Lead Engineer: Rubber Compounding & Dimensioning Equipment

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc; Jersey Shore (Lycoming County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is seeking a Sr Engineer Compounding & Dimensioning Equipment SME to lead engineering, standardize equipment across the global network and ensure GMP compliance.

Location includes Jersey Shore, PA; Eschweiler, DE; Kinston, NC, US with 20% travel. You will work with facilities, process engineering, procurement, and QA to specify, improve, and implement equipment for rubber extrusion, dimensioning and related processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Science or Engineering (Electrical, Control, or Industrial preferred).
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Manufacturing Environment/ Equipment control related.
• Experience managing equipment projects including; specification, procurement, installation and qualification.
• Strong engineering and troubleshooting skills.
• Proven working experience in project management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects in a dynamic environment with minimal direction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English & preferably a 2nd language).

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering, management, plant operations and global team members; develop specs with vendors for new equipment or improvements.
• Drive standardization and harmonization of production equipment and documentation globally.
• Analyze existing systems to identify value-added and non-value-added activities and design challenges.
• Stay current on equipment standards and trends; identify beneficial improvements.
• Work with vendors to diagnose failures and implement modifications.
• Lead systematic problem-solving for manufacturing plants needing support.
• Coordinate GMP validations and process engineering evaluations for equipment.
• Be the technical point of contact with equipment vendors and monitor deliverables (FAT, SAT, IOQ).
• Set standards based on best practices to improve Quality, OEE, Cost Reduction and Safety.
• Collaborate with maintenance, site teams and vendors to ensure preventive/corrective maintenance; participate in improvement forums.
• Lead equipment project management from URS to PQ following GMP documentation.
• Research data (vendor proposals, specs, manuals) to assess feasibility.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet equipment goals.
• Ensure equipment complies with latest Safety regulations.

Skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

English communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Science/Engineering

Tools

PowerBI

CAD systems

Job description

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is seeking a Sr Engineer Compounding & Dimensioning Equipment SME to lead engineering, standardize equipment across the global network and ensure GMP compliance.

Location includes Jersey Shore, PA; Eschweiler, DE; Kinston, NC, US with 20% travel. You will work with facilities, process engineering, procurement, and QA to specify, improve, and implement equipment for rubber extrusion, dimensioning and related processes.