Manager Engineering (12 Hour Shift - 6AM to 6PM)

About the role

In this role, the Manager of Engineering is responsible for maintenance support assignments at Amgen's manufacturing site in Ohio. The position is a key role in the Engineering group and the candidate must manage and/or apply extensive technical expertise in the coordination of multiple, sophisticated, non-routine maintenance tasks of systems.

Responsibilities

• Providing engineering and maintenance services and support to pharmaceutical packaging lines.
• Lead a team of experienced maintenance and engineering personnel across Amgen commercial operations for product assembly, label, and packaging.
• Bring to bear this team to support equipment maintenance, trouble shooting, triages, and process improvements.
• Ensure on-the-floor support of engineering and maintenance to reduce production downtime.
• Provide leadership and technical expertise for maintenance strategy for equipment and systems.
• Recommend and support improving maintenance instructions, including but not limited to Job Plans, Spare Parts Lists and PMs.
• Own selected maintenance SOPs and recommend and implement improvements.
• Recommend and implement improvements to the timing and coordination of maintenance activities.
• Provide field support to identify and resolve equipment and maintenance-related issues.
• Provide support to improve safety, compliance, efficiency, and effective execution of maintenance work orders.
• Evaluate equipment and instrumentation maintenance and failure history and recommend and implement improvements.
• Manage selected maintenance contract service providers.
• Facilitate effective communication across the Amgen commercial site network by utilizing all collaborators and delivering on technical improvements.
• Site communication will occur during daily Tier meetings, escalation processes, and vendor coordination, among other methods, to engage all team members and achieve technical advancements in communication, etc.
• This position requires the application of diverse and advanced engineering and scientific principles in support of commercial GMP Final Drug Product (FDP) operations in the Amgen Ohio manufacturing facility.
• The Engineering Manager position works with the Senior Manager of Engineering at the Amgen Ohio facility.
• The position is expected to travel approximately 15%.

Basic Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering or related discipline & 3 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline & 5 years of related experience
• Associate degree in Engineering or related discipline & 10 years of related experience
• High school diploma / GED & 12 years of related experience
• In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above.

Preferred Qualifications

• Educational background in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related technical degree
• Experience repairing mechanical equipment in a manufacturing environment (experience with packaging equipment preferred)
• Strong mechanical proficiency and trouble shooting skills
• Understanding in PLC, Computer Serialization, Packaging Equipment, Vision Inspection System (Cognex Vision System and Systech Serialization)
• Excellent organizational, project management, problem solving and technical writing capability
• Strong communication: verbal / written, collaboration, influencing and facilitation
• MS Office: Word, Excel, Power Point