Sr. Quality Engineer Automation

Established in 1923, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. has become a global leader in innovative solutions for injectable drug administration. Each and every day, West manufactures more than 112 million products that are used to help improve health care for millions of people around the world.

Join our team of 7,500 employees in 16 countries to help us write the next chapter of our success story. We are constantly looking for new talents and people who won’t settle for second best. Thinkers. Doers. Enthusiasts. As an employee, you will experience a collaborative and dynamic global working environment, where your development is our priority.

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of packaging components and delivery systems for injectable drugs and healthcare products. Working by the side of its customers from concept to patient, West creates products that promote the efficiency, reliability and safety of the world's pharmaceutical drug supply. West is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, and supports its customers from locations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. West's 2020 sales of $2.14 billion reflect the daily use of approximately 112 million of its components and devices which are designed to improve the delivery of healthcare to patients around the world.

Location: Kiefernweg Campus, Eschweiler, NRW
Contract details: permanent, full-time
Travel requirements: up to 20 %
Start date: as soon as possible
Contact person: Martina Erens

Job Summary:

This person will provide the company with the technical and quality resources to manage the quality deliverables on selected projects with a focus on Automated Forming Cell (AFC) for rubber pharmaceutical devices. They will also coordinate the necessary quality activities to lead project timelines achievement and upskilling of the wider West quality team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

You will facilitate equipment and process FMEA and ensure, with the Program Manager, that needed updates are driven on the relevant FMEA as required.
You will also draft defect library during validation, with formal hand over to Operational Quality prior to PPQ.
For the automated process, you will provide input to the development and lead the implementation of the agreed quality control strategy.
Moreover, you will participate in the review and disposition of all quality attribute and variable data for the program against West specification or drawing such as Ppk's, Cpk's, FAT visual inspections or DoE experiments.
To drive improvements, you will trend and track validation data such as sampling data, project protocols and reports.
You will drive the close out of change control, deviations and continuous quality improvements.
Additionally, you will lead or participate in several continuous improvement projects associated with quality enhancements and operational lead initiative.

Your profile:

In order to succeed in this position, you will need a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality or Sciences.
You have at least 5 years of professional work experience within a high-speed manufacturing environment.
A comprehensive Quality Management education and the ability to assert technical solutions and standards are essential.
Ideally, you will bring good knowledge of LEAN and Six Sigma manufacturing principles as well as working knowledge of statistical process controls.
An understanding of GAMP 5 guidelines and the ability of authoring or revising procedures and validation documents would be a plus.
On a personal level, you will be a good team player and individual contributor as well.
As you will interact at all levels, you will bring excellent written and verbal skills in English.

What sets us apart?

Internationality – As an American company, we live a global cooperation within international structures
Philanthropy – We value an appreciative and friendly work environment as well as flat hierarchies
Market-appropriate remuneration – We offer an attractive, market-oriented remuneration, including company social benefits and purchasing benefits
Social engagement – We support local aid organizations through various actions organized by our employees
Diversity – We at West value the wide range of our employees who make up our company
Safety – Occupational safety is our highest priority; we offer secure jobs in a sustainable industry
Development opportunities – Our employees benefit from an extensive range of trainings as well as from a constant and targeted employee development
Family-friendly culture – We attach great importance to reconciling private life and work; flexible working hours are a matter of course for us

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