Senior Manager, Engineering

This position leads and directs all aspects of site engineering and facility maintenance activities. Ensures all engineering projects, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with established policies and objectives. Responsible for the prioritization, design, development, installation, and overall realization of engineering projects for the site. Provides backup support to the value stream for equipment support. Responsible for people management within the Engineering department and functional competency development. Responsible for the continuous improvement of engineering processes and overall execution of engineering activities. Responsible for the validation compliance for all internal operations.

• Responsible for effective leadership of the engineering and facility maintenance departments and performing as a member of the Site Leadership Team.
• Responsible for the direct supervision, performance, training, counseling, and development of engineering and facility maintenance staff.
• Develops the Site Capital Plan with input from the Value Streams, Quality, R&D, Purchasing, and Engineering T&D. Manages plant capital budget. Implements plant layout improvements and plant optimization projects.
• Helps prepare, monitor, and control engineering department budgets based on volume, headcount, and expenses. Responsible for cost improvement projects related to the engineering discipline.
• Oversees site facility maintenance, site renovation, Site Security, environmental monitoring and reporting, and hazardous waste handling. Maintains plant and office facilities in functional operating condition.
• Direct the activities of the Labeling Group including cost savings project designed to increase manufacturing efficiencies.
• Direct the activities of the Package Engineering department including the management of packaging capability projects, and optimization of existing package systems.
• Oversees validation of equipment and critical systems to assure that the facility is maintained in a state of control with current regulations.
• Directs process development efforts of all drug and medical device products manufactured in-house. Ensure identification and implementation of larger process improvement projects not managed by the Value Streams.
• Provides secondary support for various functions - Materials, Planning, Marketing, Sales, and Manufacturing - in resolving engineering problems related to products.
• Provides secondary support and oversite on investigations and improvements partnering with operations, quality, supply chain, EH&S and other functions.
• Oversees Engineering Change Authorization process for site
• Responsible for the Equipment change control process and ensures adherence through the Values streams.
• Manages Engineering involvement in Product Quality Meetings, including participation in meetings, investigation of complaints, and resolution of engineering and manufacturing problems identified.
• Identifies and implements technological and managerial improvements for engineering group being managed.
• Responsible for evaluations and recommendations for suppliers capacities and capabilities for new capital projects.
• Promotes and emphasizes to all plant personnel adherence to industry regulations.
• Considers impact of EPA, OSHA, FDA, and MDSAP on daily operations as well as proposed projects.
• Provides secondary support to the Engineering T&D team during turnover of New productdevelopment and insourcing projects including scaleup, installation, and training.

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or chemistry
• Minimum of 10 years in engineering with progressively more responsibility.
• Minimum 3 years leadership experience as a manager.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams: manufacturing, and project engineering areas.
• Experience with Capital Improvement projects.
• Experience with regulations and compliance with EPA, OSHA, FDA, and MDSAP.

Preferred:

• Desired postgraduate studies in Engineering or Business Administration, due to the interaction with the areas of sales, marketing, finance, and regulatory.

Other:

• General office environment.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment and meet broad objectives.
• Ability to identify and facilitate complex solutions in the area of expertise.
• Ability to effectively communicate and obtain the cooperation of others.
• Strong verbal, written, analytical, organizational, teambuilding, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with little supervision
• Requires the ability to speak and communicate effectively with others.

We value our employees and are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, well-being, and financial future.

Here is a brief overview of what we offer:

• Market competitive pay
• Extensive paid time off and (9) added holidays
• Excellent healthcare, dental, and vision benefits
• Long/short term disability coverage
• 401(K) with company match
• Maternity and parental leave
• Additional add on benefits/discounts for programs such as pet insurance
• Tuition reimbursement and continued educational programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career

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