward to your application! Date Posted 29-May-2020 Closing Date 14-Jun-2020 AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.