Lead Mechanical Electrical Engineer

Lead Mechanical Electrical Engineer

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.

• Guide and manage the team
• Ensure the adequacy of the team's training and authorizations in relation to department projects and tasks
• Manage the team's schedule via ADP software
• Carry out scheduled evaluations to assess the development and performance of team members
• Define action priorities in relation to 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 needs and requirements
• Launch calls for tenders (Request for Proposal, Request for Service)
• Ensure the solution designed respects established specifications
• Document and validate any technical choices that deviate from established specifications or internal customer expectations
• Execute projects and tasks to approved completion deadlines and within 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 successful commissioning of projects
• Monitor installations and commissioning of equipment
• Coordinate suppliers and vendors and ensure compliance with health and safety instructions
• Apply technical expertise for problem resolution
• Respect specifications data
• Coordinate with production to align activities with production constraints
• Assist with commissioning activities and putting equipment into production
• Carry out assessments after each commissioning
• Serve in an expert role for qualification protocol, test execution, and report approval
• Participate in operator training
• Work with internal customers to define training requirements and provide technical content
• Organize training with suppliers
• Study technical needs for new site investments
• Participate in project groups
• Collect and analyze needs from internal stakeholders
• Define technical solutions and implementations
• Respect technical, regulatory and quality requirements issued by Management and Quality Assurance
• Account for parameters such as water production, energy, etc.
• Adhere to flows, workshop ergonomics and safety constraints
• Maintain and update documentation of completed projects
• Collect technical drawings from vendors and ensure alignment with realized design
• Create factory technical drawings and update per documentation practices
• Apply Lean Methodologies, 5S/6S
• Demonstrate experience in process, equipment or technology changes to improve safety, quality, cost and efficiency

Required

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline. Master’s degree considered a plus.

Qualifications /

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years in manufacturing or equipment and packaging technology
• Experience in a regulated environment (FDA) preferred
• Supervisory experience a plus
• Strong background in technical troubleshooting and problem solving
• Detailed knowledge of equipment operation and validation requirements
• Ability to work in a matrix organization with cross-functional teams
• Ability to specify, procure, oversee installation, and commission systems and processing…