Senior Engineering Manager

Job Description Summary

This role is responsible for leading the plant Asset Care team composed of Facilities, Planned Maintenance, Reliability Engineering, and Automation/Controls. The role drives plant‑wide maintenance activities required to maintain site assets and sustain overall plant operations and infrastructure. It includes developing a structured maintenance program that ensures assets are available as needed with a high level of uptime, reasonable maintenance costs, and safe, reliable operation.

The position ensures compliance with BD quality systems, policies, procedures, best practices, and all local, state, federal and BD safety regulations. Regular, punctual attendance is essential, and the candidate must read, speak, write, and converse in English while upholding BD Values.

We are the makers of possible. BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat.

• Site‑wide planned maintenance strategy and execution.
• Proactively manage all elements of preventative maintenance spend with budgeted objectives.
• Build a high‑performing technical team that meets or exceeds operational objectives (Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost).
• Ensure equipment runs efficiently and effectively by confirming PM’s are completed thoroughly and on time.
• Provide leadership over Tool Crib operations, maintaining targeted inventory levels for spare parts.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality and performance and achieve plant objectives for change‑to‑win savings.
• Monitor and control site Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), failure trends and maintenance costs to identify priorities and potential asset modification or decommissioning.
• Achieve a high level of PM compliance as per targeted objectives.
• Partner with Manufacturing Unit technical teams to address manufacturing process issues and target the elimination of repetitive breakdowns.
• Lead change management for the engineering and maintenance department related to people, structure, technology enhancement, regulatory and company initiatives on productivity.
• Communicate critical actions needed to restore and maintain basic equipment conditions to 100% reliability.
• Ensure harmonization of processes, enforce technical standards, and maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of improvement methodologies.
• Benchmark engineering and maintenance best practices against other BD sites and external references.
• Other duties as required to support the business needs.

• Education:
  
  BA/BS in mechanical engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience:
  
  10 years in engineering.
• Managerial
  
  Experience:
  
  5 years.
• Pharmaceutical regulated industry experience: 5 years.
• Bilingual; good oral and written communication in English and Spanish.
• Background in statistical process control.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, risk analysis (FMEAS), validations, and improvement methodologies.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Manager/director experience.

• Master’s degree.
• PMP, Lean/Six Sigma, OSHA certifications.

At BD, we prioritize on‑site collaboration. For most roles, a minimum of 4 days in‑office presence per week is required, but we also recognize the importance of flexibility and work‑life balance. Remote or field‑based positions will have different workplace arrangements indicated in the posting.

For certain roles, employment is contingent upon proof of full vaccination against COVID‑19. Requests for accommodation will be considered pursuant to applicable law.

A career at BD values your opinions, encourages authenticity, and fosters growth and accountability. We help each other be great, do what’s right, and continually improve.

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

USA, TX – El Paso – Northwestern Dr.

• Seniority level:
  Director
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries:
  Medical Equipment Manufacturing