Improvement Engineer

Improvement Engineer Join our Animal Health manufacturing site as an Improvement Engineer, where you’ll play a critical role in enabling safe, compliant, and cost‑effective product supply. You’ll support your assigned Production Team in achieving targets by leading complex problem‑solving initiatives, driving improvements, and executing advanced technical activities. Permanent, full-time role with competitive remuneration and benefits Location: Onsite at Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Career growth: Expand your expertise in a growing, successful industry Professional development: Gain valuable experience in a dynamic, evolving role What You Will Do Lead & Collaborate Act as a technical expert for your team, anticipating and supporting resolution of complex operational issues. Identify and champion process, quality, safety, and cost improvements. Use project management and improvement tools to support improvements in your area. Build strong cross‑functional relationships and continuously improve ways of working. Deliver Projects & Improvements Lead local, site, or global projects—technical, operational, or system‑based. Represent your team in wider site initiatives. Analyse data to uncover improvement opportunities and provide actionable insights. Coach & Execute Technical Activities Create protocols, procedures, and technical reports. Own investigation, CAPAs, changes, and safety/quality events for your technical area. Train and coach colleagues in technical skills and system use. Provide occasional frontline support where required. What You Must Have Experience with sterile/aseptic manufacturing operations, including working within controlled environments, following aseptic technique, or supporting sterile production processes, is strongly preferred. Technical background in (Bio)Technology, Microbiology, Chemistry, or related discipline. Strong communication, teamwork, and organizational skills with the ability to thrive in a GMP manufacturing environment. Demonstrated experience in Clostridial Antigen Production; experience in vaccine formulation, filling, and packaging is an advantage. Proven capability in Quality and EHS systems, problem solving, continuous improvement, and project management. Prior leadership experience influencing and coaching in a GMP‑regulated biological or pharmaceutical setting. What You Can Expect Autonomy with strong support in a trusted, global, leading Animal Health organisation Ongoing development and upskilling with exposure to different projects and technologies Flexibility with pathways to broaden your skill set and access new opportunities A collaborative team of like‑minded professionals who share knowledge and drive improvement Required Skills Business Administration Business Process Analysis Business Process Improvements Data Analysis GMP Compliance Improvement Projects Information Technology Applications Interpersonal Relationships Manufacturing Automation Manufacturing Environments Microbiology Molecular Microbiology Operational Quality Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Systems Policy Development Problem Solving Project Management Quality Control Management Stakeholder Engagement #J-18808-Ljbffr