Associate Director - Engineering - Major Capital - IAPI
About the role
The Associate Director for Engineering - Major Capital is responsible for the supervision of user reps and design leads and for providing leadership, direction and oversight for projects that support the site priorities (business, capacity, tech agenda, etc) within the Indianapolis API manufacturing plant. The team primarily supports projects >$10MM. The Associate Director will partner with site functions and Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) to influence and implement both within the Operations organization and across functional disciplines.
Responsibilities
- Supervise and coach engineering disciplines that support major capital projects
- Complete performance reviews and employee development planning
- Ensure staff are qualified and that the required initial and continuing training of all personnel is carried out and adapted according to need
- Staffing, including recruiting, resource planning and succession planning
- Prioritize and coordinate projects through collaboration with site lead team, flow teams and process teams as necessary
- Drive continual improvement of business process performance
- Manage changes within project execution
- Interface with key customers and stakeholders to create value and ensure commitments are understood and met
Requirements
- Process Engineering, Project Management or large project design/delivery experience required, supervision experience desired
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering (preferably Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering) or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of 5 years of engineering manufacturing-related experience, preferably biotech/API experience
Qualifications
- Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
Skills
- Commitment to environmental, health, and safety (including PSM)
- Technical depth and rigor with departmental technical deliverables
- Recruiting and retention of employees
- Decision making and networking
- Communication skills
- Teamwork and leadership
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefit program including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)
Pay
Actual compensation will depend on a candidate's education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $123,000 - $198,000.
Schedule
This position works a regular 8 hour day, 5 days a week schedule. Situations may arise where off-schedule work, both on-site and off-site, will be required.
This position requires less than 5% travel on an annual basis.
This position requires 24/7 availability via cell phone.
Tasks require entering manufacturing and laboratory areas which require wearing appropriate PPE.