Sr. Manager, Engineering, Maintenance & Facilities

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Summary of Objective:

The senior manager is accountable for all aspects of Engineering, Instrumentation and Controls, Metrology, Utilities, Facilities, and Maintenance in supporting pharmaceutical product manufacturing across the PCI Madison, WI site. The senior manager provides leadership to ensure the highest level of quality and adherence to cGMPs across the site. This role is responsible for managing people, providing quality and technical direction, and actively participating in driving and developing strategies for continuous improvement within the department. Manages and oversees all areas of process engineering, automation, calibration, facilities, operation of utilities including HVAC, buildings and ground maintenance, and maintenance of utilities and facilities supporting aseptic operations. Additionally, responsible for management of site CAPEX projects and acts as site representative for PCI’s Environmental, Social, and Governance program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The essential duties and responsibilities include the following but other duties may be assigned.

• Ensures all aspects of engineering and facilities are adhering to cGMPS and PCI’s established SOPs. Makes the necessary recommendations and changes to improve process efficiencies.

• Ensures all projects are executed safely, on time, and within budget.

• Identifies, prepares and leads site CAPEX projects.

• Responsible for all aspects of Engineering, Instrumentation and Controls, Utilities, Facilities, and Maintenance programs.

• Determine appropriate equipment, line, tooling, costs and capacities for new projects or changes to existing projects.

• Instill a strong culture of Lean and Continuous Improvement through the use of the site maturity index.

• Oversees the departmental budget and headcount

• Provides coaching, mentoring and development to each direct report both in execution of their group responsibilities and in their own development.

• Provides leadership to ensure engineering and facilities support manufacturing operations in a fashion that focuses on quality and adherence to the maintenance schedule in support of Operations

• Directs general and specialized maintenance, CAPEX projects, facility renovation, construction, and repair of grounds, buildings, equipment, utility systems, at all manufacturing, warehousing and office facilities within the Madison, WI site.

• Support a variety of regulatory and client audits.

• Ensures team compliance with all corporate policies and procedures.

• Provides guidance to people managers in the areas of compliance, safety, deviations, corrective and preventive actions, and investigations related to engineering, maintenance, and facilities areas.

• Works closely with key functions such as Quality, Manufacturing, EH&S, Sales/Project Management, Global Engineering, and Global PMO to ensure internal and external clients’ requirements are met.

• Analyzes existing processes/unit operations and determine modifications necessary to improve safety, as needed and streamline processes.

• Responsible for on time calibration and preventive maintenance schedules for 1300+ site assets including fill line equipment, clean utilities, and laboratory equipment.

• Advanced knowledge and understanding of PLC programming and integration that support GMP automated system, vial transport equipment, clean utilities, sterilization equipment, and lyophilizers.

• Supports Continuous improvement activities tied to budget goals and helps lead key ESG initiatives.

• Directs assigned personnel, including performance evaluations, scheduling, orient