Manufacturing Engineer

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Driven by the quickening pace of innovation, Animal Health is on the verge of a revolution, powered by digital business models, technology and data. 

 

Elanco IT is a catalyst for change, partnering to identify and deliver transformative solutions to solve our biggest business problems. 

 

This includes four strategic priorities: 

Pipeline Acceleration: Optimise the search and approval of high impact medicines with a focus on speed, cost and precision. 

Manufacturing Excellence: Improve the efficiency, quality and consistency of core manufacturing processes, specifically execution and equipment effectiveness. 

Sales Effectiveness: Simplify the process to find, trust and consume relevant customer insights that drive sales growth and improved engagement. 

Productivity: Expand operating margin through efficiency by systematically reducing our operating expenses across the company, improving profitability. 

 

Your role:

As a Manufacturing Engineer at Elanco, you will be a key technical contributor to the digital heart of our production facilities.

You will specialise in implementing and supporting our Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Laboratory Execution Systems (LES).  

 

This hands-on role is the critical bridge between our physical manufacturing processes and the digital systems that control and document them, ensuring our operations are efficient, compliant, and reliable. 

 

Your Responsibilities:  


* System Design and Configuration: Contribute to the design and be responsible for the configuration and implementation of MES/LES solutions.

This includes building and modifying electronic batch records (EBRs), system workflows, and configuring equipment integration based on defined requirements. 



* Process Optimisation: Collaborate with operations and quality teams to analyse manufacturing and laboratory workflows.

You will use MES/LES capabilities to help implement process improvements, reduce production cycle times, and enhance data integrity at the shop-floor level. 



* System Management and Support: Provide frontline technical support for MES and LE...