Sr Manager Automation & Electrical Maintenance Engineering

Join our team at Scientific Protein Laboratories (SPL), a world leader in biosourced pharmaceuticals, located just outside of Madison, Wisconsin in Waunakee! SPL is an innovative biopharmaceutical leader with unique products and services supporting the pharmaceutical industry globally. For over 40 years, SPL specializes in the development and cGMP compliant manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). SPL has an exciting opportunity to join the team as a Sr.

Manager – Automation & Electrical Maintenance Engineering.

This position leads the automation, electrical, and instrumentation team within the Engineering & Maintenance department at the SPL Waunakee site, with responsibility for both the engineering and the maintenance of these systems. Manage OT and process control systems, PLCs, GAMP compliance, electrical distribution and utilities, instrumentation, and other electrical and electronic systems in a cGMP environment, including security systems and the electronic components of fire protection and life safety systems.

Oversee the site GMP metrology and calibration program, day-to-day automation and electrical maintenance, systems integration, and the automation and electrical scope of capital projects. Ensure automation, electrical, and instrumentation equipment is maintained and supported 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including building and managing the team’s on-call rotation. Direct, review, coordinate, and approve electrical and automation activities for facility and production needs and set the technical standards the team works to.

Perform duties at an elevated degree of professionalism, independence, and sense of ownership.

Responsibilities include:

Lead the automation, electrical, and instrumentation team, including the Supervisor - GMP Metrology & Calibration, the Supervisor - Automation & Electrical Maintenance, and the engineering and systems integration staff, setting clear technical direction and priorities.

Identify, recruit, train, and develop highly skilled automation, electrical, and instrumentation staff; set technical expectations, scope and estimate work, and evaluate work quality to support effective performance management.

Ensure automation, electrical, and instrumentation equipment is maintained and supported 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:
Build, staff, and manage the team’s on-call rotation, define response expectations and escalation paths, and confirm off-shift issues are resolved and documented.

Direct, review, coordinate, and approve electrical activities for facility and production needs, including installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of facility electrical infrastructure and processing equipment.

Own the site electrical distribution system and electrical utilities:
Set electrical standards, define preventive maintenance requirements and schedules for electrical assets, and plan upgrades to maintain reliable power to production and facility systems.

Own site security systems and the electronic components of fire protection and life safety systems, including maintenance, troubleshooting, upgrades, and required inspection and testing, in coordination with EHS and with the Mechanical Maintenance, Facilities & Asset Systems team, which owns the mechanical portions of these systems.

Manage OT and process control systems, including PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, historians, and their supporting networks and infrastructure, keeping them reliable, secure, and supportable in coordination with IT; leverage real-time OT data to support maintenance decisions and throughput optimization.

Oversee the site GMP metrology and calibration program through the Supervisor - GMP Metrology & Calibration, including scope, schedules, procedures, NIST-traceable…