Manufacturing/Operation Support
- Participate in improvement efforts leading to higher process capability and production volume while maintaining and improving quality standards troubleshooting, deviation investigation, identification and completion of corrective and preventative actions.
- Propose and evaluate modifications to equipment, processes and operations to improve safety, increase efficiency, production rates, efficiencies, yields, costs and enhance company goals.
- To actively seek avenues to improve operational efficiency accruing benefits to the AbbVie businesses in Singapore
- Participate and lead and own investigation record, when required, in all investigations (contaminations, deviations, and discrepancies) relating to the manufacturing process.
- Assist in development of systems that ensure the process works at the optimum level, to the right rate and quality of output, in order to meet supply needs.
- Provide operational support for the successful and uninterrupted operation of manufacturing systems used in manufacture of API and biologic products.
- Evaluate work processes and propose optimization and improvement which can involve digitalization, artificial intelligence (AI) or automation solution.
- Be up-to-date with latest technology or equipment design and upgrade existing equipment.
- Perform safety walkdowns to identify potential safety hazards, suggest improvements, recognize positive safety behaviors.
- Sets a positive team environment and amplifies the AbbVie Ways We Work behaviors.
- Compliance to all AbbVie policies, rules especially of safety and quality.
- Any other responsibilities or tasks as assigned
Project Management
- Assist in the design, operation, control and optimization of chemical / biological processes.
- Scope preparation for assigned small to medium scale projects.
- Perform, coordinate project execution, test commissioning, validation, coordination and handover for small to medium scale projects with guidance.
- Coordinate and deliver assigned small and medium scale capital/OPEX projects.
- Develop project schedule preparation & progress reporting for small to medium scale projects.
- Managing and communicating to stakeholders of small to medium scale projects.
- Review engineering design documents and update to ensure they remain relevant
- To be part of or assist the commissioning and qualification effort of the process equipment and associated systems.
- Author and own a change mechanism record for engineering changes and coordinate with stakeholders throughout from initiation to closure.
- Design, install and commission new production units, monitoring modifications and upgrades and troubleshooting existing processes. It includes project budget management.
- Lead modifications and changes to processes and equipment, and other engineering disciplines, if required.
- Actively engaged in developing specifications for process equipment and assist in FAT / SAT of related equipment as part of the new build-outs.
- Project construction management for small to medium scale projects.
- Assist in project process, construction safety management and process HAZOP, PHA, HAZID preparation and coordination.
Others:
- Package Engineer/Commissioning engineer for new product introduction or for large scale project
- Site representative for global COE (Community Of Excellence)
- Fronting external and internal auditors and support audit
Requirements:
- Knowledge of cGMP is highly preferred.
- Strong technical knowledge coupled with hands-on working experience in a pharmaceutical / biotechnology facility
- Working experience in start-ups, commissioning & qualification of process systems in an operating plant is a plus
- Excellent attitude towards work and willingness to learn required.
- Ability to work with teams including external contractors
- Excellent team player willing to work for the common goal
- Good communication skills
- At least 8+ years of relevant work experience
