People Leadership & Team Development

• Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, mentoring, and performance management for engineering personnel.
• Conduct performance reviews, development discussions, and competency assessments to support individual growth and departmental capability.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning, and talent development activities within the Engineering Department.
• Foster a high-performing, accountable, and engaged team culture aligned with SERB values.
• Ensure all engineering personnel receive appropriate training and maintain required competencies in relation to safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and technical skills.

Compliance, Quality & Regulatory Support

• Ensure engineering activities are performed in accordance with cGMP requirements, Good Engineering Practice (GEP), site procedures, and regulatory expectations.
• Support regulatory inspections, customer audits, and internal audits relating to engineering systems and maintenance activities.
• Ensure engineering documentation is maintained to the highest standards, including maintenance records, SOPs, deviations, risk assessments, change controls, and validation documentation.
• Lead or support investigations into equipment failures, deviations, quality events, and maintenance issues using structured root cause analysis methodologies.
• Ensure effective CAPAs are developed, implemented, and sustained to prevent recurrence of issues.
• Promote data integrity principles throughout engineering systems and documentation practices.

Continuous Improvement & Digital Engineering

• Drive a culture of continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance effectiveness, equipment performance, workflow efficiency, and cost management.
• Support the optimisation and development of digital maintenance systems, CMMS functionality, and engineering reporting capabilities.
• Use engineering performance data to identify trends, support decision-making, and improve operational performance.

Projects & Strategic Support

• Support the Engineering Manager with departmental objective setting, resource planning, and strategic initiatives.
• Manage and deliver assigned engineering projects, including equipment upgrades, facility improvements, and process optimisation activities.
• Support the installation, commissioning, qualification, and validation of new equipment and systems.
• Manage engineering contractors and service providers, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and site requirements.
• Deputise for the Engineering Manager during periods of absence and undertake delegated managerial responsibilities as required.

Safety, Sustainability & Culture

• Champion a proactive safety culture through visible leadership, risk assessment, behavioural safety initiatives, and incident prevention activities.
• Ensure engineering activities are conducted in compliance with health, safety, environmental, and company requirements.
• Support site sustainability objectives through energy reduction initiatives, equipment optimisation, and waste minimisation activities.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous learning, collaboration, and operational excellence.

The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list, and you may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties compatible with your experience and competencies. This description may be varied from time to time to reflect changing business requirements.

To be successful in this role:

Experience

• Strong operational leader with a collaborative management style.
• Passionate about developing people and building high-performing teams.
• Results-driven with a commitment to operational excellence.
• Strategic thinker capable of balancing short-term priorities with long-term objectives.
• Analytical and data-driven in decision making.
• Adaptable, resilient, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment.
• Acts as a role model for safety, quality, compliance, and company values.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong operational leader with a collaborative management style.
• Passionate about developing people and building high-performing teams.
• Results-driven with a commitment to operational excellence.
• Strategic thinker capable of balancing short-term priorities with long-term objectives.
• Analytical and data-driven in decision making.
• Adaptable, resilient, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment.
• Acts as a role model for safety, quality, compliance, and company values.
• Attention to detail and documentation accuracy.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, regulated environment.
• Leadership and coordination capability (formal or informal).
• Ability to challenge, escalate, and influence to maintain GMP standards.

Behavioural Competencies

• Quality and compliance mindset (“right first time”).
• Proactive and solution-oriented approach.
• High integrity and accountability.
• Resilience under operational pressure.

SERB Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity employer. We offer competitive compensation & benefit packages, challenging opportunities and a culture of working together in a supportive way built on our strong foundation of values.