Senior Specialist, Sustainability Engineer

Job Description

General Summary:

The Utility & Sustainability Engineer is a member of the Plant Engineering team providing technical support to the Wilson Site. The site includes an Energy Center, Packaging Operations, and NASU (Lab). This support position will focus on implementation of the Site Energy Management Program (EnMS / GENIUS Program), investigating and correcting utility system excursions, leading plant engineering improvement projects, and execution of productivity enhancement initiatives.

Utility Engineering Responsibilities include the following:

• 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.

• Author and manage the investigations to meet key timing commitments with well-investigated and well-documented deviation reports.

• Work with the Operations, Technology, Automation, and Quality Approvers to determine the scope of the investigation, identify the appropriate root cause, implement corrective actions, complete trending analysis, and determine product disposition.

• Provide key subject matter expert (SME) role for utility and facility systems and associated deviations during internal and external inspections / audits.

• Perform a thorough review of engineering records and related current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) 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 SME, provide necessary training for system maintenance.

• Work alongside Operations, Technology, Automation, and Quality team members to develop reliable, consistent manufacturing processes that meet cGMP requirements.

• Knowledgeable of all utility systems regarding functionally of equipment and relied on as a SME during regulatory discussions.

Sustainability Engineering Responsibilities include the following:

• Support implementation of Site Energy Management Program (EnMS / GENIUS Program)

• Identify, analyze, coordinate, and consult on sustainability and environmental projects that focus on reducing environmental impact.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to collect sustainability information and support documentation related to company sustainability projects and strategies.

• Support the completion of the annual sustainability reports, associated external rankings and surveys, and sustainability-focused responses to internal stakeholders.

• Develop templates, standardized reports, and scorecards for management purposes, and for external and internal reporting.

• Build subject matter expertise in material sustainability topics and share information on emerging issues and trends in sustainability.

• Support cross-departmental teams implementing sustainability and renewable energy projects.

• Identify, benchmark, and implement environmental best practices.

• Research sustainability solutions that complement company priorities.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• BS in Engineering or technology preferred. Other fields in scientific disciplines can be considered provided the candidate has strong, relevant and hands-on work experience.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Five (5) years working in a regulated environment.

• Experience in executing Scope 1, Scope 2, water, and waste reduction initiatives.

• Familiarity with cGMPs and vaccine regulatory requirements.

• Experience in deviation management, troubleshooting and resolving manufacturing support system anomalies.

• Technical writing and deviation investigation experience.

• Utility and HVAC system process improvement and optimization experience.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• cGMP experience in pharmaceutical environment.

• Experience with formal problem-solving techniques, such as root cause analysis (RCA), failure mode effects analysis (FMEA), and/or Lean Six Sigma tools.

• Must have strong analytical skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.

• Strong project management and organizational skills.

• A minimum th