Sr Engineer Compounding & Dimensioning Equipment SME

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

Sr Engineer Compounding & Dimensioning Equipment SME

Location: Jersey Shore, PA, US; Eschweiler, DE; Kinston, NC, US

Job Summary

The Global Equipment Engineering Team has an essential role within West's Global Engineering to support the company’s growth by providing state of the art production equipment and continuous improvement of existing equipment to secure West's technical leadership role in the market.

As a part of this team you will specify, improve & implement our equipment for rubber extruding, straining and dimensioning processes in our global production facilities. You will work closely with other engineering functions – facility engineering, process engineering, procurement, quality groups and site teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• As Subject Matter Expert (SME) for compounding and dimensioning equipment you lead engineering, management, plant operations and global team members while working with vendors to develop engineering specifications for new equipment or required improvements on existing equipment to support the rubber mixing and dimensioning process.
• Drive forward the standardization & harmonization of our production equipment and associated documentation across the global network.
• Working with Process Engineering analyze and evaluate existing systems and processes, identifying value-added and non-value-added activities to identify required design challenges.
• Keep up to date on new and future equipment standards and trends in the market and identify value added improvement which may be beneficial.
• Work independently and with vendors to understand root cause of failures, propose design or component changes, and implement and validate equipment modifications.
• Take the lead in systematic problem-solving activities where the manufacturing plants need support.
• Coordinate and/or execute all necessary GMP related validations and/or process engineering evaluations as needed for manufacturing equipment.
• Be the technical point of contact with your equipment vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks, with clear communication of tasks, actions and monitor equipment deliverables including, FAT, SAT, IOQ etc.
• As the person responsible for defined manufacturing equipment in our global organization, your task is to set standards based on industry best practices to achieve corporate goals for Quality, Overall Efficiency, Cost Reduction and Safety.
• Work with global maintenance team, local site engineering teams, and the equipment vendors to:
  • Ensure appropriate preventative and corrective maintenance procedures are developed and include all tasks required to ensure equipment reliability, safety and performance.
  • Participate in routine network collaboration forums focusing on continuous improvement and information sharing.
  • Take the lead in systematic problem-solving activities where the manufacturing plants need support.
• Project Management: Take the lead on equipment project management from the URS issue to PQ by applying current project management practices including GMP conform documentation.
• Research and analyze data such a vendor design proposal, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to follow equipment related corporate goals.
• Ensure all equipment aligns with the latest Safety Regulations.

Education and Experiances

• 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 trouble shooting 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)

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to drive change and to think outside the box
• Demonstrated experience managing projects in manufacturing industries
• Practical knowledge in GMP related environment would be a plus
• Experience in the field of mixing and dimensioning of rubber is beneficial
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Outstanding leadership and organizational skills
• Working experience with Microsoft office products, PowerBI, SolidWorks and/or other CAD systems.
• Able to comply with the company’s safety policy at all times
• Able to comply with the company’s quality policy at all times.

Travel Requirements

20%: Up to 52 business days per year

Physical Requirements

Sedentary - Exerting up to 10 lbs/4 kgs of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a special need that requires accommodation in order to apply to West, please send an email to [e-mail] . Where permitted by law, an offer of employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening.