About Us
Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care, and infusion care. With around 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Group revenues in 2022 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more about Convatec, please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com
At Convatec, we’re transforming our business for the better. Better products. Better ways of working. And better ways of delivering for our customers and each other. We’re aiming for nothing short of excellence.
Join us on our journey to #ForeverCaring as an Advanced Operations Automation Project Manager, and you’ll do the same.
About the role:
- You will report directly to the Advanced Operations Engineering Manager Ostomy Care, and you will be responsible for the delivery of innovative manufacturing process automation solutions conforming to agreed project timelines and budgetary projections.
- You will work in partnership with R&D teams, and you will be responsible to specify and deliver equipment capable of manufacturing New Product Designs to the highest safety, quality, and efficiency in a cost-effective manner, ensuring full compliance with both ConvaTec procedures, local laws, and policies.
- You will work with other Project managers within the Advanced Operations Team and key functions across all operational networks to ensure effective group planning, execution, and reporting.
Your key duties and responsibilities:
- Be the project lead on all assigned projects, be the single point of contact with all Stakeholders and equipment /service vendors.
- Formulation and writing of the following:
- URS documentation to fully reflect the system/equipment requirements of the project.
- Capital Acquisition Requests documentation including budgetary forecasting spreadsheets.
- Detailed Project Timeline Plans.
- Equipment/system/process FAT/SAT/IQ/OQ/PQ protocols and reports.
- Compile and deliver regular updates on all assigned projects to all stakeholders / end users.
- Manage and accurately report on project budgetary matters.
- Control vendor stage payments and obtain evidence prior to authorizing payment.
- Review Design for Manufacturing (DFM) inputs from R&D and provide Design for Assembly (DFA) inputs to the R&D teams throughout the product design cycle.
- Manage POP trials and their execution as required.
- Deliver a strong customer service focus and create lasting relationships with customers and suppliers.
- Deliver technical and commercial evaluation and approval of vendor proposals for equipment and technology.
Skills & Experience:
- Demonstrable experience working with R&D teams in delivering automated manufacturing equipment solutions for new products.
- Demonstrable experience working as a project manager within a highly automated manufacturing environment, identifying and implementing Industry 4.0 compatible manufacturing technology solutions within the workspace.
- Significant experience working as a project manager with automated conversion, lamination, joining, assembly, inspection, packaging and labelling processes.
- Demonstrate experience in the introduction of AGV’s, material handling systems, Automated packaging equipment for primary, secondary and tertiary products
- Demonstrate a full understanding of the ‘Life cycle’ of a project and be experienced will all aspects and deliverables within that ‘Life cycle’ from concept justification to URS/RFP/POP/FAT/SAT/IQ/OQ/PQ to handover.
- Possess excellent attention to detail, be meticulous and thorough in all aspects of the project deliverables.
Qualifications/Education:
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Engineering or a scientific subject.
- Documented project management training and/or certificate e.g. IPMA-C/B, Prince2, PMP is preferable.
Travel Requirements:
Position may involve travel up to 50% of the time, overseas travel is expected, and the majority of trips will include overnight travel.
Working Conditions:
The role requires flexibility (as required) to visit and work with engineering vendors for machine development, suppliers for material sourcing and ConvaTec manufacturing sites for machine installation/validation.
Our ambitions will bring the very best out in you. You’ll be pushed to aim higher and really own your work. You’ll be encouraged and supported to make things happen, too. It can be challenging. But, as the progress you make will help improve the lives of millions, it’ll be worth it.
This is stepping up to a challenge.
This is work that’ll move you.
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