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Area Engineering and Maintenance Manager

Sanofi.com

Office

Waterford, Ireland

Full Time

Area Engineering And Maintenance Manager

  • Location: Waterford
  • 23 month FTC

About Sanofi:

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. 

Reporting directly to the Head of PCU Engineering & Maintenance and as a leader for Sanofi, you will play an integral role within the PCU leadership team, ensuring reliable supply of vials to our patients globally.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Provide leadership to the applicable Engineering and Investigation team.
  • Builds team structures and problem-solving process to ensure Engineering capability in problem resolution in support of manufacturing operational targets.
  • Build and improve on current maintenance systems to ensure equipment is reliable and robust for right first-time manufacturing.
  • Provide leadership for on-going continuous improvement projects and obsolescence projects across the manufacturing Fill Finish area.
  • Work closely with Engineering Projects to support the delivery of quality and timely capital projects across the site.
  • Provide leadership responsibility and guidance for all technical investigations for the investigation team.
  • Maintain and strengthen relationships with the team members and ensure a strong emphasis on the development of these resources.
  • Encourage team member & team innovation with a strong emphasis on team member personal responsibility.
  • Ensure cGMP compliance is paramount in all engineering activities and systems and ensure area regulatory compliance, audit readiness and post-audit finding implementation.
  • Collaborate and support with new introduction of products.
  • Play an active leadership role in Health, Safety and Environmental compliance at all times.
  • Actively support and promote HSE initiatives that target HSE compliance.
  • Provide strong contribution to site Engineering leader forums to ensure consistency of approach across site.
  • Work closely with Engineering Projects to support the delivery of quality and timely capital projects across the site.

About You:

To excel in this role you will need to have:

  • Level 8 Third level qualification in Engineering or equivalent discipline.
  • Minimum 5 Years’ experience of pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
  • Technical knowledge & experience of relevant manufacturing technology.
  • Detailed knowledge of cGMP.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Good problem solving and analytical skills.
  • Experience in lean methodologies and effective facilitator.
  • Full understanding of Health &Safety and legal requirements for the safe operation of the team.

Pursue Progress, Discover Extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!

Area Engineering and Maintenance Manager

Office

Waterford, Ireland

Full Time

October 27, 2025

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