Site Engineering Manager

Croda Singapore; Alabaster (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Job summary

Croda is seeking a Site Engineering Manager at our Alabaster, AL site to oversee maintenance, utilities, plant and project engineering and validation. You will lead a team, manage budgets, ensure SHE and cGMP compliance, and drive capital and maintenance strategies to improve reliability and efficiency.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 10+ years in production/plant engineering roles, with strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field is required.
• Demonstrated leadership and team development skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides administrative and technical oversight for maintenance, utilities, plant and project engineering, validation, site engineering competencies, and information technology functions.
• Ensure departmental operations meet business requirements, operational budgets and that all processes are compliant with SHE and cGMP regulations.
• Accountable for departmental capital spend, engineering expense budget, performance of engineering providers, and asset reliability over time.
• Determines strategic direction of site engineering and sets plans to increase efficiency and profitability.
• Develops processes and structure to support growth plans through capex and continuous improvements.
• Collaborates with SHE and Quality to ensure plant utilities, equipment and systems are safe, compliant and cost-effective.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Croda is an FTSE 100 organization where we believe our people are the difference. Our values of Innovative, Responsible and Together, create our purpose: Smart science to improve lives™. With over 5,000 employees globally, we specialize in the research, development, and manufacturing of innovative ingredients for the Life Science and Consumer Care markets.

We are focused on developing our inclusive culture through accountability, collaboration, and innovation. By joining Croda, you will become part of a team that utilizes smart science to create a more sustainable future.

As we deliver our ambitious 2030 growth strategy, we’re looking for a Site Engineering Manager to oversee the daily operations of the Engineering department. Ensuring departmental operations meets business requirements, operational budgets and that all processes are compliant with Safety, Health, Environmental (SHE) and cGMP rules defined by Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the Croda Group, Region, Business Sector and Avanti as well as guidance from recognized regulatory bodies. Accountability for administrative and technical oversight, spending, and strategic direction of Capital Program & Maintenance Program. Serve as a member of the local Site Leadership Team that has the functional responsibility for developing and implementing a site-specific operational strategy ensuring organizational capability and appropriate management of the site. Collaborating with peers in SHE and Quality to ensure plant utilities, equipment and systems are operated in a cost-effective manner that are compliant with all safety and quality policies and regulations.

Who We’re Looking For:

• A bachelor’s degree preferably in engineering, basicscience,or business managementwith a sufficientlydemonstratedlevel of performance and capability, asdeterminedby management.
• Minimum of 10+ years of experienceas production manager, process manager, project manager, or plant engineer
• Experience in a regulated industry, preferably pharmaceutical, medicaldevice,or food.
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical product/excipient manufacturing process.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement business strategies,i.e., organizational structure, change management, budget development, projectmanagement,and strategic staffing plan.
• Recognize unanticipated or adverse outcomes or deviations; able to use technicalexpertise, experience, data analysis, and creativity to evaluate andidentifyroot causes to propose corrective actions or resolutions of increasing complexity independently and rapidly take corrective actionsto resolve technical problems of suitable complexity.
• Knowledge and experience with regulations related to safety andenvironmentalcompliance.
• Knowledge of the use of PPE, safetyprotocolsandpracticesrelated to working withairexposuretohazardouschemicalsthatcouldpotentially affect the healthofthe employee.
• Excellent leadership and teamdevelopmentskills.
• Excellentcommunicationsskills (verbal and written).
• Actively contributes to the improvement of policy,practices,and procedures.
• Abilityto interact and communicate effectively with customers and employees at alllevelsincluding senior management.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Provides administrative and technical oversight for maintenance, utilities, plant and project engineering, validation, site engineering competencies, and information technology functions.
• Ensure departmental operations meet business requirements, operational budgets and that all processes are compliant with SHE and cGMP regulations.
• It is accountable for departmental capital spend, engineering expense budget, determination and performance of engineering providers, reliability of assets over short and longer term, and maintenance of engineering standards.
• Determines the strategic direction of site engineering, setting the plan for processes and manages interdepartmental relationships to increase efficiency and profitability.
• Develop and adapt processes and organizational structure to provide necessary management, capabilities, and resources to create a culture of operational excellence with the aim being to achieve growth plans through capex and continuous improvements.
• Collaborates with peers in SHE and Quality to ensure plant utilities, equipment and systems are operated in a cost-effective manner that are compliant with all safety and quality policies and regulations.
• Determines and implements the maintenance philosophy for the site to ensure all utilities, equipment, and systems are operated and maintained to deliver optimal reliability and uptime.
• Ensure departmental adherence to allSHEprograms and rules.
• Instill a culture of personal accountability for individual behaviors related toSHEactivities.
• Provide feedback and coaching to coworkers on safe and unsafe behaviors and conditions.
• Activelyparticipatein theSHE management system.
• Responsible for performance management,coachingand mentoring of direct reports.
• Create well-defined performance plans and development opportunities for direct reports and hold them accountable for the successful completion of predefined goals andobjectives.
• Provide training resources and professional development opportunities for staff to improve manufacturing operations as they relate to safety, operational excellence, process optimization, risk management, usage of new equipment and industry best practices.
• Seek opportunities to coach, mentor and influence all staff, including peers, for the purpose of developing future Avanti leaders.
• Develop a succession planning strategy for the production team and champion the career interests ofappropriate employees.
• Establish andmaintainfunctional training curriculum for the production department.
• Ensure departmental resourceutilizationand staff readiness with respect tocapacity,training and capability are enough to meet operational requirements and customer expectations.
• Utilize reward and disciplinaryprocesses asappropriate tomotivate employees.
• Supervise the production department asappropriate toensure all staff can perform the following work tasks to ensure Safety, Identity, Strength,Purity,and Quality (SISPQ) of products manufactured at Avanti. This includes but is not limited to the following:
• Strict adherence to all written instructions and procedures to ensure all steps of an operation are appropriately followed.
• Strict adherence to good documentation practices to ensure all steps of an operation are appropriately documented.
• Create manufacturing procedures and SOPs.
• Perform root cause investigations where processes or products do not conform to written procedures orspecifications.
• Maintain all work areas in a state of cleanliness and sanitation through good housekeeping practices and applying good personal health practices.
• Ensure the safety of all personnel andproductsby wearing properPersonalProtectiveEquipment (PPE) according to the operation being executed.
• Promote a culture to report any action that couldimpactthe SISPQ of any productimmediatelyto supervision.
• Ensure appropriate functional leadership and support for internal and external teams or projects.
• Drive and empower decision making to the lowest level within the organization.
• Participate and support the site leadership initiative to create a fundamental engineering framework.
• Establish relevant metrics to improve OEE.
• Evaluate and make organizationalchanges asnecessary to create the mosteffective department structure.
• Createdepartmentaljoband orfunction descriptionsfor all positions.
• Champion a cultureof continuous improvementto business processes with the aim ofincreasingsafety and efficiency within the operation.

What We Offer:

The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary and benefits package including:

• Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, available immediately.
• Wellness Reimbursement
• Parental Leave
• Company paid and voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short- and long-term disability

Additional Information

This is an on-site position based at our Alabaster, AL site.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the hiring process or experience any issues with our online application process, please email [e-mail].

Why Croda?

At Croda, we believe our people are our difference. We are people-led, driven by the desire to do good and deliver value, a unifying principle shaped by all the great people that have travelled through Croda since our beginning in 1925. We pride ourselves on bringing together diverse teams and talents from across the globe and, guided by our values of Responsible, Innovative, and Together, we are passionate about building an inclusive, collaborative, and diverse organisation with innovation and customer focus underpinning all that we do. Croda recognizes employees as our strength and the diversity they bring to our workforce aredirectly linkedto our ongoing success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate based on any protected attribute, including age, race,color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law.In accordance withapplicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.