A relationship you can count on, from pharmaceutical development to commercial manufacturing. Service - it's what Patheon Pharmaceuticals Inc. is all about. Providing the best commercial manufacturing and drug development services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries is our mandate.

Patheon Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer / Mechanical Team Leader for our Cincinnati, OH office. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Leads continuous improvement efforts to optimize equipment operation and minimize equipment related batch deviations.  Leads/supervises the manufacturing mechanical team and provides technical support to the daily operation of the manufacturing department.  Leads training and development plans to provide manufacturing mechanics with capabilities to properly maintain manufacturing equipment.  Incumbent is responsible for supporting corrective maintenance and improving predictive/preventive maintenance practices.  Responsible for ensuring adequate spare parts inventory is maintained to minimize down time of equipment.  Analyzes equipment histories and develops engineering solutions to eliminate repetitive repairs/failures and equipment caused batch deviations.  Benchmarks best practices and provides technical support to Area Leaders achieve department first time quality and schedule attainment goals.

Requirements: 

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  B.S. in Mechanical, Chemical or related Engineering discipline.


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  Minimum of 2-5 years experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, packaging, engineering, scheduling or supervision. 

The incumbent must have mechanical and electrical technical aptitude and working experience with maintenance practices and technologies; technical problem solving skills; utilize resources effectively; use proactive approach to problem solving; working knowledge of cGMPs.  Position requires ability to scope work, prioritize, schedule and assign tasks to meet customer needs.  Position requires organization, project management, and time management skills to be successful in managing multiple projects and changing priorities.  Good oral and written communication skills.  Good presentation skills with the ability to sell ideas and teach/train others.

Interested local candidates should apply online (other resume submissions will not be accepted or considered valid).  If, due to disability, you need assistance in completing the on-line application, contact the company's Human Resources Department at (513) 948-7855.  Please note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.  We are not using agencies at this time.

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