Lead Mechanical Electrical Engineer

Lead Mechanical Electrical Engineer

Who we are?

As a French pharmaceutical industrial group, we strive to make healthcare solutions that improve and simplify patients' lives accessible to as many people as possible.

As a world leader in sterile single dose, we have 10 sites on 4 continents and more than 2400 employees.

Since 2013, our site Unither Manufacturing LLC. based in Rochester (NY), specializes in the manufacture of Blow-Fill-Seal, Liquid Stick-Packs, Pharmaceutical bottles, Tablets and Capsules. It has more than 360 employees.

Your role

Reporting to the Sr. Manager of Engineering & Facilities,

JOB SUMMARY:

Leads the team and provides technical expertise to support company objectives in engineering design, new product introduction, technical transfer, process development, and implementation, with a primary focus on packaging equipment and fully integrated, automated packaging lines. Serves as the engineering point of contact for non-sterile filling and secondary packaging systems and processes. Projects may include manufacturing systems, non-sterile filling systems, packaging systems, vision systems, process piping, utility systems, facility construction and upgrades, serialization, and other packaging control systems.

This position includes direct supervisory responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL

DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:

Guide and manage the team

Ensure the adequacy of the team's training / authorizations in relation to the department projects and tasks

Manage the team's schedule via ADP software

Carry out scheduled evaluations to assess the development and performance of your team

Define action priorities in relation to means, resources and deadlines

Develop the skills and autonomy of the team

Ensure budget reporting and monitoring

Ensure complete reporting (project monitoring, monitoring of investment commitments, overheads) to Site Management

Measure progress in achieving operating and investment budget commitments and propose refocusing actions if necessary.

Engage in technical discussions with potential suppliers

Organize and write specifications based on the needs and requirements

Launch calls for tenders (Request for Proposal, Request for Service)

Ensure the solution designed respects the established specifications(s)

Ensure that technical choices which may deviate from established specifications, or the implicit expectations of internal customers are documented and validated in a formal manner.

Execute Projects and Tasks to the approved completion deadlines and within the defined budget

Work in partnership with external companies

Propose and apply solutions to mitigate and compensate for possible work delays

Proactively alert site management to potential problems

Ensure the successful commissioning of the project

Monitor the installations and commissioning of equipment

Coordinate the various suppliers and vendors and ensure their compliance to health and safety instructions

Possess adequate technical expertise allowing problem resolution

Respect the data in the specifications

Communicate with Production to coordinate activities with respect to production constraints

Assist with commissioning activities and in putting the equipment into production

Carry out an assessment after each commissioning

Serves in an expert role in writing the qualification protocol, execution of the tests and approval of any resulting report.

Process Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Participate in operator training (training)

Work with internal customers to define the training requirement and provide technical content

Organize training in collaboration with suppliers

Study the technical needs associated with new site investments

Participate in different project groups

Collect and analyze needs from internal stakeholders

Define technical solutions and implementations

Respect the technical, regulatory and quality requirements issued by Management and Quality Assurance.

Take into account the necessary parameters (water production, energy, etc.)

Respect flows, workshop ergonomics and safety constraints

Ensure the documentation of completed projects is updated

Collect technical drawings from vendors for review and ensure they reflect the realized design

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