Director of Engineering

Use Your Power for Purpose

Everything we do, every day, is in line with an unwavering commitment to the quality and the delivery of safe and effective medicines to patients. Our science and risk-based compliant quality culture is innovative and patient oriented. Whether you are involved in manufacturing, engineering, testing, or compliance, your contribution will directly impact patients.

What You Will Achieve

The Director of Engineering provides strategic direction and leadership for the site Engineering function to deliver Best in Class performance and compliance in the McPherson manufacturing site.  Scope includes full responsibility of Production Maintenance, Process engineering, Capital and Construction engineering, Automation and Facilities/Utilities management in an 800k sqft, 1,800 colleague, large, complex and growing sterile Fill/Finish factory. The incumbent is a senior member of the Site Leadership Team.

In this role you will:

• Develop strategy, execute and manage programs and set objectives and direction for Engineering on site (capital, maintenance, process, utilities, facilities, automation)
• Fully accountable for direct expense budget and capital budget of $50M+.
• Develop a High Performing Team in 100+ colleague Engineering Organization through strong, Team First leadership.
• Development, execution, and management of the site's Capital Plan and 5+ year Site Master Plan.
• Provides direction of facility engineering projects for new construction and/or renovations at the site, which includes design, construction, budget and schedule management, commissioning, and completion.
• Set ambition to move McPherson to Industry 4.0 vision - integrated, connected and automated plant.
• Ensures all projects are designed and constructed in accordance with current GMP, safety, environmental, energy conservation, and local, state and/or federal regulations.
• Provides direction for site's Total Maintenance Program in the areas of manufacturing, utilities, and facilities, ensuring maintenance is operating as best in class Pfizer/industry standards.  This includes management of Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) and Maintenance Repairs and Operating supplies (MRO) service providers.
• Collaborates and consults with appropriate Center functional groups (i.e. Global Engineering and Security) to ensure alignment with Corporate and/or Divisional requirements regarding corporate guidelines, recommended best practices, and reporting requests.
• Collaborates with other sites in the Sterile Injectable network and participates in cross functional teams across PGS. Positions McPherson engineering program as a leader in the network.
• Provides leadership in effective communications, managing change, Engineering performance, engineering talent development, and colleague engagement.

Here is What You Need (Minimum Requirements)

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical or other) with a minimum of 8 years of related experience in a mix of capital project engineering, production maintenance and facilities experience in a pharmaceutical, cGMP, or healthcare product manufacturing environment. Preferred Sterile Drug Product manufacturing experience.
• Minimum of 5 years at the managerial level successfully directing and developing staff level colleagues and leaders of leaders.
• Demonstrated leadership, management, supervisory, and technical capabilities, track record for developing strong leaders, demonstrated change management skills, and a commitment to mutual accountability.
• Strong knowledge of GMPs (US & EU), OSHA, ISO, and other regulatory agency standards and requirements applicable to Engineering within a pharmaceutical production facility.
• Strong interpersonal, communication skills (written, verbal, presentation) are a must.
• Understanding of a industry best practice capital project management practices, such as, but not excluded to, conceptual design, project cost assembly, project schedule assembly, value engineering, commissioning and qualification, etc.
• Understanding of industry best practice maintenance practices such as, planning and scheduling, reliability based maintenance, spare parts inventory management, etc.
• Understanding of industry best practice maintenance practice Automation practices to integrate Industry 4.0 vision to McPherson.
• Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.
• Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and c