Founded in 1968, SKAN is a pioneer in cleanroom equipment and the development of isolators for the pharmaceutical industry. Innovative products, tailor-made solutions and an effective service organisation have made SKAN a market leader and a key partner to industry and research laboratories.

At SKAN, healthy growth is important to us. We are always looking for talented individuals to fill a wide range of roles. Apply now!

We are looking for an experienced Plant Engineer with knowledge of the GxP pharmaceutical environment to help set up our new Aseptic Manufacturing Services business unit. This role involves responsibility for technical implementation and ensuring the maintenance and technical availability of production and infrastructure facilities. You can expect to join a dynamic and committed team, and this role is an important factor in the realisation of our project and division.

Responsibilities

• Establishment of new processes and equipment in the area of sterile production manufacturing and its infrastructure
• Responsible for the technical availability of production and infrastructure facilities in accordance with applicable regulations (cGMP, safety), including spare parts management
• Ensuring and taking responsibility for the maintenance and requalification of production and infrastructure facilities, such as isolator filling systems, autoclaves, ventilation and ultrapure water systems
• Support during inspections by authorities
• Monitoring of external and internal service providers
• Continuous improvement of plant availability, including updating and reviewing plant documentation, including implementation of corrective and predictive measures
• Processing of change requests and deviation reports

• University or technical college degree in Engineering (mechanical engineering/process engineering, automation/systems engineering, chemistry, biology, pharmaceutical engineering, technical computer science)
• Many years of experience in the GMP environment (ideally in sterile/aseptic production)
• Relevant experience in project management and implementation of new equipment/processes
• Good knowledge of systems such as Kneat and control systems
• Business fluent German and English

• High problem-solving skills and independence
• High quality standards
• Open communication and ability to work in a dynamic team
• Competent and professional manner when dealing with customers and authorities
• Precise and careful working style

• An open and collegial corporate culture
• Room for ideas
• Support through further training, especially at our SKAN Academy
• Intensive and job-orientated induction training
• Short decision-making processes and flat hierarchies
• Open communication policy
• 5 weeks holiday and the possibility of additional days off / 40h work week

For questions please contact Viviane Braxton.