Senior Manager, Fill & Finish Asset Reliability

CSL; Kankakee (IL); On-site; USD 136,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL is seeking a Sr. Manager, Fill & Finish Production Engineering to provide strategic leadership for process engineering, equipment performance, and lifecycle management across isolators, vial filling, stoppering, and capping systems in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

You will lead and develop Senior Production Engineers and Production Engineers, drive asset reliability, risk-based decision-making, and continuous improvement through GMP-compliant practices and ISO-aligned asset management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical engineering required.
• 7+ years in pharmaceutical fill & finish with isolator-based aseptic processing.
• 3–5+ years leading engineers or technical teams.
• Experience leading projects from start to finish, within time and budget.
• Strong GMP, validation, and regulatory knowledge.
• Experience with reliability engineering, maintenance strategies, and CMMS systems.
• Familiarity with automation and digital systems.
• Six Sigma/Lean knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee equipment reliability, availability, and performance across production areas.
• Provide expert guidance for complex equipment issues and drive root cause analyses and CAPA.
• Lead troubleshooting of deviations and sterility issues related to isolators and vial lines.
• Establish and monitor reliability KPIs (MTBF, MTTR, OEE) to drive improvement.
• Govern maintenance strategies (preventive, predictive, condition-based) and CMMS data usage.
• Govern change control and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Own asset lifecycle governance aligned with ISO 55000 and asset information management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Data-driven decision making

Change leadership

Cross-cultural collaboration

Asset management

Education

Bachelor's in engineering (Chemical/Mechanical/Electrical)

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Job description

CSL is seeking a Sr. Manager, Fill & Finish Production Engineering to provide strategic leadership for process engineering, equipment performance, and lifecycle management across isolators, vial filling, stoppering, and capping systems in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

You will lead and develop Senior Production Engineers and Production Engineers, drive asset reliability, risk-based decision-making, and continuous improvement through GMP-compliant practices and ISO-aligned asset management.