Our client - a global company with multiple plants in the US, needs a Sr. Director of Plant Engineering & Maintenance at a growing plant expanding to manufacture pharmaceutical products . Excellent salary up to $225K + Annual Bonus + Sign on Bonus + Relocation Assistance + Full Benefit Package + 4 Weeks' vacation.
Job Posting 2640
Job Title : Sr. Director of Engineering & Maintenance Location: Lawrence, KS
Compensation: Base of $200K - $225K per year + Annual Bonus Target of 30% + Sign-On Bonus - $15K
Relocation: YES - Client offers relo assistance with a lump sum amount
Benefits: Full package for medical, dental insurance, 401K + 4 Weeks' Vacation + 13 days - PTO, etc.
Our client is a privately held company in business for 40 years with manufacturing sites in CA + KS with around 300 people
Group Info: Be part of the medical device and pharmaceutical contract manufacturing site with around 100+ employees and expected to grow to 150 people soon due to major expansion in Pharma manufacturing .
The new operation expansion is for Pharma Fill Finish Seal - FFS of Sterile Aseptic liquids.
This Engineering group has around 6 Technical people for various functions like Manufacturing, Project Management, Systems, Automation etc.
Note 1 : This person will also manage the maintenance department with around 10 people including the Maintenance Manager
Job Summary:
The Sr. Director will manage plant engineering and maintenance and report to the Site General Manager.
Job Description:
• Oversees progress and timeliness of projects.
• Reviews project reports to ensure projects are on schedule and within budget.
• Provides leadership for employees through effective communication, coaching, training, and development.
• Provides leadership for problem resolution to facilitate fast improvements and improved working relationships.
• Develops and implements a culture of continuous improvement through self-directed work teams.
• Leads design engineering related to new product development and product & systems enhancements.
• Develops and oversees machine and process validation programs, ensuring validation timelines are met.
• Work with production to be aware of production schedule and needs, ensuring manufacturing engineering is working as a team with production to achieve goals.
• Prepare and manage capital projects including identifying scope, cost, milestones, etc.
• Establishes, prepares, implements, revises, and maintains policies and procedures related to engineering and facilities.
• Oversees scope development, estimating and schedule commitments as part of building capex project proposals and administers and oversees Master site planning efforts at sites as required
• Drives site projects and project teams as needed, works with sites to problem solve and clear roadblocks during execution, and coordinates steerco's and governance metrics for sites in the network
• Support operating sites in the following areas: Capex planning, Technical reviews on projects
• Review, analysis and recommendations on new technologies and/or service providers
• Operational review on challenging site problems (i.e. Contaminations, equipment robustness etc.)
Supervisory Responsibilities:
• Plans and coordinates the work of engineering staff.
• Oversees engineering staff and ensures that they meet goals and objectives.
• Recruits additional engineering staff as needed.
• Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive.
• Provides training and mentoring as needed.
Required Skills/Abilities:
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent managerial and supervisory skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Extensive technical knowledge of engineering and product development.
• Excellent financial skills and ability to analyze financial data.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software.