Site Equipment Engineering Manager

Lead the site’s equipment engineering and automation strategy, driving the delivery of current and next-generation manufacturing technologies. Responsible for capital project execution, equipment reliability, and the integration of tooling, stations, equipment & advanced automation systems to support operational excellence and long-term site strategy.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership
  • Lead all technical equipment engineering activities in alignment with site strategic goals, supporting both current operations area strategies and R&D programs
  • Manage and develop a multidisciplinary team of designers, project managers & equipment engineers, fostering a high-performance and innovation-driven culture
• Automation & Digital Transformation
  • Own and execute the site automation strategy, from concept development through to implementation and scale-up
  • Deliver measurable improvements in efficiency, cost reduction, and process reliability through automation and data integrity initiatives
• Capital & Project Management
  • Oversee capital investment planning and execution, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to defined scope
  • Manage project and expense budgets, resource planning, and prioritisation aligned to business needs
  • Lead full project lifecycle delivery including concept, design, procurement, validation, and handover
• Reliability & Operational Excellence
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment uptime, yield, and performance
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to reduce downtime and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
• Mechanical & Station Design
  • Oversee mechanical design and station development for manufacturing processes, ensuring robust, scalable, and maintainable solutions
  • Drive design-for-manufacturability and standardisation across tooling and ergo station platforms
• Data Integrity & Compliance
  • Ensure all equipment and automation systems comply with data integrity standards, regulatory requirements, and internal quality systems
  • Support validation activities and ensure alignment with GMP and industry standards
• Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management
  • Lead change management initiatives related to new equipment, processes, and technologies
  • Influence and align diverse stakeholders across engineering, operations, quality, and senior leadership

Qualifications

• Education: NFQ level 7 qualification in a relevant discipline and 9+ years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination
• Technical/Business Knowledge: Provides direction and monitors progress of exempt specialists and/or supervisory staff toward departmental goals; monitors costs of projects and resources; works in a quality system environment; ensures compliance with governmental regulations
• Planning/Organisation: Creates long-range plans, budgets, forecasts departmental needs including resources and capital expenditures; recommends or modifies organisational structure with senior management approval