Maintenance area lead - packaging

Who We Are
BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health. Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities. Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well‑understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first‑to‑market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.
About Technical Operations
BioMarin’s Technical Operations group is responsible for creating our drugs for use in clinical trials and for scaling production of those drugs for the commercial market. These engineers, technicians, scientists and support staff build and maintain BioMarin’s cutting‑edge manufacturing processes and sites, provide quality assurance and quality control to ensure we meet regulatory standards, and procure the needed goods and services to support manufacturing and coordinating the worldwide movement of our drugs to patients.
Maintenance Area Lead – Packaging
Onsite Role – Shanbally, Ringaskiddy, Cork
Closing Date: 27th Feb 2026
The Maintenance Area Lead – Packaging is a role based in Maintenance Ops. Reporting to the Utilities and Maintenance Operations Senior Manager, the primary role of the Maintenance Area Lead is to plan, schedule and manage the daily maintenance operations in Packaging; coordinating resources, establishing priorities, being point of escalation for the team and ensuring schedule and deadlines are met.
The Maintenance Area Lead will be responsible for maintenance activities in Packaging Areas and support/network with the other Maintenance Area Leads on site. There are synergies between areas, and it is envisaged that some resources may be shared between some areas in due course to ensure the business needs are consistently met. BioMarin has a high‑performing, team‑based organization, where colleagues are flexible, multi‑skilled and empowered to make decisions. A high level of initiative, energy and motivation are key role requirements, as well as excellent organizational skills.
Responsibilities

People management of direct reports comprised of shift technicians, day technicians and apprentices. Responsible for development, coaching, appraisals and performance management. Addressing technician and apprentice escalations.
Planning and scheduling of maintenance works in the Packaging Areas. Lead to partner with Maintenance Ops Planning & Scheduling (P&S) to ensure works are planned, executed and impact of reactive work minimized. Coordinate customer requirements and minimize downtime of plant.
Respond to relevant area escalations and assess reactive work requests to maximize both plant and maintenance resource efficiencies.
Engage in continuous improvement processes and partner with SMEs from engineering team to ensure PMs are optimized. Strong focus on visibility of maintenance metrics on maximizing plant uptime and CMMS PM compliance.
Enhance team training and development of core competencies, ensuring training and practices are consistent throughout the organization.
Support optimization of the Apprenticeship Programme.
Lead and support daily operation of plant and partner with colleagues in designated area departments to ensure equipment is maintained.
Instill the use of Right First Time (Six‑Sigma) and lean practices (RCAR, 5S, etc.) leading to operational excellence.
Coach, mentor and train technicians on relevant maintenance works, use of operational excellence tools and instill high‑performance team behaviours.
Proactively maintain packaging equipment in accordance with cGMP regulations, applicable safety considerations, standard operating procedures, best maintenance practices and the reliability agenda.
Manage external vendor support to complete required services in a GMP compliant manner.
Ensure systems are maintained in a controlled state thus ensuring compliance with all procedures and regulations and reliability initiatives.
Maintain a safe working environment by continuously promoting safety awareness, recognising and rectifying unsafe conditions and performing thorough investigations when accidents occur.
Ensure technicians record all maintenance work performed on the site CMMS system.
Ensure technicians are trained to network with utility technicians should issues occur in packaging suites.
Maintain documentation and management of control systems in compliance with cGMP regulations and training instructions.
Network with Planning & Scheduling and calibration team to ensure calibrations are executed where required in timely manner.
Contribute to the drive to effectively manage spares, consumables and contracts in a timely and cost‑effective manner.
Participate in HAZOP and design review (where applicable).
Execute deviations, CAPAs and SIMS (where applicable).

Scope

This position ensures the plant equipment and instrumentation is maintained & operated in the state necessary to perform cGMP activities.

Education and Experience

A relevant time‑served apprenticeship or third‑level qualification in engineering with 5+ years’ experience in a GMP environment, preferably biopharmaceuticals or equivalent industry.
Demonstrated experience working with manufacturing processes in production including hands‑on experience.
Past experience and demonstrated ability to successfully influence team performance in a high‑performance team is strongly preferred.
Track record of embedding a strong quality culture. Trackwise experience preferred but not essential.
Demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to interact across cross‑functional teams.
Demonstrated ability to train and coach colleagues in processing, operational excellence, team interactions and delivering results.
Experience with regulatory inspections and direct interaction with regulatory inspectors.
Highly developed organizational and leadership skills.

Supervisor Responsibilities

Each Maintenance Area Lead of a given functional area will typically have 10 direct reports; technicians and apprentices.
The Maintenance Area Lead’s responsibility includes a full rotating 24‑hour and weekend shift operations.
The role may require the successful candidate to respond to calls to support activities out of hours and process escalations as applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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