Process Improvement Engineer

Process Improvement Engineer

Location: Craigavon
Hours: Full‑time
Salary: Competitive

Business Unit: Clinical Services

Open To: Internal and External Applicants
Ref No.: HRJOB11458

The Role

You will be a key contributor to the evolution of the Operational Excellence journey within Almac Clinical Services. As part of the Plant & Equipment team, you’ll lead continuous improvement initiatives across both production and plant areas, driving enhanced process performance, quality and reliability, while always ensuring safe operation and compliance with GxP regulations where appropriate.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving problems, influencing others and turning data into meaningful improvements in a quality‑focused environment.

Your Role

• Drive a strong culture of continuous improvement through the effective use of Lean and Six Sigma tools and techniques
• Analyse operating and performance data to evaluate current processes and identify opportunities for optimisation
• Lead improvement projects end‑to‑end, defining scope, creating project plans, identifying resource requirements and monitoring progress
• Provide coaching and training to build team capability, knowledge and engagement in Operational Excellence principles
• Act as Subject Matter Expert for core processes, maintaining operating procedures, process flows and training materials
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators, ensuring processes remain controlled and capable
• Investigate performance, quality or reliability issues, applying structured problem‑solving approaches to deliver corrective and preventive solutions

What We’re Looking For

While previous pharmaceutical industry experience is not essential, we are looking for someone with a proven track record of delivering improvements within a quality‑focused production or manufacturing environment.

You’ll bring:

• Initiative and a proactive, solution‑focused mindset
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• The ability to inspire, engage and support others through change
• Motivation, resilience and a genuine enthusiasm for driving Operational Excellence

Additional Information

Please note working hours Monday - Friday 37.5 hours per week, Core hours 10:00 - 16:00

Apply Now

Apply online and tailor your CV to outline how you meet the role criteria. Please upload your CV in PDF format where possible.

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Closing Date

We will no longer be accepting applications after 5pm on 2nd May 2026

Recruitment Agencies:
Almac does not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies. Any CVs submitted without prior agreement from the Talent Acquisition team will be considered unsolicited and no agency fee will be payable.