Device Engineer

Job title:

Device Engineer

Company

GlaxoSmithKline

Job description

GSK Barnard Castle is a key secondary manufacturing site and has invested heavily in industry 4.0 state of the art, bespoke equipment to support sustained new product introductions and volume increases, and as a key supplier of some of GSK’s blockbuster products, the site contributes revenues of ~$2Bn annually.We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpageAs a Device Engineer you will be a technical expert for device assembly and functionality for both legacy and NPI projects on behalf of MSAT throughout the entire GSK network, with most aligned assets sitting within the GSK Barnard Castle site currently. While providing first touch troubleshooting and advice on technical projects, you will also be embedded in the production environment, ensuring critical process parameters are defined and controlled.In this role you will…

• Be responsible for being the technical head on a manufacturing unit operations ensuring Critical Process Parameters are identified, understood, monitored, and controlled. Where applicable, liaise with process measurement technology (PMT) experts to understand the relationship between measurement, impact of variability in raw materials and intermediates, environmental conditions, equipment conditions, manual operations, and their integration with the control strategy.
• Represent technical in the Operations management team, working closely with engineering, production, and quality to deliver the production requirements. Ensure day to day technical issues are urgently resolved.
• Spearhead and/or support design transfer activities to internal and external manufacturing sites. Provide technical support as a DDC product SME to multi-functional teams for process development, technology transfer, and life cycle management of combination products.
• Maintain a strong level of validated understanding and proficiencies within life cycle management, including expertise in design controls, manufacturing technologies and upcoming combination products for commercialisation
• Be responsible for delivering key technical activities including NPI trials and planned change implementation.
• Support design and development work in support of equipment selection, installation, and validation (including business process change) and support the standardisation of manufacturing and process measurement technology (e.g., PAT) on site.

Why you?Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelors/Honours degree, or equivalent in an appropriate scientific or engineering discipline (or relevant experience and actively working towards).
• Area of Specialisation: Production engineering, medical device assembly and function, device design and component quality attributes.
• Industrial experience in a Technical, Science or Engineering discipline covering range of processing formats applicable to Pharmaceutical / Medical Device / Healthcare / FMCG.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Knowledge of device/assembly manufacturing processes and Drug Device Combinations in general.
• Knowledge of the structured problem-solving approaches used for all product & process issues. Some awareness of global packaging technologies and the interface with device technologies.

Closing Date for Applications: 5th September 2024Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.Why GSK?Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on or 0808 234 4391.Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels. However, we have created a UK Recruitment FAQ guide. Click the and scroll to the Careers Section where you will find answers to multiple questions we receive .As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.Important notice to Employment businesses/ AgenciesGSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK’s commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit GSK’s Transparency Reporting site.

Expected salary

Location

Barnard Castle, County Durham

Job date

Sat, 24 Aug 2024 22:09:18 GMT

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