Production Engineer I

Takeda•Social Circle, GA

2d•$58,400 - $91,740•Onsite

About The Position

As a Production Engineer I at Takeda, you’ll provide on-shift technical and engineering support to our highly automated pharmaceutical manufacturing operations in Social Circle, Georgia. You’ll work alongside Manufacturing and cross-functional technical teams to rapidly troubleshoot issues, support reliable production, and help manufacturing teams meet their operational goals. This is an early-career engineering opportunity where you’ll apply foundational engineering principles to real-world manufacturing challenges while developing your technical expertise across Fractionation, Albumin, and Immunoglobulin (IG) operations.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required; related engineering or technical experience is preferred.
Foundational knowledge of engineering principles across relevant disciplines is required.
The ability to apply engineering concepts to troubleshoot and resolve routine technical and manufacturing problems with minimal assistance is required.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly discuss technical issues, are required.
The ability to work effectively as a collaborative member of a cross-functional manufacturing team is required.
The ability to work independently, take initiative, and operate with minimal supervision is required.
The ability to adapt to a 24/7 manufacturing environment, including extended or nontraditional work schedules, is required.

Nice To Haves

Related work experience in a technical or GMP-regulated environment is preferred.
Exposure to Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma quality techniques is preferred.
The ability to learn and work with manufacturing systems and automated equipment, including DeltaV, PLCs, Siemens SIMATIC IT, and automation hardware, is preferred.
Experience or familiarity with pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and GMP requirements is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide on-shift engineering and technical support to manufacturing operations, helping rapidly troubleshoot and resolve technical issues during both ramp-up and steady-state production.
Support manufacturing processes across IG purification, filling and packaging, Fractionation, and Albumin purification.
Troubleshoot and support highly automated process equipment, including vessels, filtration and chromatography systems, UF/DF, COP washers, CIP skids, filter presses, centrifuges, isolators, automatic bottle openers, and packaging lines.
Support DeltaV Distributed Control Systems (DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), Siemens SIMATIC IT Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and automation hardware.
Support in-process testing activities involving equipment and measurements such as pH, conductivity, and titration.
Participate in safety and quality investigations, applying engineering principles to help identify and resolve manufacturing issues.
Identify and implement opportunities to improve manufacturing performance by reducing manufacturing events, user interventions, batch record alerts, cycle time, errors, and waste.
Perform operational assessments to help ensure appropriate processes, procedures, tools, and training are in place.
Investigate and resolve issues assigned through departmental issue logs while supporting Process Unit Team projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
Lead or support knowledge-transfer activities, coach manufacturing personnel through technical issues, develop troubleshooting guides, and share process knowledge across shifts.