Validation Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Validation Engineer to ensure our manufacturing facilities, equipment and processes meet the highest quality and compliance standards. You will support site projects, including commissioning new facilities and implementing changes, while maintaining regulatory, customer and quality requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and implement Validation Master Plans across blending, canning, dryer and other manufacturing areas.
• Create and execute validation documentation such as Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), Performance Qualification (PQ), Process Validation (PV) and Cleaning Validation (CV) protocols and reports.
• Evaluate test data to confirm systems meet defined acceptance criteria.
• Own validation documentation throughout its lifecycle, ensuring accuracy, traceability and audit‑readiness.
• Maintain the validated state of GMP‑related facilities, systems and utilities.
• Continuously improve validation procedures to satisfy regulatory, customer and contractual GMP requirements.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Engineering and Projects teams to deliver validation activities on schedule.
• Identify and implement continuous‑improvement opportunities without compromising compliance.

Required profile

• Degree in Chemical, Process, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Practical validation experience in a regulated manufacturing environment (e.g., dairy, infant nutrition, pharmaceutical, nutritional).
• Strong understanding of validation principles and experience with IQ/OQ/PQ, process or cleaning validation.
• Familiarity with Food Safety, GMP and HACCP systems is beneficial.
• Excellent problem‑solving, organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Proactive, hands‑on attitude and ability to work collaboratively across functions.

Required skills

• Installation Qualification (IQ)
• Operational Qualification (OQ)
• Performance Qualification (PQ)
• Process Validation (PV)
• Cleaning Validation (CV)
• Validation Master Plans
• Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
• Food Safety compliance