Instrumentation Lead - Lilly Medicine Foundry
Eli Lilly and Company
4 hours ago
On-site
Indianapolis, IN
Operations
Responsibilities:
- Set expectations for a positive, proactive safety culture; ensure team compliance with safety procedures, policies, permits, and practices; maintain housekeeping; report safety concerns, incidents, and injuries.
- Ensure team compliance with quality standards defined by cGMPs, Global Quality Standards, and local procedures.
- Manage daily activities of the instrumentation team (resource planning, resolving operational issues, developing team skillsets); lead on off shifts (nights/weekends) with minimal staffing onsite.
- Ensure quality of calibration and maintenance plan execution.
- Serve as main point of contact for calibration/instrumentation technicians; escalate issues.
- Provide hands-on training and development; ensure team is current on required training before assigning work.
- Own calibration KPIs tied to team performance.
- Troubleshoot and diagnose process instrumentation equipment; make appropriate repairs to minimize downtime.
- Align team priorities with production schedule and equipment availability.
- Interface with customers to align and prioritize maintenance activities.
- Assist with incident reporting, investigations, and corrective measures for instrument-related issues.
- Develop job plans and datasheets for initial calibrations throughout the site.
- Provide process instrumentation support and leadership for IQ/OQ site start-up.
Basic Requirements:
- High School Diploma.
- 5+ years of industrial process instrumentation and calibration experience in FDA-regulated industry (required).
- Experience in a leadership/supervisory role within a process instrumentation team.
- Strong understanding of electrical systems and calibration:
- Instrumentation (pressure, temperature, flow, level, pH)
- Electrical test equipment (e.g., Fluke, signal generators, oscilloscopes)
- Electrical troubleshooting (24 VDC to 120 VAC)
- Must be authorized to work in the United States full-time; Lilly will not sponsor work authorization or visas.
Additional Preferences:
- Previous supervisory/leadership experience.
- Regulated GMP manufacturing experience.
- Manufacturing/industrial or building maintenance knowledge.
- Strong written and verbal communication across organizational levels.
- Ability to coach and provide feedback.
- Ability to prioritize, set objectives, and meet targets.
- High-level customer service.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Problem-solving ability.
- Computer proficiency.
- CMMS experience desired (GMARS).
Other Information / Schedule:
- Initial location: Carmel, Indiana; permanent location: Lilly Medicines Foundry, Lebanon, Indiana.
- Supports 24/7 operation; flexible schedule including 2-2-3 as needed.
- Willingness to work overtime during peak periods (initial calibrations).
- Ability to comply with building gowning and PPE requirements.
Benefits (explicitly listed):
- Eligible for company bonus (full-time equivalent employees; depends on company/individual performance).
- 401(k) eligibility; pension; vacation.
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care FSAs).
- Life insurance and death benefits.
- Certain time off and leave of absence benefits.
- Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, employee clubs/activities).
Application instructions:
- If you require an accommodation to submit a resume, complete the workplace accommodation request form: https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation.
- Set expectations for a positive, proactive safety culture; ensure team compliance with safety procedures, policies, permits, and practices; maintain housekeeping; report safety concerns, incidents, and injuries.
- Ensure team compliance with quality standards defined by cGMPs, Global Quality Standards, and local procedures.
- Manage daily activities of the instrumentation team (resource planning, resolving operational issues, developing team skillsets); lead on off shifts (nights/weekends) with minimal staffing onsite.
- Ensure quality of calibration and maintenance plan execution.
- Serve as main point of contact for calibration/instrumentation technicians; escalate issues.
- Provide hands-on training and development; ensure team is current on required training before assigning work.
- Own calibration KPIs tied to team performance.
- Troubleshoot and diagnose process instrumentation equipment; make appropriate repairs to minimize downtime.
- Align team priorities with production schedule and equipment availability.
- Interface with customers to align and prioritize maintenance activities.
- Assist with incident reporting, investigations, and corrective measures for instrument-related issues.
- Develop job plans and datasheets for initial calibrations throughout the site.
- Provide process instrumentation support and leadership for IQ/OQ site start-up.
Basic Requirements:
- High School Diploma.
- 5+ years of industrial process instrumentation and calibration experience in FDA-regulated industry (required).
- Experience in a leadership/supervisory role within a process instrumentation team.
- Strong understanding of electrical systems and calibration:
- Instrumentation (pressure, temperature, flow, level, pH)
- Electrical test equipment (e.g., Fluke, signal generators, oscilloscopes)
- Electrical troubleshooting (24 VDC to 120 VAC)
- Must be authorized to work in the United States full-time; Lilly will not sponsor work authorization or visas.
Additional Preferences:
- Previous supervisory/leadership experience.
- Regulated GMP manufacturing experience.
- Manufacturing/industrial or building maintenance knowledge.
- Strong written and verbal communication across organizational levels.
- Ability to coach and provide feedback.
- Ability to prioritize, set objectives, and meet targets.
- High-level customer service.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Problem-solving ability.
- Computer proficiency.
- CMMS experience desired (GMARS).
Other Information / Schedule:
- Initial location: Carmel, Indiana; permanent location: Lilly Medicines Foundry, Lebanon, Indiana.
- Supports 24/7 operation; flexible schedule including 2-2-3 as needed.
- Willingness to work overtime during peak periods (initial calibrations).
- Ability to comply with building gowning and PPE requirements.
Benefits (explicitly listed):
- Eligible for company bonus (full-time equivalent employees; depends on company/individual performance).
- 401(k) eligibility; pension; vacation.
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care FSAs).
- Life insurance and death benefits.
- Certain time off and leave of absence benefits.
- Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, employee clubs/activities).
Application instructions:
- If you require an accommodation to submit a resume, complete the workplace accommodation request form: https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation.