Senior Specialist, Engineering

Role Summary

The Sr. Facilities/Utilities Engineer is a member of the Plant Engineering team providing technical support to the Wilson Site. The site includes an Energy Center, Vaccine Manufacturing Facility, Quality Labs, and a Packaging facility. This position will focus on investigation of utility/facility system excursions, system improvements and optimizations. The incumbent will also be responsible for leading plant engineering improvement projects and implementation of productivity enhancement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manages individual contributors (professional employees) and/or contractors
• Contributes to the performance and results of the utility department
• Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges
• Decisions are guided by policies, procedures, and business plan; receive guidance from manager
• Provides technical guidance to employees, colleagues, or contractors
• Anticipates and interprets client and/or customer needs to identify solutions
• Works as a liaison between Plant Engineering and other Site Business Partner’s
• Manages capital projects involving plant engineering equipment replacement/upgrades
• Apply management skills to align work activities with department objectives
• Project management
• Extensive industrial experience involving utility system generation, distribution and control are needed
• Lead in the identification and implementation of process improvement projects, productivity initiatives and corrective actions while focusing on equipment uptime, minimizing cost, and maintaining process consistency
• Investigate deviations (both minor and major), with responsibility to interface with Operations, Automation, and Quality approvers
• Perform a thorough review of engineering records and related GMP documentation, identifying and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner, and implementing corrective actions to improve the execution/review process
• Develop training material. Working as a subject matter expert (SME), provides necessary training for system maintenance
• Work alongside operations and lean six sigma team members to develop reliable utility processes that meet cGMP requirements
• Knowledgeable of all utility systems (e.g. USP water, HVAC, electrical distribution, etc.) regarding functionality of equipment and relied on as SME during regulatory discussions
• Identify and resolve technical and operational problems; collaborates with peers to resolve problems that cross into inter-related units
• Strong problem-solving skills and a direct involvement approach to problem solving
• Responsible for assisting in the identification, development, and implementation of new systems which enhance the operation of Plant Engineering processes
• Assist with trouble shooting Plant Engineering utility equipment on an as needed basis which includes but not limited to chillers, boiler, AHUs, PLCs, humidifiers/dehumidifiers, water systems, Square D controllers/monitors, clean steam generators and electrical distribution systems
• Conduct engineering task as needed maintaining plant utility equipment
• Influence | Explains difficult concepts and persuades others to adopt point of view | Communicates information, asks questions and checks for understanding
• Accountability | Accountable for the performance of plant engineering systems
• Decision Making | Guided by policies, guidelines, and procedures that impact the department’s ability to meet performance objectives | Consults on an as-needed basis with next-level manager on more complex decisions and/or issues that impact other units with inter-related processes
• Adapts and implements departmental plans and priorities based on division scorecards to address local business, service and operational challenges
• Consults on an as-needed basis with next-level manager for newly identified priorities
• Forecasts resource needs; manages allocated expense budgets and allocated resources to implement projects

Qualifications

• Required: Five years of facility/utility experience
• Required: Familiarity with cGMPs and regulatory requirements
• Required: Problem solving and troubleshooting
• Required: Technical writing and deviation investigation
• Required: Industrial Electrical, Utility, and HVAC system process improvement and optimization
• Preferred: cGMP in a pharmaceutical environment
• Preferred: Formal problem-solving techniques, such as root cause analysis (RCA), failure mode effects analysis (FMEA), and/or Lean Six Sigma tools
• Preferred: NFPA code requirements
• Preferred: 5 years + Industrial electrical distribution
• Preferred: Automation (BAS)
• Preferred: Deviation management, troubleshooting and resolving manufacturing anomalies
• Preferred: Minimum three year supervisory or project management

Education

• BS in engineering or technology | Other fields in scientific disciplines can be considered provided the candidate has strong, relevant, and direct work experience

Skills

• Budget Management
• Capital Project Management
• Change Management
• Curriculum Development
• Data Analysis
• Deviation Management
• Equipment Qualification
• Facility Management
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• HVAC Systems
• Maintenance Supervision
• Maintenance Troubleshooting
• Occupational Safety and Health
• Process Improvement Projects
• Productivity Improvements
• Regulatory Audits
• Regulatory Compliance
• Six Sigma
• Steam Generators
• Sterile Manufacturing
• System Maintenance
• Team Leadership
• Troubleshooting
• Utility Plant Operations

Additional Requirements

• Travel: 10%