Engineer - Utilities and Environmental Control (ECU)

Eli Lilly and Company; Lebanon (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative and forward-thinking company as an Engineer in Utilities and Environmental Control. This role is pivotal in supporting the startup of a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, where you'll apply your engineering expertise to optimize processes and ensure operational readiness. You'll be part of a dedicated team focused on delivering life-changing medicines, with opportunities for continuous improvement and professional growth. If you're passionate about making a difference in healthcare and thrive in a collaborative environment, this position offers a unique chance to contribute to groundbreaking solutions in the pharmaceutical industry.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required, preferably in chemical, biomedical, or mechanical.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing operations, preferably in chemical or pharmaceutical.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for facility start-up and operations in utilities and environmental control.
• Monitor and document equipment performance to maintain ongoing qualification.

Skills

Chemical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Process Simulation Software

Root Cause Analysis Techniques

Job description

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Organization Overview

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) molecules located in Lebanon, IN. This facility is Lilly’s largest investment in manufacturing capacity and is intended to provide APIs for current and future products, including new modalities. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the startup team for a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the processes and facility to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

We are seeking Engineers - Utilities and Environmental Control (ECU) to support the API manufacturing business in Lebanon. The engineers will be responsible for gray and clean utilities; environmental control engineers will be responsible for tank farm operations, air emissions systems, and solvent recovery systems. These engineering roles are core to delivering our product pipeline across batch and continuous API production and development.

Responsibilities

Facility Start-Up:

1. Provide engineering support to the global facility delivery team (Lilly’s Global Large Scale Capital Delivery Team) with a strong focus on right first time and on schedule facility start-up (e.g. design reviews, process safety assessments, user requirements, C&Q support, unit operation shakedown and startup, facility operational readiness).
2. Define and own relevant aspects of the overall integrated operational readiness plan (e.g. SOP development, maintenance strategy, automation optimization, pre-startup safety reviews, alarm requirements, performance qualification requirements/protocol development, etc.).
3. Own the qualified state of equipment for respective area of responsibility.
4. Develop and implement unit operation and equipment control strategy to sustain and optimize utilities/ECU systems in support of manufacturing operations.
5. Support initial operations training requirements as the equipment and area SME.

Facility Operations:

1. Provide engineering support in utilities/ECU operations through application of chemical and/or mechanical engineering fundamentals.
2. Monitor, assess and document equipment performance to maintain ongoing qualification.
3. Develop and maintain the basis of safety for equipment as required.
4. Integrate mechanistic modelling, process simulation and analysis into current and future processes to enhance process understanding and control.
5. Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities related to equipment and processes as core member of cross-functional process team.
6. Utilize root cause analysis techniques to investigate process and equipment issues and deliver robust and sustainable corrective and preventative actions.

Basic Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in engineering (chemical, biomedical, or mechanical preferred).
2. 3+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing operations (prefer chemical or pharmaceutical).

Additional Skills/Preferences

1. Deep technical interest and understanding in the field of chemical engineering.
2. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
3. Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a process team consisting of a diverse group of management, production, science, and engineering professionals.
4. Creativity to identify improvement opportunities and the tenacity/initiative to see them implemented.
5. Guidance/mentoring of others through processes.
6. Flexibility to meet business needs.