Staff Engineer, Advanced Operations - Plastics

Posted:
7/8/2025, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Carrigtwohill, Municipal District of Cobh, Ireland ⋅ Municipal District of Cobh, Ireland

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Operations & Logistics

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

23 month fixed term, hybrid role based in Carrigtwohill, Cork
 

Who we want:

  • Self-directed activators. People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes.
  • Goal-oriented developers. Keeping the customer and requirements squarely in focus, people who deliver safe and robust solutions.
  • User-focused creators. People who imagine with the user in mind, developing technology that helps change patients’ lives.

What you will do:

  • Work with a multidisciplinary team to support new product and process introductions with a focus on Plastics
  • Select components and equipment
  • Develop plastic component specific testing and inspection protocols
  • Complete capital acquisition activity from specifying equipment right through to validation
  • Participate in PFMEA, Control Plan, SOP and PPAP generation

Key Skills:

  • Excellent teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills
  • Experience in developing processes for manufacturing plastic components
  • Experience of Design for Manufacturing, capability studies, verification and validation

What you need:

  • Must have a minimum of a Degree (level 8) in a suitable subject e.g. Engineering, Polymers
  • An infectious enthusiasm for problem solving

This role may be suitable for candidates with experience in the following roles or similar:

  • Plastics Processing
  • Process Engineer
  • Polymer Engineer
  • Project Engineer
  • R&D Engineer

Travel Percentage: 10%