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At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.\nWe proudly offer\nGenerous benefit options (eligible first day of employment) \nPaid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)\nCareer advancement opportunities \nEducation reimbursement\n401K program with matching contributions\nLearning platform\nAnd more!\nSummary:\nThe Manufacturing Engineer plays a critical role within the manufacturing operations team and is assigned to a designated manufacturing shift. This position provides technical leadership and engineering support for the manufacture of sterile parenteral products in a controlled and aseptic environment, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient operations. The Manufacturing Engineer partners with cross-functional teams to optimize manufacturing processes, improve equipment reliability and performance, resolve technical challenges, and support continuous improvement initiatives. This role requires a strong foundation in engineering principles, including equipment reliability, maintenance strategies, process optimization, and operational excellence, while maintaining a strong presence within manufacturing operations to support business needs.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities:\nProvide day-to-day technical and operational leadership for assigned manufacturing shift activities to ensure safety, quality, compliance, and production objectives are achieved\nLead and support manufacturing operations involving vial preparation, isolator operations, aseptic filling, and vial sealing activities. \nEnsure production schedules and operational requirements are met through effective coordination of manufacturing activities. \nTrain personnel on equipment setup, operation, sanitization, sterilization, and manufacturing processes within cleanroom environments. \nParticipate in departmental and site training initiatives to maintain technical competency and support employee development.\nDrive activities and resolutions to improve process flow, safety, and overall production efficiency by identifying bottlenecks and fostering a culture of continuous improvement \nIdentify and resolve complex manufacturing issues through collaboration with quality, engineering, and technical operations management\nManages area of responsibility by ensuring compliance with cGMP standards, overseeing the proper operation and maintenance of equipment, and coordinating the sanitation and sterilization processes, as well as to maintain a controlled aseptic environment \nEnsures compliance with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulations during controlled substance formulations and verifies that staff adheres to these regulations\nEnsures the timely processing and proper execution of deviations, assessments, investigations & CAPA’s\nManages the preparation and sterilization processes of equipment for clean rooms, product compounding, and filling according to the preparation list, to include disassembly and assembly \nResponsible for checking the recordings entered by employees of all procedures in logbooks as well as confirm complete/correct batch records according to cGDP \nOversees the staff to complete the sanitization of aseptic/controlled production areas to ensure microbial contamination is reduced to a safe level on inanimate surfaces \nConduct root cause analysis (RCA) for equipment failures and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to prevent recurrence\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams including manufacturing, quality assurance, and engineering to identify opportunities for process improvement and implement solutions\nPerform reliability assessments and develop key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor and track equipment reliability and performance\nLead reliability improvement projects to enhance equipment uptime, reduce downtime, and increase overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)\nEnsure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards related to equipment reliability and maintenance practices\nProvide technical expertise and support to manufacturing operations, troubleshooting complex technical issues as needed\nStay informed about emerging technologies and industry trends in reliability engineering to identify opportunities for innovation and competitive advantage\nAssure associated documentation (including work orders and ECOs) are effectively and compliantly completed, updated, and maintained. Other duties as assigned\nRevise SOPs and documents as needed\nRead/interpret SOPs to ensure compliance\nMaintain up to date trainings\nOther duties as assigned\nEducation and/or Experience:\nBachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline\nOne (1) year of experience supporting a manufacturing environment, preferred \nOne (1) year of experience in a bio/pharmaceutical manufacturing environment, preferred\nSupervisory Responsibilities:\nThis role does not have supervisory responsibilities, yet it may involve being a lead person for operations and manufacturing, mentoring, guiding, and advising.\nOther Skills and Abilities:\nProvides guidance and mentorship to team members\nFosters a collaborative and positive work environment\nChampions change\nPromotes a safe and healthy work environment by actively identifying and addressing potential hazards, following established safety protocols, participating in safety training programs, and fostering a culture of awareness and responsibility among team members.\nDemonstrates strong attention to detail\nAbility to organize time to successfully manage multiple projects and priorities\nAbility to read, understand, interpret and implement technical writing and instructions\nEffective interpersonal relation skills, while maintaining the adaptability to achieve company goals\nVerbally expresses ideas and facts in a clear, logical, concise, and accepted grammatical style\nOther Qualifications:\nMust pass a background check\nMust pass a drug screen \nMay be required to pass Occupational Health Screening\nMust be able to obtain and maintain gowning certification \nMust be able to obtain and maintain media qualification \nMust be able to wear a respirator \nMust reside in the state of New Mexico\nEducation, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.\nWe do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.\nAll interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 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