Site Lead - Operational Excellence

NOTICE:
The posting for local applicants only - is not for those applying for a global assignment and/or for employees working outside of Cipla's U.S. Subsidiaries or Affiliates

Job Title Lead – Operational Excellence & Automation

Organization Name Inva Gen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a Cipla subsidiary)

Location Central Islip or Hauppauge NY locations

Employment Type Full Time

Salary Range (Base/salary) $ 103k - $ 136k

Benefits In addition to a fulfilling career and competitive salary, the Company offers a comprehensive benefits package to include a 401(k) savings plan and matching, health insurance – medical/dental/vision, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending account (FSA), paid time off (PTO) – vacation/sick/flex time, paid holidays, short‑term disability (STD), long‑term disability (LTD), parental leave, paid and unpaid family leave, employee discounts, and other benefits.

Work Hours/ Shift/ Remote The work schedule will be Monday to Friday during day shift only. No remote work available. Extended work weeks to include Saturdays and/or Sundays or holidays as requested or required based on business needs.

• Operational Excellence
• Cost Productivity:
  
  Drive constraint/critical formulation projects
• Drive throughput improvement projects on constraint/critical line
• Identify scope of improvement – short / long term capacity debottlenecks area.
• Capacity challenges across units to support new and current business & filling requirements.
• Ensure and plan the execution of improvement projects in co‑ordination with Business / CI and manufacturing team.
• Identify and managing scope for opportunity / improvement by analysing the trends of batches for continuous improvement.
• Ensure HSE and cGMP practices are strictly followed during continues improvement projects.
• Compilation of all completed projects and financial impact achieved for tracking of savings along with CFT alignment.
• Instrumentation and Automation:
  
  Improvement & Tracking of Equipment Efficiencies
• Oversee automation and control systems projects acrossall Units which operate with highly complex automation platforms and instrumentation systems that are essential to both manufacturing and packaging operations.
• Resolve equipment breakdowns which are related to specialized automation hardware, software, and control system issues with strong hands‑on technical expertise combined with effective leadership and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Initiate OEE tracking of bottleneck lines to identify losses and drive improvement projects related to Opex driven by Operational Excellence team in each unit/Block.

Process Robustness & Capability Building:

• Improve process capability of products highlighted by units using DMAIC approach – As per business need.
• Excel & PowerPoint first hand trainings to unit team

AA-based process capability improvement for enabling 'golden batch' outcomes.

• AA based cycle time variability reduction driving production improvement.
• Digital-and-analytics led dynamic real-time manpower allocation.
• Support to execute the site specific project management for the aspiration for manufacturing technology upgradation (including automation), basis business need.

• Preferably a Graduate in Chemical/Mechanical/Industrial Engineer

• 10-15 years of experience in Manufacturing/Engineering/ Automation field, with a strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles (Pharmaceutical industry experience is a plus).
• Proven ability in problem-solving and strong analytical skills.
• Quick learner with a keen interest in new technologies and tackling complex challenges.
• Solid knowledge of process engineering.
• Strong interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, with the ability to work…