Lead Facilities Engineer

Unither Pharma; New York (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the pharmaceutical sector is seeking a Lead Facilities Engineer to oversee and guide a dynamic team. This role involves ensuring the adequacy of training, managing schedules, and executing projects within defined budgets. With a focus on technical solutions and compliance with regulatory standards, you will engage in meaningful discussions with suppliers and lead the commissioning of projects. This opportunity promises to be rewarding, offering a chance to make a significant impact in a company that values innovation and employee growth. Join a forward-thinking organization and help shape the future of healthcare products.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in manufacturing or equipment/packaging technology.
• Strong background in project management and technical troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Guide and manage the team, ensuring training adequacy.
• Define action priorities and ensure budget reporting.
• Coordinate with suppliers and ensure compliance with safety instructions.

Skills

Project Management

Technical Troubleshooting

Problem Solving

Pharmaceutical cGMP Knowledge

Team Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering

Associate's Degree with Relevant Experience

Tools

ADP Software

Job description

Lead Facilities Engineer

Who we are?

We are a French pharmaceutical industrial group, recognized for making affordable healthcare products that improve and simplify patients’ lives to as many people as possible.

With 30 years of technological expertise, we position ourselves as a world leader in sterile single dose with 10 sites on 4 continents and more than 2000 employees.

Since 2013, our site Unither Manufacturing LLC. based in Rochester (NY), specializes in the manufacture of Blow-Fill-Seal, Liquid Stick-Packs, Pharmaceutical bottles, Tablets and Capsules. It has more than 280 employees.

Your role

Reporting to the Director - Site Strategic Programs, you will be responsible for:

1. Guiding and managing the team.
2. Ensuring the adequacy of the team's training/authorizations in relation to department projects and tasks.
3. Managing the team's schedule via ADP software.
4. Carrying out scheduled evaluations to assess the development and performance of your team.
5. Defining action priorities in relation to means, resources and deadlines.
6. Developing the skills and autonomy of the team.
7. Ensuring budget reporting and monitoring.
8. Ensuring complete reporting (project monitoring, monitoring of investment commitments, overheads) to Site Management.
9. Measuring progress in achieving operating and investment budget commitments and proposing refocusing actions if necessary.
10. Engaging in technical discussions with potential suppliers.
11. Organizing and writing specifications based on the needs and requirements.
12. Launching calls for tenders (Request for Proposal, Request for Service).
13. Ensuring the solution designed respects the established specifications.
14. Ensuring that technical choices which may deviate from established specifications, or the implicit expectations of internal customers are documented and validated in a formal manner.
15. Executing Projects and Tasks to the approved completion deadlines and within the defined budget.
16. Working in partnership with external companies.
17. Proposing and applying solutions to mitigate and compensate for possible work delays.
18. Proactively alerting site management to potential problems.
19. Ensuring the successful commissioning of the project.
20. Monitoring the installations and commissioning of equipment.
21. Coordinating the various suppliers and vendors and ensuring their compliance to health and safety instructions.
22. Possessing adequate technical expertise allowing problem resolution.
23. Respecting the data in the specifications.
24. Communicating with Production to coordinate activities with respect to production constraints.
25. Assisting with commissioning activities and in putting the equipment into production.
26. Carrying out an assessment after each commissioning.
27. Serving in an expert role in writing the qualification protocol, execution of the tests and approval of any resulting report.
28. Participating in operator training (training).
29. Working with internal customers to define the training requirement and provide technical content.
30. Organizing training in collaboration with suppliers.
31. Studying the technical needs associated with new site investments.
32. Participating in different project groups.
33. Collecting and analyzing needs from internal stakeholders.
34. Defining technical solutions and implementations.
35. Respecting the technical, regulatory and quality requirements issued by Management and Quality Assurance.
36. Taking into account the necessary parameters (water production, energy, etc.).
37. Respecting flows, workshop ergonomics and safety constraints.
38. Ensuring the documentation of completed projects is updated.
39. Collecting technical drawings from vendors for review and ensuring they reflect the realized design.
40. Creating technical drawings of the factory and updating according to approved documentation practices.

Specific Skills:

This position requires the ability to think in high level terms to develop engineering solutions for new processes. It also requires the ability to think in specific, detailed terms when problem solving for existing processes. Strong background in technical troubleshooting, problem solving, detailed knowledge of equipment operation and validation requirements. Ability to work in a matrix organization with cross-functional teams. Ability to specify, procure, oversee installation, and commission systems and processing equipment. Strong project management skills. Proficient knowledge of pharmaceutical cGMP requirements and systems a plus.

Your profile

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline with equivalent experience. Master’s Degree considered a plus. Associate’s degree with highly relevant experience will be considered.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

Minimum 5 years in either a manufacturing environment, or equipment and packaging technology. Experience in a regulated environment (FDA) preferred. Supervisory experience a plus.

Compensation range

95,000.00 - 110,000.00 USD

*The referenced compensation range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Learn more about us:

We are a dynamic company driven by a spirit of victory and are therefore pursuing strong growth while maintaining a close relationship with our customers and employees.

Our culture is based on 5 values: Respect, Responsibility, Trust, Courage and Innovation. We are committed to bringing these values to life with our employees by granting them a high degree of autonomy in the exercise of their profession and by encouraging their initiatives.

We are committed to providing them with working conditions and atmosphere that is conducive to their development and the expression of their potential.

We propose you to integrate a site that values the meaning of work and that entrusts our employees with a high level of responsibility.

Join us and make a difference!