Professional Process Engineer

About the job

Process Engineer: Operations Engineer / GMP / cGMP / Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Production / Pure Media / Plant, Pumps / Heat Exchangers / English / German
Background:
We are looking for a Professional Process Engineer / Operations Engineer for the Operations Engineering team.
The tasks include Building 091/095 in the PNAE area (Process Auxiliary Utilities) within Operations Engineering/Project Engineering.

The ideal candidate: solid experience as a Process Engineer or Operations Engineer with process engineering expertise, especially in the areas of pure media, steam, and energy. In addition to technical knowledge, strong helpfulness, team spirit, good manners, and a confident appearance are essential. Very good German and English skills, both written and spoken, complete the profile.

Tasks & Responsibilities:
• Develop and implement process engineering solutions and optimisations
• Responsible for meeting deadlines, costs, and achieving project goals
• Compliance with and assurance of cGMP requirements within investment projects and operations engineering
• Responsible for optimisations and modifications as well as the technical support of complex and demanding chemical and biotechnological plants and the realisation of investment projects from initial project definition to handover to the operator
• Responsible for active pharmaceutical ingredient production (batch processes as well as continuous manufacturing processes)
• Collaboration in a project team within an interdisciplinary technical environment

Must Haves:
• University degree or equivalent in a relevant field
• Initial experience in GMP & pharmaceutical sector
• Generally very good IT skills. Microsoft, Google
• Fluent German and good English skills, both written and spoken
• You are a positive-thinking, honest, and self-reflective personality with strong team skills
• You are open to new ideas and question conventional thinking patterns. You appreciate working in a performance-oriented environment characterised by mutual respect, discussion, and collaboration.
• You are a communicative and decisive personality with persuasiveness and assertiveness, who enjoys working independently.

Nice to haves:
• Process engineering knowledge in pure media, steam, and energy
• Know-how in plant, pump, and heat exchanger design

Reference No.: 925218
Role: Professional Process Engineer
Industry: Pharma
Location: Basel
Workload: 100%
Start: (01.11.2026) (01.12.2026)
Duration: 12 + Months
Deadline: 14/09/2026

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About us:
ITech Consult is an ISO 9001:2015-certified Swiss company with offices in Germany and Ireland. ITech Consult specialises in placing highly qualified candidates for temporary staffing in the fields of IT, life sciences, and engineering. We offer temporary staffing and payroll services. This is free of charge for our candidates, and we do not charge any additional fees for payroll services.