Operational Engineering Manager – Manufacturing and Utilities

Overview

You will lead a team at the Worthing site to maintain and improve manufacturing and utility equipment, ensuring compliance and reliability. Collaborating with quality, supply chain, and project teams, you’ll drive continuous improvement and data-driven problem solving. The role blends leadership with hands-on engineering to support a high-regulation manufacturing environment. This is an opportunity to shape site excellence and contribute to delivering medicines efficiently. You will work in a mission-driven culture that values agility, safety, and cross-functional impact.

Responsibilities

• Maintain plant equipment and utilities in a qualified, compliant state
• Accountable for performance of Manufacturing and Utilities equipment
• Lead and coach engineering team to develop skills and deliver results
• Manage resources and priorities for maintenance plans, change controls, and capital projects
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external specialists to deliver technical solutions and support audits
• Apply data analysis, root cause problem solving, and lean methods to drive operational excellence

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent
• Experience in engineering or operations within a regulated manufacturing environment
• Proven experience with production equipment, utilities, and facilities maintenance
• Strong understanding of equipment qualification, validation, and compliance
• Leadership and people management skills
• Experience with continuous improvement methods and data-driven problem solving

• leadership
• communication
• collaboration
• equipment qualification and validation
• compliance in regulated environments
• change control

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