30786 Visual Inspection Engineer
CR/078625
Posted: 14/08/2025
- Competitive
- Ireland, County Sligo, Sligo
- Contract
Orion Group Life Sciences are currently recruiting a Visual Inspection Engineer on behalf of our Multinational Biopharmaceutical Client based in Sligo on a 12-Month contract.
Responsibilities:
Essential Requirements:
Cognitive Skills:
Ownership/Accountability:
Influence/Leadership:
Decision Making/Impact:
Supervision Received:
Supervision Provided:
EHS Responsibilities:
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Responsibilities:
- To work as a team member to support Visual Inspection operations in line with all safety, regulatory and organizational requirements.
• Develop and modify procedures as needed to support the manufacturing operation.
• Participate in process, equipment, and facilities validations efforts and projects implementations.
• Review and approve process related commissioning, qualification and validation protocols for completeness and accuracy.
• Execute protocols in a timely basis to meet the project schedule requirements.
• Participate and lead (as required) Process FMEAs for Visual Inspection.
• Establish, lead and optimize the process for certification of technicians for visual inspection.
• Establish and maintain the defect library.
• Establish and execute the process for the trending of Visual Inspection Defects.
• Ensure all Site Visual Inspection procedures are aligned with Global Guidance Documents and Regulatory Requirements.
• Provide technical input to guide the development of SOPs for Visual Inspection.
• Leadership of manufacturing and validation activities during project life cycle.
• Coordination with internal/external stakeholders for the evaluation of particles/defects.
• Support of technical transfers for future product introductions to the site.
• Investigate process exceptions or malfunction incidents affecting the process.
• Liaise with internal/external engineering personnel and internal/external quality personnel as required.
• Support the Production Team in ensuring that manufacturing process is enabled and maintained to meet the output and yield requirements.
Essential Requirements:
- A relevant third level qualification in an engineering, science or technical discipline (Degree Level or Masters preferable).
• At least three (3) years of total combined experience in Technical/Operations/Quality or equivalent in a pharmaceutical and health care organization.
• At least three (3) years of experience in the manufacturing environment of a biotechnology, pharmaceutical or health care plant.
• Previous experience in manufacturing processes of biotechnological drugs, parenteral drugs, solutions preparation, fill finish, lyophilisation, sterilisation operations preferable.
• Experience in clean utilities is desirable.
Cognitive Skills:
- Requires proven problem-solving skills under pressure. The position requires detailed evaluation of a number of viable solutions to each problem.
• Requires innovative thinking, where new and untested solutions are proposed, demonstrated and implemented on a regular basis.
• Requires a very high level of attention to detail and mental concentration, to ensure accuracy and total compliance with procedures at all times.
• Must be results-driven, striving to meet all targets and metric standards as set by site/department and division leaders.
• Requires total commitment to quality and maintaining a high standard of work at all times.
• Demonstrates the highest levels of integrity and a strong work ethic at all times.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written are required for the execution of this role.
• Strong interpersonal skills are required.
• Understands and supports the principles of perfect performance.
Ownership/Accountability:
- Every employee has a personal responsibility to commit to the organization’s vision, to engage and align with the company’s strategic imperatives, and to consistently execute in accordance with operational excellence principles and established ways of working.
• This role is accountable for supporting a positive developmental culture within the organization while ensuring compliance with quality policies.
• Requires good knowledge of company policies and procedures and involves working towards general results to achieve organizational needs.
• The position has a high level of autonomy and individuals are expected to work on their own initiative.
• Demonstrates an ethos of Right First Time at all times.
• Adheres to and follows all procedures, policies, and guidelines ensuring compliance with cGMP and ISO/FDA regulations and company policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Shows a high level of tenacity to ensure closure of issues.
Influence/Leadership:
- May be required to support cross-functional teams and cost improvement projects.
• Provide technical leadership to functional areas and collaborate with key stakeholders.
• May be required to lead cross-functional teams (C.F.Ts) and cost improvement projects.
• Contributes to the successful delivery of site goals and continuous job-related (CJR) improvements.
• Leads the delivery of new training initiatives.
Decision Making/Impact:
- Work is performed without appreciable direction. Exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment.
• Expected to handle all day-to-day training, learning, and development queries. If a major problem arises, can refer to Team Manager.
• Responsible for the presentation of technical data to stakeholders to ensure prompt decisions on related issues.
Supervision Received:
- Operates in an environment which is largely self-managed but with supervision.
Supervision Provided:
- No direct reports.
• Has external contact with outside contractors/services engineers and commissioning engineers, safety inspectors, equipment engineers, etc.
• May provide cross-training and guidance to new department members.
• May supervise and lead projects and develop training.
EHS Responsibilities:
- Comply with the EHS policy and procedures and demonstrate EHS best practices in all work activities.
• Continually be conscious of your own safety and that of others, always complying with safety notices and barriers.
• Report any EHS incidents and/or near misses (unsafe acts and conditions) immediately to your supervisor and always raise the event in the EHS system.
• Support a culture of EHS excellence by recognizing and submitting opportunities for EHS improvement on the EHS system.
• Attend all required EHS training and medical surveillance programs.
• Wear PPE as required.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Aoibhinn Daly
Recruitment Consultant
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