Engineering & EHS Team Lead

Recordati

Basel, CH Onsite Engineering & Technology

About this role

Job Purpose

The Engineering & EHS Team Lead ensures technical reliability, preventive maintenance excellence, and leads all expansion and CAPEX projects at the Basel Plant. The role provides strategic engineering leadership while operational EHS responsibilities remain with the Local EHS Lead.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and develop the engineering team across mechanical, automation, utilities disciplines.
Own expansion, upgrade, and CAPEX projects end-to-end: URS, vendor management, FAT/SAT, commissioning, qualification.
Ensure high technical availability through preventive and predictive maintenance.
Oversee engineering documentation, deviations, investigations, CAPAs.
Provide EHS leadership oversight while operational EHS is executed by the Local EHS Lead.
Promote continuous improvement, digitalization, and lifecycle management.
Partner with Manufacturing, QA, MS&T, Supply Chain, and Global Engineering

Required Education

Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

Required Skills and Experience

Strong expertise in sterile manufacturing, fill & finish, utilities.
Demonstrated experience in CAPEX, expansions, and project management.
Solid GMP and compliance knowledge.

Required Behaviours and Competencies

Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Required Languages

Fluency in German and English.

At Recordati we believe in people! Inspired by our purpose - unlocking the full potential of life - we are committed to creating a diverse environment and cultivating a culture of inclusion. We strive to continually lead with our values and beliefs, enabling our employees to bring their whole selves to work and develop their potential.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, develop and reward without regard to, amongst others, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental ability, race, ethnicity, political or religious belief.

If you are looking to join a company where you can try new things, speak openly, and be bold, we invite you to apply today.