Production Engineer

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients' needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas.

We are recruiting a Production Engineer to join our team at our manufacturing facility in Broadmeadows, Melbourne. The Production Engineer, will conduct and coordinate Engineering activities to ensure department objectives of Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost are achieved. The main focus of this role will be to directly support the production department with engineering and maintenance services to continuously improve plant safety, quality compliance, process yield and plant availability.

This is a Permanent full-time position based in Broadmeadows.

Key Responsibilities

Achieve the objectives of the position as agreed with the Production Engineering Lead under the Individual Performance Management (IPM) program.Establish and provide Subject Matter Expertise for nominated manufacturing areas and provide frontline engineering support to resolve plant issues and reduce manufacturing downtime, whilst maintaining product quality.Organise and/or manage staff/contractors to perform work as required.Monitor the physical condition of the plant and implement solutions to adverse trends.Raise and implement Process Change Requests and Deviations/CAPAs where appropriate in your nominated area of responsibility.Investigate any abnormal event of concern to maintenance and affecting the conduct of maintenance duties, the safety of plant and people, and/or the quality of the product.Investigate plant failures, determine the cause of failure and implement permanent solutions.Implement small improvement projects to enhance the performance of the designated areaLiaise with other Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality groups to facilitate efficient operations and ensure department objectives of Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost are achieved.Optimise PM programs to achieve the economic balance between plant performance and the use of maintenance resources.Participate in implementation of the long term technical master plan for the area to ensure effective lifecycle management of the equipment and provision of critical spare parts.Develop and maintain technical and operating documentation, and conduct training activities, as required.

Qualifications And Experience Required

Degree in an appropriate discipline (mechanical, electrical or other related discipline)Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Must be computer literate.Familiarity with typical computerised maintenance management systems.A sound knowledge of plant diagnostic methods and reliability engineering.Prepared to undertake a concentrated period of learning to become competent in the operation of the plant.Personal organisation and work planning skills.A logical/analytical approach to problem solving.A commitment to occupational health, safety and environment protection.A commitment to quality.