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We believe that when their lives are made better, we're all the better for it.\nFounded in 2006, we support companies big and small to develop and manufacture health products for pets and livestock. Our trusted, innovative solutions cover every stage of the process, from molecule to market.\nWe are in a unique position: the world’s only combined contract research and contract development and manufacturing organisation (CRO/CDMO) dedicated solely to animal health.\nWe are ambitious, growing, and building aOne Teamculture, grounded in our values:\nWe are team players.\nWe are doers.\nWe are customer-centric.\nWe are innovators.\nAs a global company, we value diversity and the richness it brings - across locations, career stages, backgrounds, and experiences. When every person brings their best “paw” forward, we make animals' lives better.\nWith bases in New Zealand, the US, the UK and Europe, our 900+ colleagues are driven by our partnership approach and purpose:Healthy Animals. Let’s Make It Happen, Together.\nTeam players who want to do great work and find innovative ways to make animals’ lives better through our customer-centric efforts should apply.\nAbout the Role\nAsHead of Engineering, you will lead site engineering strategy, drive best-in-class high-speed manufacturing performance, and pioneer continuous improvement across our production operations. Reporting directly to the Site Manager and serving as a key member of the Site Leadership Team (SLT), you will partner closely with Production and Quality to maximise line efficiencies, optimise planned maintenance, and deliver high-impact capital projects, while maintaining a strong culture of Health, Safety and Environmental Security & Regulatory Compliance.\nKey Responsibilities:\nResponsible site-wide for adherence to all statutory requirements and Company regulations and guidelines which affect engineering integrity.\nChampion a positive, inclusive and high-performing engineering culture, built on open communication, shared ownership and the removal of silos, working in partnership with Production, Quality and the wider Site Leadership Team to deliver shared site objectives.\nDefine and implement the site development strategy, in collaboration with key stakeholders, including the five-year capital investment plan.\nResponsible for the cost-effective provision; development & implementation of the engineering & site services in support of the mission and strategy:CAPEX expenditure and implementation\nMaintenance and construction engineering support\nProject and design engineering\nContractor management\nSite effluent treatment / utilities / stores\nEngineering business systems\nEnergy conservation\n\nResponsible for the development and implementation of engineering improvements to benefit the site, including the leading of change programmes & platforms from a technical & leadership perspective.\nLead the site's Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) programme, embedding autonomous and planned maintenance practices and the systematic elimination of equipment losses, in partnership with Production and Quality, to improve equipment reliability and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).\nOwn engineering's role in the site Quality Management System, ensuring corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) arising from deviations, audits and investigations are root-caused, completed on time and verified for effectiveness, and that all changes to equipment, systems and facilities are assessed, approved, documented and implemented under formal change control in line with cGMP requirements.\nDevelop local talent to sustain local & global competitiveness. This includes identifying individuals with leadership potential, providing mentoring and enrichment opportunities consistent with succession planning.\nTo contribute, together with site leadership team, to the formation of policies, direction and business processes improving the business as a whole.\nMust be flexible and able to work well in a fast-paced environment, competently handling simultaneously occurring tasks and smaller projects, and have excellent written and oral communication skills. \nEnsure all Project(s) are carried out in accordance with instructions, procedures, plant safety and cGMP guidelines and support shift-based training with staff on equipment. Comply with all company, local and global policies including Quality frameworks, Code of Conduct, Corporate Citizenship, anti-discrimination, harassment, and health, safety and environment (HSE) policies and CDM Regulations.\nResponsible for the compliance with Engineering and all Environmental, Health and Safety legislation and requirements to ensure that the Project(s) are engineered and safely executed. 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