Role Headline
Provides in-depth process knowledge and drives optimisation to ensure capability and stability. The Process Engineer is responsible for the end-to-end optimisation and characterisation of processes, from goods receipt through to final customer shipment.
About Torbay Pharmaceuticals
At TP we have our own special kind of chemistry. Our heritage spans over 50 years with a track record of manufacturing essential medicines across the UK and beyond. With backing from an investment partner are now forging a new path in the private sector.
We are a growing and ambitious business and with this comes opportunities for our people. At TP, we are going places. A career with us means a career helping save lives. We bring skills of all levels and experiences together; not all our people begin their working lives in pharma. Together we can make lives better.
About the Role
The role ensures that all processes operate efficiently, reliably, and in compliance with relevant regulations. The Process Engineer collaborates closely with the Manufacturing team, and Capital Project Lead to deliver improvements through continuous improvement methodologies and operational excellence. Supports the onboarding of new products and provides input to RFP / RFQ processes and cost models.
First things first - Health & Safety
Every role within our business carries responsibility for:
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Putting Health & Safety first in how you work, making sure your own actions and decisions support a safe working environment
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Identifying and promptly reporting Health & Safety hazards and incidents
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Following all Health & Safety procedures and challenging or escalating anything that could present a risk to people, product or site operations.
What you can expect in a Process Engineer role at TP:
- Lead process characterisation, optimisation, and troubleshooting across all unit operations to ensure stable, capable, and efficient performance.
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Define and maintain critical process parameters (CPPs) and critical quality attributes (CQAs), applying DoE, statistical analysis, and capability metrics (Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk) to enhance process understanding and control.
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Optimise equipment and process performance to maximise yield, throughput, and quality while ensuring regulatory compliance.
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Support New Process Introduction (NPI), ensuring processes and equipment are robust, scalable, and maintain required performance levels.
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Own and continuously improve risk management and control systems, including pFMEA, control plans, and reaction plans.
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Identify and eliminate process bottlenecks, collaborating cross-functionally (e.g., Industrial Engineering) to deliver world-class efficiency using tools such as VSM, time studies, 5S, and poka-yoke.
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Accountable and responsible for ensuring all waste reduction and efficiency gains are reflected in the standards (update BoMs, routings, materials, procedures and work instructions etc.) to quantify improvements following the PDCA cycle.
- Support manufacturing operations and quality systems, including validation, deviations, CAPAs, and change control activities.
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Promote and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence across the organisation.
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Provide coaching and mentorship to direct reports and junior team members to support their professional development.
This role is based on-site.
What are we looking for:
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Strong understanding of sterile processing and sterile manufacturing equipment and processes.
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Experience specifying, setting, optimising, and continuously improving process parameters within a validated state.
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Advanced knowledge of process capability and statistical performance metrics (Pp, Ppk, Cp, Cpk).
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Ability to define, measure, and improve process capability in line with regulatory expectations.
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Proficient in Design of Experiments (DoE), statistical analysis, and data interpretation.
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Root cause analysis and problem-solving methodologies.
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Validation lifecycle understanding and GMP compliance.
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Equipment performance and OEE optimisation knowledge.
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Experience of supervisory / line mana
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gement of technicians / junior engineers.
What we need from you (must have skills):
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In depth knowledge and understanding of sterile process and equipment.
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Proven process improvement and characterisation in a pharmaceutical industry.
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Excellent organisational and project management skills.
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Advanced knowledge, and application of process capability and statistical performance metrics (Cp, Cpk, Pp & Ppk)
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Analytical approach and problem-solving root cause to optimisation, within a GMP / Pharma environment.
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Demonstrated experience of cross functional working, with strong emphasis of developing and mentoring technicians outside of you direct reporting structure.
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Continuous improvement mindset.
What we offer in return
At the heart of Torbay, we offer roles and career opportunities on your doorstep that you won't find elsewhere. With defined career pathways, and the chance to move between roles and different departments, we support your career journey at every stage. TP is going places. International expansion means growth and new opportunities.
Our benefits set us apart. With 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays as standard - with the chance to buy more, group life assurance, pension and more - we reward our people for getting the job done.
