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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

• People management of direct reports comprised of Shift technicians, Day Technicians and Apprentices. Responsibility for development, coaching, appraisals and performance management. Addressing Technician and apprentice escalations.
• Planning & scheduling of Maintenance works in the Packaging Areas will be responsibility of the Maintenance Area Lead - Packaging. Lead to partner with Maintenance Ops Planning and Scheduling (P&S) to ensure works are planned, executed and impact of reactive work minimized. Co-ordinate 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 the Continuous Improvement processes and partner with SME’s from Engineering team to ensure PM’s are optimized. Strong focus on visibility of Maintenance metrics on maximizing plant uptime and CMMS PM compliance.
• Maintenance Area Lead to 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 executed where required in timely manner.
• Contribute to the drive to effectively manage spares, consumables and contracts in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Participation in HAZOP and design review (where applicable).
• Execution of deviations, CAPA’s and SIMS (where applicable).

• A relevant time-served apprenticeship or third level qualification in Engineering with 5+ years’ experience in a GMP environment, preferably Bio-pharmaceuticals or equivalent industry.
• Demonstrated experience working with MFG 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.

• Each Maintenance Area Lead of a given functional area will typically have ~10 direct reports; Technicians and Apprentices.
•  The Maintenance Area Leads responsibility including 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