Manager Engineering

Manager Engineering

Amsterdam | Manager Engineering | Freelance | Project Management | GMP | Process Validation | Quality ControlYour new companyOur client makes life-saving plasma medicines and is proud of it! Every day, their colleagues are delighted to go the extra mile to improve the health of millions of patients worldwide. Are you looking for a position at a flexible, fast-growing company with an interesting history? Then the position of Manager Engineering in their Engineering department might be something for you! You can count on an attractive, safe and challenging working environment where everyone gets the chance to show the best in themselves. There is also plenty of room to grow, innovate and learn!
As an Engineering Manager, you will be managing the employees of the Engineering department and taking care of leading the department and realising long-term projects, in order to realise the projects according to schedule and agreements and to realise a well-functioning department.

This is a freelancing project for a duration of 6 months.
Your new role

• Manage a team of 24 engineers (process, project, mechanical, automation, validation), covering a broad range of technical competencies.
• Ensure effective stakeholder management, particularly with the Head of Production, VP Quality and VP IT.
• Your role is to secure project execution according to budget, compliance and timeline.
• You are responsible for the allocation of your staff towards the project portfolio and identify needs for external hiring.
• Drive the personal and professional development of team members
• You are responsible for setting up a supply and demand model for staff and maintaining it across the year.
• You play a key role in evaluating opportunities for improvement.
• You are a key player in the business case, drafting and guiding/advising the organisation to make the best decisions in engineering strategy development and execution.
• Responsible for the assurance and promotion of expertise and appropriate competences of employees of the department
• Managing quality areas Process Validation, Cleaning Validation and Periodic ReQualification on top of the general field of process engineering

What you'll need to succeed

• Academically relevant training, knowledge of chemistry, pharmacy, biology and/or process technology.
• Be a registered freelancer within the Netherlands.
• Experience in leading (large-scale) projects.
• Knowledge of management techniques and project management (PMI)
• Multi-year work experience in pharma and experience as a manager.
• Knowledge of GMP laws and regulations and relevant methodologies and procedures and organisational processes and specific Process Validation, Cleaning Validation, Routine Validation.
• Quality control of installations and validation.
• Human focus
• Strong analytical skills and decisive mindset.
• Interest in projects from A-Z (from Business case to operational closure)

What you'll get in return
This is a freelancing project that will run for 6 months through Hays. It is with the intention that the assignment will finish at the end of the 6-month duration. In this position, you will get a competitive salary and your travel expenses are covered.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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