Engineering Program Manager

FITS LLC; Ponce (PR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

FITS LLC in Ponce, Puerto Rico, seeks a Senior MES Program Lead with a bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in the pharmaceutical/medical devices industry to drive MES initiatives on complex programs.

You will coordinate cross‑functional teams, manage budgets, and ensure alignment with PMO standards; SAP/BPCS experience is valued. A customer‑facing, results‑oriented professional culture is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field with 10+ years in Pharma/Medical Devices.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English.
• Experience leading MES initiatives and cross‑functional programs; SAP/BPCS familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall program leadership and governance for MES initiatives.
• Plan, execute, and monitor MES projects from initiation through delivery.
• Serve as liaison between project teams, site leadership, functional partners, and vendors.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, SOW execution, vendor performance, and internal resources.
• Assess complex issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, compliance, and customer satisfaction.
• Lead risk, issue, and change management, ensuring PMO adherence to standards.
• Provide clear project status reporting and executive insights on progress and financials.
• Drive continuous improvement by strengthening delivery processes and tools.

Skills

Bilingual: Spanish and English

Project management

Leadership

Communication skills

MES experience

BPCS and SAP experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

BPCS

SAP

Job description

WHAT MAKES YOU A FIT:

The Technical Part:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field and at least ten (10) years of previousexperiencewithin the Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices Industry.
• Bilingual: Spanish and English
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication skillsand a positive attitude.
• Shift: 1st and according to business needs.
• Experience in:
  • Leading and managing the execution of projects and operational initiatives within a technical or professional discipline.
  • Project or program management with an understanding of downstream impacts across the organization.
  • Manufacturing Execution System experience (Critical Manufacturing preferred)
  • BPCS and SAP experience

The Personality Part:

• Our Next Piece is someone who treats everyone they meet like family, especially our resources, clients, and team members. In other words, being a customer service pro is one of your (many) talents. Being the Piece means you're full of bright ideas and eager to innovate, always bringing top-quality results to the table. Are you ready to Be The Piece?

AS A PIECE OF FITS, YOU WILL: (The day-to-day on the job)

• Provide overall program leadership and governance for MES initiatives, defining objectives, success metrics, operating cadence, and escalation paths.
• Plan, execute, and monitor MES projects from initiation through delivery, owning integrated schedules, dependencies, risks, and outcomes across cross‑functional and departmental teams.
• Serve as the primary liaison between project teams, site leadership, functional partners, and vendors to ensure alignment, transparency, and timely decision‑making.
• Manage financial and resource aspects of the program, including budgets, forecasts, SOW execution, vendor performance, and efficient allocation of internal resources.
• Assess complex, ambiguous project issues and develop effective resolutions to meet productivity, quality, compliance, and customer satisfaction objectives.
• Lead risk, issue, and change management activities, ensuring adoption readiness and adherence to PMO, quality, and enterprise standards.
• Provide clear, concise project status reporting and executive‑level insights on progress, risks, and financials.
• Drive continuous improvement by strengthening delivery processes, tools, and consistency of execution, capturing lessons learned to improve future initiatives.

WHO WE ARE:

We are a Service Provider companydifferent from the rest. We pride ourselves in how we treat the most important piece of our company's puzzle: you! We integrate Engineering, Construction, Maintenance, Utilities and Specialized Technical services across the Island (and in the US as well!). Our company is flexible, family-oriented and focused on our resources' well-being, while providing our Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Manufacturing industryclients with top‑notch quality talent.We're FITS!

Are you the Next Piece?