Director Engineering - Albany OH

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS. Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

Lets do this. Lets change the world. In this role as a member of the AOH Engineering leadership team, the director will provide leadership, strategy, and tactical direction for the engineering and maintenance teams supporting the assembly and packaging lines in AOH 24/7 operation. This position reports directly to the Executive Director F&E and will manage a dynamic team whose responsibilities include engineering and maintenance.

• Ensure safety of all personnel during plant operations and engineering activities
• Ensure that all staff are adequately trained and comply with all GMP standards and procedures
• Maximize staff productivity and the efficient use of available resources
• Maintain and improve plant capability and equipment reliability in partnership with plant leadership and other technical staff
• Leverage resources to support ongoing department capital project investment
• Identify areas of potential improvement, conduct analyses, recommend solutions, sponsor improvement projects, and implement as required
• Maintain and develop key performance indicators, supervise, assess, and develop staff, and ensure that all targets and milestones are completed on time and on budget
• Interface with a diverse Amgen internal network including AOH clients (plant and area directors and front-line managers), Facilities & Engineering leadership (Engineering and Automation), Engineering Technical Authority, Technology, Global Capital Project Management, Environmental Health and Safety, and Process Development

• Oversee a safe and compliant workforce working with a highly utilized commercial operations site
• Provide day-to-day, small project, and plant shut-down support
• Work with a diverse group of clients, technologies, and integrated systems in product development all in a GMP and highly regulated setting
• Manage partners and drive new business processes to ensure continuous and sustained improvements
• Ensure readiness and compliance for internal audits, external agency audits, and partner visits
• Present engineering plans, progress, and status updates to project stakeholders
• Review and approve proposed engineering designs, and equipment improvements and changes
• Perform administrative and oversight functions in approving proposals and expenditures
• Participate in the development of department expenditure requests and partner with the projects teams to define the best engineering solution inclusive of long-term equipment performance
• Deliver effective troubleshooting and timely response to reduce downtime
• Drive robust equipment reliability

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High School/GED

What we expect of you. We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The engineering professional we seek is a leader and a strong strategic problem solver with these qualifications.

• Doctorate degree and 4 years of Manufacturing, Packaging or Quality experience in pharmaceutical, medical device or biotechnology companies experience
• OR
• Masters degree and 8 years of Manufacturing, Packaging or Quality experience in pharmaceutical, medical device or biotechnology companies experience
• OR
• Bachelors degree and 10 years of Manufacturing, Packaging or Quality experience in pharmaceutical, medical device or biotechnology companies experience
• In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have at least 4 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

• Typically, 12+ years of relevant work experience with 8+ years’ experience in an operations / manufacturing environment
• Typically, 10+ years’ experience with regulated environments (i.e. FDA/cGMP, OSHA, EPA) preferred
• Must have experience leading an engineering department in a regulated GMP environment
• Knowledge of GMP manufacturing equipment and their design and operational aspects
• Excellent organizational and administrative leadership skills
• Ability to work and influence locally and across Amgen’s network
• Ability to work in a highly dynamic organization with a demanding environment
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as the ability to actively, and cooperatively work with cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated team motivation, leadership, and…