Bausch + Lomb (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world—from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: helping you see better, to live better.

Our comprehensive portfolio of over 400 products is fully integrated and built to serve our customers across the full spectrum of their eye health needs throughout their lives. Our iconic brand is built on the deep trust and loyalty of our customers established over our 170-year history. We have a significant global research, development, manufacturing and commercial footprint of approximately 13,000 employees and a presence in approximately 100 countries , extending our reach to billions of potential customers across the globe. We have long been associated with many of the most significant advances in eye health, and we believe we are well positioned to continue leading the advancement of eye health in the future.

This position is based in our Waterford site, on a 4 cycle shift pattern.

Duties and Responsibilities

•Provide technical guidance on both mechanical and controls related issues to ensure personnel engaged in operations\maintenance activities have sufficient knowledge to

perform their assigned tasks

•Document issues and fixes in technical shift hand-over document to capture mechanical and controls issues and actions

•Utilise Lean Six Sigma tools to review and analyse data for uptime, yield and performance and lead actions to improve key business metrics

•Attend shift Tier meetings, and lead daily technical actions relating to equipment performance

•Liaise with Manufacturing team to coordinate resources in alignment with priorities

•Co-ordinate the execution of planned and unplanned maintenance activities on shift

•Fault-finding \ troubleshooting of equipment and process issues.

•Work with Line Engineers to identify and eliminate repetitious machine failures and action key performance detractors

•Support NC/CAPA or other Quality investigations as appropriate

•Implement improvements under change control.

•Present, where appropriate, technical data to internal/external audit and inspection groups.

•Ensure Health and Safety Regulations and Procedure are adhered to always for self and others.

•Develop relevant engineering documentation including work instructions, SOPs, validations & engineering studies

Requirements

•Level 8 Engineering degree desired – Electronic or Mechanical preferred

•Relevant experience in Area 9 is desired

•Relevant experience in a highly automated, high-volume manufacturing environment

•Prior Six sigma experience preferred

•Good problem-solving abilities – able to identify facts, consider alternative approaches and evaluate the most appropriate action

•Experience of developing a working knowledge of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic software controls, and automated vision systems

•Project Management & Vendor Management experience desirable

•Experience working in a validated medical device/pharmaceutical environment is preferred.

•Strong attention to detail and excellent verbal and written communication skills

Bausch & Lomb is committed to equal employment opportunity and complies with equal employment opportunity laws in effect wherever it operates.