The Process Engineer is responsible for initiating, managing, leading, and executing process improvements within the manufacturing space. You will provide technical support and training for operations and act as a subject matter for manufacturing operations.
May be required to lead or support investigations and correction of process-related problems and deviations from standards. You will interact and collaborate with other disciplines as well as external contractors. May be asked to develop business processes around the manufacturing and engineering business units. May be required to perform equipment maintenance.
Key Accountabilities:
- Ethical conduct and compliance and adhering to AstraZeneca values and behaviors
- Become an expert on the process and equipment to successfully lead and implement process and continuous improvements
- Provide technical support to operations teams to resolve standard engineering problems within process area.
- Identify and execute continuous improvement projects to increase safety, reduce product cost, improve product quality, improve yield, and reduce material usage
- Independently execute processes (e.g., validation, qualification, operation) within process engineering area.
- Assist in identification of manfucturing/engineering and technology requirements; support actions to address day-to-day needs/ issues within site; escalate complex issues to relevant stakeholders
- Authors, updates, reviews, and approves area procedures and master batch records to ensure correct content and compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices
- Designs studies, executes experiments and performs data analysis
- Writes study proposals, progress reports, development reports, and various technical memo’s
- Evaluates new technologies to improve the commercial production process
- Supports scale-up activities
- Acts as an effective change agent
- Investigate deviations from standards of the manufacturing process using effective root cause analysis tools. Recommending and implementing effective corrective and preventative actions
- Generate, evaluate, and implement innovative and creative solutions
- Contribute to minor site process engineering projects as required.
- Capable of generating a project scope and cost plan to effectively draft a capital request
- Assess and coordinate appropriate actions when operations/ maintenance activities need to be re-scheduled
- Provide training for equipment maintenance and process
- Equipment/System/Project/Process Life Cycle Management and Execution including project management (initiation, planning & scheduling, execution and closure)
- Proficiency in at least one of the following disciplines: equipment, process/materials, equipment maintenance, project delivery
- Coordinate and oversee external (contractor/ supplier) work in line with manufacturing and maintenance plans.
- Develop and implement engineering/ maintenance plans within area.
Minimum Qualifications to be considered:
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering and substantial relevant experience OR High School/pre-university education with 3+ years of relevant knowledge
- Basic knowledge of procedures and compliance with GMP & SHE requirements
- Ability to read P&ID’s, Process Flow Diagrams, and perform mass and energy balances.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills are essential.
- Displays a high desire to learn while recognizing one's own limitations.
- Able to demonstrate technical capabilities using logical thought processes to analyze information and draw conclusions.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with spray dryer technolgy
- Experience with root cause investigations
- Lean certification or experience with lean concepts
- Experience working with digital tools and applications related to reporting, documentation, and analysis
- Relevant experience in executing process engineering processes (e.g. cleaning, qualification, validation) within a highly regulated environment for a single product
The annual base pay (or hourly rate of compensation) for this position ranges from $79,336.80 - $119,005.20. Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives—an opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs, paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves), as well as health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.
Date Posted
29-Jul-2026
Closing Date
06-Aug-2026
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