Senior Engineering & Maintenance Expert Ibex Readiness (7082)

Contract

Posted 24 hours ago

Recruiter: Silvia Sala

CTC is a specialized search and recruitment partner for the Life Sciences industry, serving clients and candidates since 1997. We enable careers by connecting talented professionals with meaningful opportunities, and we support our clients in engaging, retaining, and developing the right talent when needed.

Our client, a global market leader in the production and process support of active pharmaceutical ingredients, both in the chemical and biotechnology sectors, is looking for a:

Senior Engineering and Maintenance Expert Ibex Readiness

on a 6-month contract, with possibilities of extension afterwards.

In this role, you will lead their capital investment projects for state-of-the-art biopharma facilities. You will act as the Engineering and Maintenance Expert Lead, responsible for delivering critical input for the engineering, qualification, and maintenance of our future facilities. You will also serve as the future Head of Plant Engineering during the initial engineering phases, providing leadership to cross-functional teams and driving operational excellence.

Main responsibilities:

• Lead engineering and maintenance initiatives for the construction and commissioning of biopharma facilities, supporting feasibility studies, conceptual design, and basic engineering phases.
• Serve as the primary interface between the investment-engineering organization and operations, ensuring alignment and seamless collaboration.
• Deliver essential input for the use of engineering and qualification tools required for construction, commissioning, and qualification of biopharma facilities.
• Implement maintenance strategies, standards, and concepts in new facilities, focusing on cost-efficient preventive and predictive maintenance in alignment with site-wide objectives.
• Collaborate with Operation Heads to define and establish the operations organization, including headcount ramp-up plans for the facilities.
• Drive innovation and operational improvements in facility design, incorporating insights that influence manufacturing and maintenance costs.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, openness to change, and cooperative teamwork, fostering collaboration across all levels.
• Support the preparation of GMP and Safety risk assessments, contributing expertise to risk analysis processes.
• Provide guidance to future production and project teams on plant engineering, maintenance, and utilities.
• Represent your area as a member of the Plant Engineering Leadership Team, ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant working/residency permit or Swiss/EU-Citizenship required.
• At least a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Automation.
• Proficiency in English and German (written and spoken).
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification is a plus.
• Strong leadership skills with a track record of driving high performance and aligning team priorities with business goals.
• Experience leading complex engineering and maintenance initiatives in a biopharma manufacturing environment, ensuring operational excellence.
• Proven ability to act as a recognized technical expert, leveraging deep knowledge of engineering, maintenance, business, and financial processes.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all organizational levels and work closely with cross-functional teams.

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