Associate Director - Engineering (Automation)

Responsibilities

• Attract, hire, and onboard top talent to the Process Control Engineering team, establishing the right attitude, curiosity, and learning agility to deliver on the site mission.
• Build the organization with the necessary capability, capacity, and culture to operate this facility to the highest standards of safety, quality, and operational excellence.
• Develop and implement the business systems and processes needed to run the site, leveraging existing Lilly knowledge where necessary, but also incorporating external experience.
• Establish lean practices and a continuous improvement mindset throughout operations and the direct supporting organizations.
• Support the project team to deliver the facility by providing feedback and support on design decisions, commissioning & qualification strategies, and automation-related deliverables.
• Collaborate with the project team to ensure the right decisions are made to meet project deliverables and longer-term strategic goals for the site.
• Organize and implement strategy for creating standard automation and process control operating procedures (SOPs) for startup and post-startup phases.
• Plan and manage business operational expenses, capital, and headcount targets.
• Supervise and coach process control team, including completing performance reviews and development plans.
• Staff, including recruiting, resource planning, and succession planning.
• Process control work coordination.
• Review and monitor financial performance; commit to meeting targets.
• Develop and implement the Process Control Engineering Business Plan.
• Demonstrate a commitment to environmental, health, and safety (including PSM).
• Identify, track, and report key indicators of functional performance.
• Ensure team is operating in a state of compliance.
• Assure focus by engineers and completion of critical assignments with appropriate monitoring and reporting.
• Review and approve automation-related deviations and change controls.
• Review and approve automation and process control standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Ensure technical review and approval for documents, including investigations, change controls, regulatory submissions, validations, procedures, and control strategies.
• Interact with regulators, customers, or other outside stakeholders on business issues or in support of internal and external agency audits.
• Network globally to share best practices, rationale, and control strategies to ensure harmonization and alignment between sites.
• Be a fully active member of the flow leadership in running the plant, including participating on management sub-teams.
• Develop future management and technical expert leadership for the site.

Qualifications

• Minimum B.S. in Engineering (preferably Chemical Engineering)
• 5 + years of experience in Process Control and Automation Engineering, preferably in API manufacturing.
• 3+ years of related leadership experience.
• Experience with automation platforms including Rockwell Automation and Emerson DeltaV.
• Ability to instill teamwork within the department and demonstrate key interpersonal skills.
• Ability to ensure appropriate technical depth and rigor with departmental technical deliverables.
• Ability to make decisions independently and to network with others as appropriate.
• Ability to function in a team environment as a leader and as a member of management teams.