Manufacturing Intern, Operations

Job Description

Purpose:

• This role will be part of our Manufacturing Technical Excellence Team in our new state of the art single use multi-product facility in Dunboyne, County Meath, Ireland.
• The Manufacturing Technical Excellence intern role involves supporting commercial operations, continuous improvements and standard work principles at the single use multi-product facility by ensuring adherence to divisional policies and guidelines as well as regulatory requirements.
•  The Manufacturing Tech excellence intern will work across the site self-directed work teams and hub teams to identify and resolve issues in order to allow the site to deliver on our commit culture that support Quality, EHS, Learning and Continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the generation and approval of GMP documentation to support compliance and regulatory expectations for manufacturing operations: change control support, process improvement opportunity identification through implementation, and more.
• Work with the Integrated Process Team (IPT) to ensure the effective and efficient on-time delivery of batch production within the IPT area.
• Support operations team to consistently deliver on specific area Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), e.g. EHS metrics, Production Plan, OEE, compliance and team training.
• Provide assistance and/or support maintenance, engineering, quality or other colleagues as requested.
• Pull together cross functional teams to deliver on improvements and equipment changes that will move the production processes forward in the facility.
• Support/Drive future updates to the batch recipe on the PAS (process automation system), the BOM (bill of materials) and the EBR (electronic batch record) for specific process steps.
• Resolve issues and identify risks and escalate in a timely fashion.
• Adhere to Right First-Time principles.

Education & Experience:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field.

• Demonstrated knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies & in-depth understanding of site level products & related processes.
• Demonstrated collaboration, negotiation & conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral).
• Exceptional analytical, problem solving & root-cause analysis skills.
• Ability to multi-task and handle tasks with competing priorities effectively.
• Strong technical aptitude (i.e. able to read & comprehend technical documentation & execute procedures), global regulatory experience & demonstrated experience interfacing with regulators.

PQ20

Required Skills:

Analytical Problem Solving, Analytical Problem Solving, Clinical Research, Commercialization, Conflict Resolution, Continuous Process Improvement, Data Analytics, Database Management, Data Entry, Data Visualization, Document Management, GMP Compliance, Health Economics, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Multitasking, Office Applications, Problem Solving, Process Changes, Process Improvements, Project Management, Regulatory Requirements, Reporting and Analysis, Team-Building, Teamwork, Technical Support {+ 2 more}

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Job Posting End Date:

09/16/2026

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