Senior Production Engineering Manager

Senior Production Engineering Manager

Gonzales Communications Inc.

• On site role reporting through to the Cardiff Site Leader and based in Cardiff, this role is responsible for the day-to-day Engineering leadership of both Biological and Cleanroom Filtration manufacturing.
• Lead a team of Manufacturing Engineers and Technicians, providing Engineering support and guidance on both process, manual, and automated Lines.
• Lead as principal point of contact to resolve technical, validation and quality issues both internally and liaising with suppliers.
• Purchase and introduce new machinery using validation and mechanical change control, demonstrating cost savings to the Business via process improvements and waste reduction initiatives.
• Project manage capital projects from initial concept through to successful completion and control the budgets.
• Develop and maintain an engineering Master Plan for the area in terms of understanding the long-term space requirements and facilitate solutions through the integration Danaher Business Systems (DBS) Continuous Improvement philosophy.
• Generate leadership-quality production documentation including Specifications, Training and Maintenance Guidelines.

• Demonstrated leadership in a position of authority in an Operations Environment.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent with relevant experience.
• Experience of implementing change in a regulated industry.
• Experienced practitioner in TPM culture, engagement and improvement.
• Experience of SPC implementation and adoption to make data driven decisions.
• Excellent communication skills with direct team members as well as external teams and stakeholders.
• Ensuring the reliability and smooth running of equipment by positioning maintenance priorities with production needs and aligning engineering efforts with the overall business goals.