Direct retirement of granulators, tablet presses, packaging lines, and containment systems using hands-on oral solid dose expertise in Ottawa.
Amaris Consulting is hiring a Decommissioning Lead to manage equipment retirement at a Canadian pharmaceutical contract-manufacturing site. The assignment combines remediation of existing processes with execution across oral solid dose equipment and computerized systems. Success requires organized leadership, shop-floor engagement, and protection of data integrity and GMP compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Lead decommissioning across granulation, drying, milling, compression, and packaging
Retire calibration, maintenance, and requalification plans in systems
Coordinate PLC, HMI, SCADA, and standalone data-system retirement
Preserve audit trails, archived data,
and retained records
Lead the Amaris team against schedule and budget
Requirements
At least 8 years of relevant pharmaceutical manufacturing or validation experience
Oral solid dose process and equipment experience through packaging
Completed end-to-end equipment retirement or facility repurposing project
Experience writing and approving SOPs, protocols, controls, and reports
Knowledge of cleaning validation, potent compounds, and data integrity
Use oral solid dose knowledge, decommissioning execution, and GMP documentation skills to deliver compliant equipment retirement.