Senior Manager, Engineering

4 weeks ago


Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States Zoetis Full time
Job Summary

The Senior Manager, Engineering is responsible for leading the GMS Kalamazoo Engineering Team, encompassing engineers with backgrounds in reliability and process engineering. This role interacts with management and site "customer" groups to establish and define requirements for both North and South campus, supporting day-to-day production, engineering support for capital project implementation, new product introduction, and special projects as required. The Senior Manager drives partnerships across sites to create a robust engineering team, well-versed in manufacturing needs and driving efficiency and engineering expertise within the team.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for the management of the engineering team that supports both projects and manufacturing needs.
Provide leadership and coaching to site engineers. Responsible for creating an engineering center of excellence within the team, while driving development and sustainment of engineers.
Accountable for retaining talent through growth and development plans for each individual while also recruiting talented engineers to the site.
Collaborates with site value streams and other departments to ensure alignment of priorities, goals, and objectives and strategic plan for supporting ongoing business needs with cross-functional partners.
Responsible for developing the Engineering budget associated with future year projects for inclusion in the annual budget cycle, as well as general expense budget for the team inclusive of business needs, business continuity, and engineering growth and development.
Responsible for engineers and all technical requirements (cGMP, QMS, etc) to ensure the site is in compliance with local and global engineering procedures. Responsible for implementation and participation of TPM, OEE, etc.
Collaborates with the site Value Stream Leaders to define direction and strategy to enhance operational efficiency and throughput.
Responsible for the verification of execution of deliverables to confirm projects and/or technical support provided the required results.
Responsible for driving urgency, accountability, and problem-solving across the team. Provides direction on training required to continue to develop competency and growth across the site.
Conducts frequent communication and regularly scheduled meetings with site leadership and project stakeholders.
Promotes the culture of continuous improvement, documented problem-solving via the M1 process, lean manufacturing, safety first, and quality within the team. Raises the bar to take the business to the next level in order to maximize resources and meet business needs.
Improves processes through the use of Lean Six Sigma tools and principles.
Interfaces with Zoetis GMS stakeholders to ensure compliance and execution with applicable quality standards.
Provides leadership and direction to engineers during audits, presentations to leadership, and presence and ownership of Tier actions.
Represents the Engineering Team at daily Tier 3, taking and delegating tasks as required to support cross-functional partners as needed.
Drives accountability to document process, improvements, CAPA's, deviations, and ensure timelines are achieved, without exception, across the team.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Demonstrated strengths in the following capabilities: leadership, development of engineers, project management and execution, Lean Six Sigma, deviations/non-conformances, CAPA's, process monitoring, validation, reliability, coaching, and mentoring.
Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including strong presentation skills.
Demonstrated record of innovation, change management, development of team members through continuous improvement and development/implementation of best practices.
Motivated, self-starter with strong interpersonal, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office, Outlook, and ability to learn Zoetis systems.
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical) is required, Master's degree preferred.
Minimum of 15 years of experience in engineering/leadership in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
Strong working knowledge of pharmaceutical operations along with technical proficiency in capital project engineering.
Certificates, Licenses, or Registrations: PMP Certification or PE License preferred.
Demonstrated commitment to values-based leadership and achieving objectives in a manner that is supportive of the Zoetis Core Beliefs.
Demonstrated leadership, management, and technical capabilities.
Ability to effectively communicate and work with colleagues at all levels of the Zoetis organization.

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