Director, Technical Services

What We Offer

You will work on exciting and challenging topics together with a team in an ultra-modern, innovative and creative environment. Intensive on-the-job training with expert colleagues guarantees you will quickly become familiar with your duties and perform them independently. Performance-related pay and opportunities for personal and professional development are part of the package. Since 2009, Evonik Industries AG has been certified as a family-friendly company by the German Hertie Foundation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Engineering, Facilities, Validation, and Maintenance organizations supporting cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Develop, mentor, and build high-performing engineering and maintenance teams through coaching, workforce planning, and leadership development.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, FDA, ISO, EHS, RAGAGEP, and Evonik global engineering standards.
• Oversee preventive maintenance, reliability, utilities, facilities, and engineering operations to maximize equipment uptime and manufacturing performance.
• Manage site capital projects, engineering budgets, operating costs, and long-term asset planning.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase operational efficiency, reduce costs, and improve manufacturing reliability.
• Develop strategic plans for facility expansion, manufacturing capacity, equipment upgrades, and implementation of new technologies.
• Build and maintain relationships with engineering firms, equipment manufacturers, automation vendors, contractors, and service providers.
• Support customer audits, regulatory inspections, client visits, and business development activities while representing the engineering organization.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Validation, Supply Chain, HR, and senior leadership to achieve production, safety, and business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Industrial, or related discipline); advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of engineering, maintenance, or technical operations experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other cGMP manufacturing environments.
• 5+ years management experience also preferred.
• Proven leadership experience managing engineering, maintenance, facilities, or technical services teams in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of FDA cGMP regulations, validation, facility utilities, reliability engineering, preventive maintenance, and engineering compliance is preferred.
• Experience managing capital projects, engineering budgets, asset management, and long-range facility planning.
• Excellent leadership, communication, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to influence all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated experience driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, safety initiatives, and strategic workforce development.