API Engineering Manager
Core
Leading and managing a team of engineers, technicians, and apprentices to support the API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) business unit, ensuring equipment performance, compliance, and continuous improvement.
Role type
Engineering Manager (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)
Builds
Manufacturing equipment development, process upgrades, and plant projects for API production
Domain
Pharmaceutical manufacturing / Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Team leadership, budget management, CAPA planning, equipment monitoring, project management, audit preparation, safety compliance, capital expenditure planning, external contractor management, problem-solving
Preferred skills
Experience with glass lined vessels, reactors, pumps, heat exchangers, ATEX, solvent handling
Technologies
glass lined vessels, reactors, pumps, heat exchangers, ATEX, solvent handling
Responsibilities
Establish department goals and schedules, manage manufacturing equipment development, ensure equipment maintenance meets standards, prepare and implement CAPA plans, investigate issues to improve performance, implement equipment/process upgrades, develop engineering metrics, manage budgets and capital expenditure requests, ensure audit success, maintain safety standards, manage internal and external plant projects, supervise external contractor relationships
Seniority
Manager, hands-on team lead
