Engineering Director jobs in Ireland

In this role, the Director of Elastomers & Primary Containment (EPC) Capital Management will spearhead the capital process for function. This will include prioritization for EPC projects, developing and updating strategic plans, budgets, and supporting the forecasting process. You will play a crucial role in formulating capital plans focused on substantial growth initiatives and asset replacements. Enhancing and refining systems for improved accuracy in capital reporting will be a core responsibility. You will liaise with senior management to deliver comprehensive updates on budgets, and year-to-date capital expenditures, while ensuring that Project Expenditure Requests (PERs) comply with both Finance and Global standards.

Capital Prioritization and Management:

• Ensure Budget and Strategic Plan capital alignments are completed for EPC.
• Develop and support capital plans focused on large-scale programs and projects.
• Lead the development of asset management plans to include site facility plans and asset replacement plans.
• Manage the execution of capital plans by leading site review meetings and operation management meetings
• Review project plans to ensure alignment with Global Engineering and Finance guidelines. Project plans also must be aligned with capital budgets and forecasts.

Project and Capital Database Management:

• Maintain an EPC project database ensuring all prioritizations are met and managed efficiently.
• Regularly update and monitor the execution of capital forecasting to meet annual spending requirements.

PER Review and Forecasting:

• Establish and lead PER reviews for EPC, ensuring KPIs such as ROIC, timeline, and payback periods are embedded and reviewed before management oversight.
• Develop comprehensive site forecasts for future project needs in collaboration with site and global engineering teams.
• Collaborate with Finance to manage CAPEX for EPC.
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree with preference in Engineering

• Minimum 10 years of experience; preference for
• Good understanding of general manufacturing and related project management
• Strong expertise of tools like Excel and MS Project.

• 8-10 years’ experience in managing all aspects of complex technical projects to include analytics and scheduling
• Strong capability to manage through influence and across functions
• Strong leadership and strategic thinking, global mindset; anticipates risks, can successfully navigate ambiguity
• High sense for the business; strong business acumen
• Strong coordination and Project Management skills
• Engages others, builds relationships, and creates networks outside team. Checks in with different people to understand the bigger picture.
• Ability to perform root cause analysis and corrective action solutions. Follows through on actions.
• Is curious, agile, engages in new experiences and looks for different perspectives
• Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description
• Support and contribute to Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target
• Able to comply with the company’s safety policy at all times.
• Able to comply with the company’s quality policy at all times.

• Proven ability to work in a virtual environment in a global organization and to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Make independent and sound judgments.
• Multitask, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize.
• Excellent communicator with ability to maintain confidentiality and resolve conflicts and ambiguity.
• Use written and verbal communication skills effectively.
• Read and interpret data, information and documents to analyze and solve problems.
• Learn and apply new information and new skills.
• Proven ability to work in a virtual environment in a global organization and to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Make independent and sound judgments.
• Multitask, work under time constraints, problem solve and prioritize.
• Excellent communicator with ability to maintain confidentiality and resolve conflicts and ambiguity.
• Use written and verbal communication skills effectively.
• Read and interpret data, information and documents to analyze and solve problems.
• Learn and apply new information and new skills.

The Senior Manager, Eng., Facilities and Main will lead and develop a function which supports the needs of operations and other key functions, delivering a best-in-class, cost effective service to the site. Responsible for implementing the plant’s overall preventive and predictive maintenance programs for both equipment and facilities, while maximizing operational uptime and fostering a continuous improvement culture.

• Lead Engineering function for the site. team
• Define and implement comprehensive strategies to reduce costs, mitigate risk, improve quality, shorten downtimes and reduce unplanned interventions.
• Lead and develop the Maintenance and Facilities teams (set objectives, guide and engage the team, train, define development activities, follow-up, provide feedback, prepare appraisal and manage performance and delivery).
• Ensure that maintenance activities are carried out safely, according to company procedures and using relevant permitting systems.
• Provide plant maintenance services to support operations and manufacturing and deliver service and performance in line with company targets & standards.
• Lead and direct maintenance personnel to manage plant & equipment maintenance for reactive and planned works. Deliver preventative maintenance schedule to improve technical availability of assets in line with company targets.
• Build-up an agile team in respect to flexible sift patterns, developing people and training to maximize operational equipment uptime, implement new technologies and apply best practice in maintenance methods and systems.
• Inspect and evaluate physical plant and related equipment in order to manage asset life cycle in support of operations.
• Coordinate with outside contractors to perform service activities, repairs, preventive maintenance on plant and equipment
• Oversee and direct provision of all related maintenance supplies and plant spare parts.
• Lead and foster an environment of continuous improvement for initiatives/projects in the areas of Maintenance and Facilities processes. Providing leadership in supporting the team in identifying and implementing lean, efficiency, cost reduction, quality, and service level improvements
• Manage the team’s performance, conduct performance 1 to 1’s, support recruitment, training and development plans while addressing any issues that arise in a timely manner.
• Responsible for the identification and execution of training requirements and training for the team.
• Maintain a positive employee relations atmosphere. Ensure that there is good communication and co-operation by encouraging knowledge sharing.
• Monitor workload and manage resources in order to support company targets.

• Ensures work and equipment compliance, certification to all related regulatory & statutory directives, standards & guidance’s. Including all necessary regulatory service, permits, permissions, registers & calibrations certifications are controlled & up to date.
• Apply global Engineering standards and processes

• Take a lead role in the introduction and development of maintenance strategies and management systems company-wide.
• Manage and coordinate competing priorities with key stake holders to maximise plant performance and availability.
• Direct the communication of all planned and unplanned works with key stake holders in timely manner. Limiting the impact and reacting responsibly and in prompt and efficient manner.
• Plan and maintain all relevant plant & equipment to ensure that it operates efficiently while delivering this service on time, on budget and in a safe and responsible manner without adverse impact to site performance.
• Deliver to set departmental and site KPI performance levels.
• Serve as a member of the site leadership team and participate in the decision-making process.
• Demonstrates leadership and commitment with respect to the quality management system and with respect to customer focus as outlined in the ISO9001/15378 standards.
• Responsible for ensuring site compliance to ISO17665 standard.

• Act in accordance with the company’s Guiding Principles and adherence to the corporate Code of Conduct
• Compliance to all local site Environmental, Health and Safety regulations
• Compliance to all local site company policies, procedures and corporate policies
• Other duties as assigned

• Ensure that the validation requirements including CSV, are developed and documented to provide direction for meeting the validation needs of the customers & regulatory bodies.
• Provide guidance to system/process stakeholders for validation life cycle.
• Imbed global technical engineering guidelines to support and standardise facility and equipment engineering and to ensure that best practices are considered for all new project deliverables.
• Keep Site current with the industry standard practices and the various regulatory bodies requirements for validation.
• Oversee and define periodic reviews or re-qualification to maintain validated status of equipment, facilities and utilities as defined by West master plans and SOI’s.
• Responsibility for deliverables for all new engineering projects and contribute to risk assessment of the impact of new and existing systems and their validated state.

• Responsibility for the Management and monthly reporting on site CAPEX forecast and actual spend accuracy.

• Consulting with various global functions for the definition, Design, Execution and start-up of projects which the Waterford site has been selected.
• Ensuring that new installations or facility upgrades follow the correct asset and validation lifecycle.
• Resource planning to ensure projects are delivered in a safe, compliant, timely manner within forecasted budget milestones.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Electrical/Mechanical/Chemical/Civil Engineering required
• Master’s in Engineering Degree or other related Engineering discipline is an advantage

• 5+ year of experience in a manager or senior manager level role
• 10+ years of experience in a maintenance / engineering role within the manufacturing industry, preferably in rubber, medical device or pharmaceutical operations.

• Good knowledge of LEAN and 6 sigma manufacturing principles
• Experience with continuous improvement of processes and validations of processes/equipment
• cGMP experience
• Self-motivated, results- and solution-oriented personality.
• Ability to combine and apply modern engineering / maintenance and manufacturing concepts to meet engineering goals
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good organizational and management skills.
• Ability to successfully collaborate with all levels within the organisational.
• Excellent written and communication skills - regularly presents on KPI’s, benchmarking results to all management levels.
• Proficient in planning to maximise resources and reduce expenditure.