Senior Director, North American Head of Engineering
Job in
Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey, 07015, USA
Listed on 2026-09-13
Listing for:
SUN PHARMA
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-13
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Operations Management -
Management
Operations Management, Project & Program Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Provide strategic direction and technical leadership for engineering functions across all cluster sites (Brampton Ontario, Billerica, MA, New Brunswick, NJ, and Haifa, ISR).
- Evaluate engineering maturity, identify weak areas, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Establish and monitor compliance to Good Engineering Practices (GEP) and engineering SOPs across all plants.
- Build a culture of safety, discipline, morale, and operational excellence within engineering teams.
- Financial tracking of projects and engineering Opex from time to time and report to management
- Overall VSM and cost reduction and avoidance initiatives
- Monitoring and control of engineering key facilities metrics like Water index, Power Index, Steam Index
- Improvisation of Plant uptime (%age) , MTBF / MTTR metrics
- Project Management & Capital Planning
- Oversee Greenfield and brownfield projects across the complete life cycle—from concept, design, FAT/SAT, installation, commissioning, and handover.
- Review, challenge, and finalize the cluster’s 3‑year capex roadmap; ensure alignment with corporate strategy and site priorities.
- Ensure timely execution of projects with adherence to quality, cost, and safety standards.
- Regulatory & Quality Compliance
- Provide 100% technical support during internal/external audits, including regulatory inspections.
- Conduct internal engineering and compliance audits based on site-specific procedures; ensure closure of corrective actions.
- Ensure adherence to statutory and legal requirements applicable to engineering and utilities.
- Energy Management & Sustainability (EnMS)
- Ensure compliance as per International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and as per ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 for all Cluster plants.
- Support sites in implementing, maintaining, and auditing EnMS systems.
- Drive reduction in energy consumption through targeted improvement programs and legal compliance tracking.
- Process optimization studies and set bench marking across sites
- Optimize utility systems (HVAC, boilers, water, compressed air, etc.) across sites
- Operational Excellence & Corporate Initiatives
- Foster strong 5S, GEP, and COP culture across all cluster engineering teams.
- Report site-wise COP initiatives and drive standardization of best practices.
- Collaborate with Cluster Operations Head to develop site-level engineering strategy and execute next‑step action plans.
- Drive culture of safety, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Work closely with manufacturing, quality, finance, EHS, and corporate engineering to align engineering goals with business requirements.
- Enable capability building through common engineering training programs across sites.
- Build and lead a high-performing multi-site engineering leadership teams
- Business Continuity & Risk Management
- Lead engineering risk assessments across cluster sites (assets, utilities, and infrastructure).
- Strengthen redundancy, disaster‑preparedness, and reliability improvement plans.
- Provide strategic direction and technical leadership for engineering functions across all cluster sites (Brampton Ontario, Billerica, MA, New Brunswick, NJ, and Haifa, ISR).
- Evaluate engineering maturity, identify weak areas, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Establish and monitor compliance to Good Engineering Practices (GEP) and engineering SOPs across all plants.
- Build a culture of safety, discipline, morale, and operational excellence within engineering teams.
- Financial tracking of projects and engineering Opex from time to time and report to management
- Overall VSM and cost reduction and avoidance initiatives
- Monitoring and control of engineering key facilities metrics like Water index, Power Index, Steam Index
- Improvisa…
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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