Sr. Manager Engineering (Facilities)

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, coaching, and technical direction to a team of Facilities & Engineering professionals responsible for plant utilities, HVAC, building automation systems, electrical distribution, refrigeration systems and facility infrastructure.
• Ensure safe, reliable, and compliant operation of utility and facility systems supporting commercial packaging manufacturing.
• Develop and implement engineering strategies that improve asset reliability, operational performance, and lifecycle sustainability.
• Partner closely with Reliability Engineering to drive asset performance, condition-based monitoring, predictive maintenance strategies, and risk reduction initiatives.
• Serve as the engineering owner for critical utility and facility systems, ensuring robust lifecycle management and system performance.
• Lead initiatives to improve equipment reliability, system availability, and operational efficiency across site infrastructure.
• Utilize performance metrics and engineering data to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and risk mitigation.
• Drive root cause investigations and corrective actions for significant utility, facility, or infrastructure events.
• Support the development and implementation of reliability-centered maintenance and asset management strategies.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence through Lean, Continuous Improvement, and problem-solving methodologies.
• Ensure utility systems operate in accordance with cGMP, regulatory, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Maintain a state of inspection readiness and support internal audits, regulatory inspections, and partner visits.
• Ensure engineering documentation, procedures, change controls, deviations, CAPAs, and maintenance practices remain compliant and effective.
• Collaborate with Quality and Validation organizations to support qualification, requalification, and ongoing compliance activities.
• Support site capital investment planning and execution related to utility, facility, and infrastructure systems.
• Provide engineering oversight for facility upgrades, expansions, equipment replacements, and infrastructure modernization initiatives.
• Drive long-range asset lifecycle planning and support Amgens Global Lifecycle Asset Management programs.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure successful startup, commissioning, qualification, and operational integration of new assets.
• Lead sustainability initiatives supporting Amgens environmental and energy reduction commitments.
• Support utility forecasting, operating budgets, capital planning, and resource allocation activities.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to optimize utility consumption, operational efficiency, and infrastructure performance.
• Ensure business continuity through proactive infrastructure planning, risk management, and contingency preparedness.

People Leadership

• Build, develop, and retain a high-performing engineering organization.
• Establish clear goals, performance expectations, and development plans for team members.
• Foster a collaborative culture focused on safety, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Drive engagement and technical capability development across the Facilities & Engineering organization.

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree and 2 years of Engineering experience
• OR
• Masters degree and 6 years of Engineering experience
• OR
• Bachelors degree and 8 years of Engineering experience
• OR
• Associates degree and 10 years of Engineering experience
• OR
• High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Engineering experience
• In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have a minimum of 2 years 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