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Engineering & EHS Team Lead

ID:  2419
Date of Posting:  Mar 27, 2026
Business Area:  Technical Operations
Job Type:  Direct Employee
On site / Remote / Hybrid:  On Site
Hub Office: 

Basel, CH

Territory: 
Full-Time or Part-Time:  Full Time
Seniority:  Mid-senior

With its beginnings in a family run pharmacy in Correggio, Italy in the 1920s, Recordati is now a global pharmaceutical company, listed on the Italian stock exchange, with over 4,500 employees and turnover of over Euro 2bn.

We are a group of like-minded, passionate individuals who go to extraordinary lengths for our patients, customers, partners, investors and the people across the globe who we serve. We develop and commercialise medicines to serve people living with common diseases, as well as those living with some of the rarest, in around 150 countries.

At Recordati, our mantra is simple. We’ve always believed that health, and the opportunity to live life to the fullest, is a right, not a privilege. Whether that is for common diseases or the rarest – we want to give people the opportunity to be the best version of themselves.

This drive will never stop. Together, we will always be reimagining tomorrow – with new ideas, new technologies and new innovations to fight diseases.

Recordati. Unlocking the full potential of life.

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.

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