Director - Engineering & Maintenance

Role Summary

The Engineering Director oversees engineering and maintenance, ensuring cost-effective and timely services while managing the site's capital plan. This role supervises engineering and maintenance staff across various disciplines (process, automation, reliability, projects, facilities), focusing on staff productivity, development, and ensuring compliant equipment and systems for manufacturing. As a site lead team member, the Director collaborates across functions to support the technical agenda, business plan, strategic planning, and compliance objectives.

Responsibilities

• Safety and Leadership: Champion a safety-first culture and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (Operations, QA/QC, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Finance, HSE, etc.). Participate in leadership meetings, reviews, and business planning. Lead and support site and community engagement.
• Personnel Management: Oversee engineering staff, including coaching, performance reviews, development plans, recruitment, resource allocation, and succession planning. Identify training needs and develop team skill sets. Support the security function of the site.
• Financial and Performance Management: Monitor financial performance against targets. Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs). Drive continuous improvement and remove performance barriers. Oversee capital and maintenance budgets.
• Compliance and Quality: Ensure adherence to regulations (including CFR 9 and USDA), Good Engineering Standards, Elanco Global Quality Standards, and other relevant corporate directives. Manage and develop reliability programs and equipment strategies to minimize downtime.
• Facilities and Equipment Management: Oversee the Integrated Facilities Maintenance (IFM) provider, ensuring effective maintenance, cost-saving initiatives (energy/water conservation), and a safe, well-maintained facility. Manage projects on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years‚Äô experience in a similar role.
• Strong understanding of Commissioning and Qualification processes and ability to function in a team environment as a leader and as a member of the site leadership team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of freeze drier, fermentation, and fill line technologies.
• Understanding of validation activities associated with vaccine process, technology transfer and process validation.
• Exposure to Lean Six Sigma principles.
• Experience with multiple Engineering Disciplines including Maintenance and Reliability, Capital Project Execution, Process Engineering and Process Automation (OT) in a regulated industry.
• State of Maine Stationary Steam License (Minimum Fourth Class)

Additional Requirements

• Situations may arise where off-schedule work, both on-site and off-site, may be required.