Kent
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Hybrid Remote
Equipment Validation Engineer
A Coatings Company is currently seeking an Equipment Validation Engineer/Officer to join the team. This pivotal role involves spearheading the creation, development, and support of validation processes, as well as implementing ongoing optimization and harmonization strategies for production-scale manufacturing equipment. Successful candidates will bring a proven track record in production-scale validation, with specific experience in powder blending or handling active ingredients considered advantageous. This is a hybrid opportunity.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist in creating, developing and providing support for validation and ongoing optimisation and harmonisation strategies for production scale product manufacturing-related equipment.
- Assist in creating process validation and equipment qualification protocols and reports (which may include FAT).
- Assist with review of qualification/validation protocols including support to global manufacturing sites.
- Assist in maintaining the status of global master specifications for manufacturing equipment, and the global master manufacturing documentation for excipient blends.
- Prepare validation, stability and qualification protocols and subsequent reports.
- Assist with the evaluation & validation of raw materials from both current and new suppliers.
- Assist in trials carried out with suppliers and/or customers.
- Formally stability test products containing these raw materials.
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Essential
- Degree (or equivalent) in science or engineering-related qualification.
- Proven experience in the Validation of Equipment in a manufacturing environment.
- Proven validation experience within a highly regulated manufacturing environment (Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, Food etc.).
- Knowledge & experience of excipient blend products and raw materials
- Report Writing
Desirable
- Experience in process development, optimization, scale-up & validation studies
- Experience in equipment evaluation & qualification studies
- Proven knowledge and experience of Change Control and Risk Management processes.
- Knowledge and experience of EXCiPACT and/or ISO 9001 requirements is highly advantageous.
- ISO / GMP / GLP /COSHH / H&S awareness
This is a hybrid opportunity with the added benefit of a flexi-time scheme.
- Locations
- Kent
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
- Yearly salary
- £30,000 - £35,000
Kent
·
Hybrid Remote
Equipment Validation Engineer
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