Mgr, Engineering
Merck
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Job summary
Merck & Co., Inc. in Durham, NC is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the Vaccine Manufacturing Facility (VMF) maintenance and engineering teams. You will mentor crew, set objectives, coach performance, and ensure reliable equipment to meet customer demand while minimizing downtime.
This role requires strong leadership, GMP/regulatory awareness, and proficiency with CMMS, Delta V, MES, and SAP. You will drive safety, quality, and continuous improvement across the site.
Qualifications
- Experience supervising maintenance/manufacturing staff.
- Experience in clean room or GMP environments preferred.
- Able to qualify and maintain Grade A gowning.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership to maintenance team and manage performance.
- Oversee maintenance schedules, safety, and compliance with SOPs.
- Coordinate continuous improvement and problem-solving across shifts.
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Job description
The Maintenance Manager at our Company's Durham facility is a leadership role and it is a great opportunity to grow your career within Maintenance and Engineering areas supporting Vaccine Operations. The individual in this role must provide direction, coaching, and technical expertise to maintenance personnel assigned to the Vaccine Manufacturing Facility (VMF). This individual must actively manage their team to reliably support customer demand (including employee development, routine coaching sessions, recognition, and performance management). Additionally, the selected individual must become proficient in the use of manufacturing systems and knowledgeable of site procedures in order to resolve process/equipment issues, minimize downtime, and ensure product quality.
The Maintenance Manager at our Company's Durham facility is a leadership role and it is a great opportunity to grow your career within Maintenance and Engineering areas supporting Vaccine Operations. The individual in this role must provide direction, coaching, and technical expertise to maintenance personnel assigned to the Vaccine Manufacturing Facility (VMF). This individual must actively manage their team to reliably support customer demand (including employee development, routine coaching sessions, recognition, and performance management). Additionally, the selected individual must become proficient in the use of manufacturing systems and knowledgeable of site procedures in order to resolve process/equipment issues, minimize downtime, and ensure product quality.
- Hire, develop, motivate, and manage a team to ensure reliable manufacturing maintenance activities execution.
- Assign yearly performance objectives for the team in alignment with department and site goals.
- Provide regular feedback and coaching to employees on work performance.
- Provide leadership to the team as needed based on the team’s capabilities and maturity.
- Ensure on time approval of payroll activities using site approved software like ADP.
- Provide a leadership presence on the manufacturing floor.
- Champion standard work to drive consistent use of best practices across teams.
- This position requires the execution of maintenance standard work (but not limited to PM01, PM02 work orders).
- Support and Sponsor the Manufacturing schedule.
- Work all site shutdowns, slowdowns, holidays, and weekends per schedule/as needed. This is a second shift Monday through Friday 3 PM to Midnight.
- Regularly help the team troubleshoot issues to minimize downtime and maintain product quality.
- Represent Maintenance on project teams as needed.
- Strong sponsor for the problem-solving efforts and solutions offered by other shifts and teams.
- Line clearance LOTO and permit writing for maintenance activities, Safety Management Information Systems (SMIS).
- Knowledge of electrical maintenance and repair of electrical systems and equipment.
- Actively lead the Tier 1 Process and participate in the Tier 2 as required.
- Initiate SOP/PM/Calibration redlines and revisions.
- Lead and support daily meetings to facilitate flow of information up/down through the organization.
- Hold regular team meetings to cascade information and collect team feedback.
- Provide clear consistent communication from shift to shift.
- Escalate issues as needed to ensure the right support/awareness is given to issues as they arise.
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert during tours to provide area/process overview information to visitors/auditors upon request.
- Foster strong safety culture on the team through actions, coaching, and prioritization.
- Coach individuals when reporting safety issues and completing corrective/preventative actions.
- Drive culture of compliance through actions, consistent quality-driven decision making, and coaching of the team (e.g. documentation, housekeeping, area 5S, etc.).
- Participate in safety/regulatory audits (i.e. tours, topic discussion).
- Coach the team to ensure inventory transactions are complete, timely, and accurate.
- Manage team staffing and overtime to support customer demand while meeting budget targets.
- Recognize and communicate opportunities for cost savings.
- High School Diploma.
- Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in maintenance, manufacturing, or military experience.
- A.S. in Business, Science, or Engineering with six (6) years of maintenance, manufacturing, or military experience.
- B.S. in Business, Science, or Engineering with four (4) years of maintenance, manufacturing, or military experience.
- CMRP, CRL or similar Maintenance certification.
- Direct supervisory experience of maintenance and/or manufacturing technicians.
- Experience working in a clean room or GMP/regulated manufacturing environment.
- Able to qualify and maintain Grade A gowning.
- Computer fluency, including thorough knowledge of Delta V, MES, SAP, etc. is preferred.
- Leadership and interpersonal skills to motivate direct reports and peers to excel and "own" the process.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Flexibility to perform various tasks to support the business.
- Lean, Six Sigma, KATA problem solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize, align and simply to focus on and obtain business results.
- Previous experience training individuals in complex manufacturing / work environments.
- Meeting Facilitation/Training/Presentation Skills.
- Planning, Implementing Directing, Control, Decision Making.
- Ethics and Integrity.
Client Development, Client Development, Competency Management, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), Corporate Ethics, Cost Efficiency, Decision Making, Employee Opinion Surveys, Employee Training, Environmental Regulatory Compliance, Ethical Standards, Goal Setting, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), HVAC Design, Maintenance Management, Maintenance Services, Mechanical Integrity, Meeting Facilitation, People Leadership, People Management, Performance Plans, Predictive Maintenance, Process Implementations, Process Improvements, Process Safety Management {+ 9 more}
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As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
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We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.
$117,000.00 - $184,200.00
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.
We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Regular
Domestic
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10%
Not Applicable
2nd - Evening
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Cleaning Supplies
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