Process Engineer (Night Shift)

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Your Role: Process Engineer (Night Shift)

The Process Engineer is responsible for supporting the design, operation, control and optimization of assets supporting technical processes at Elanco’s Elwood, Kansas monoclonal antibody (mAb) manufacturing facility.  The position is a subject matter expert with respect to the process and equipment and is engaged in development, data analysis, troubleshooting, technology transfer, and continuous improvement activities.  The process engineer plays a key role in day-to-day operations, change/deviation management, process improvements, and delivery of capital projects.

Your Responsibilities:


* Provide Technical and On-Floor Support for Process and Equipment: Deliver robust engineering support for both routine operations and capital projects by troubleshooting equipment and process issues, offering on-floor assistance to manufacturing teams, and ensuring that all problems are promptly documented in the quality management system.

Apply thorough root cause analysis and implement appropriate corrective and preventive actions to ensure operational reliability.


* Ensure Equipment Qualification and Compliance: Maintain the qualified state of process equipment by ensuring all systems are fit for their intended use, compliant with cGMP standards, Elanco policies, and regulatory requirements.

Provide oversight during interventions, maintenance, and changes, ensuring all activities are properly documented and managed through formal change control procedures.


* Drive Performance and Process Optimization Through Data Analysis: Leverage data-driven insights to monitor equipment and process performance, evaluate system capacity, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Recommend and implement enhancements to optimize productivity, reduce variability, and ensure consistent system control.


* Lead and Support Full Lifecycle of Capital Projects: Actively contribute to the design, development, execution, commissioning, qualification, and validation of major capital projects.

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