Capital Improvement Engineer - 1st

Accountabilities

• Own site capital framework including project intake, prioritization, financial tracking, and schedule
• Ensure all capital projects progress throughout the calendar year, eliminate project backlog
• Lead structured improvement initiatives that reduce bottlenecks, increase throughput, and improve operational efficiency through data and cross-functional collaboration
• Maintain accountability for change control strategy, qualification, and documentation
• Ensure accurate capital budgeting, forecasting, and cost control with clear communication of risks and potential variances
• Provide routine visibility into capital and improvement project status and priorities

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and communicate the 3-5 year site capital plan including scope, budget, schedule, and status of all ongoing and future projects
• Cook up capital projects sequencing to balance operational risk and business priorities
• Track capital expenditures against approved budgets and appropriately communicate deviations in a timely manner to relevant stakeholders
• Create, standardize, and/or streamline project development, financial tracking, and project close-out documentation and methods
• Lead cross-functional project teams to ensure all stakeholders are appropriately involved
• Cook up project execution activities through the Project Engineer, Maintenance, Facilities, Operations, and contractors
• Maintain accountability for change control, qualification planning, and general quality readiness for all Capital projects
• Own continuous process improvement initiatives focused on bottleneck reduction, throughput improvement, and operational efficiency
• Identify, prioritize, and lead improvement projects in collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, IT, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and Finance
• Use data, observation, operator input, and structured problem-solving to drive sustainable process improvements
• Develop and maintain a process improvement tracking method with routine communication to site leadership
• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred; related scientific degrees will be considered
• 3+ yrs of Engineering experience preferred with cGMP experience prioritized
• Exposure to manufacturing, operations, or regulated environments preferred
• Familiarity with FDA, cGMP, and validation requirements preferred

What We Offer

• The start of a great career working with a diverse group of great people
• The health and safety of every employee... our top priority
• A clean, air-conditioned cGMP environment
• Top notch benefits –paid time off, 401(K) retirement savings with company match, medical, dental and vision, pay annual targeted bonus, competitive pay, life insurance, Flexible spending account, and tuition reimbursement
• Stability – a record of strong financial performance and part of a growing $1billion company
• A business supporting the Lynchburg community for over 150 years