Description
At West, we’re a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West’s indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?
There’s no better place to join an inclusive community of professionals with opportunities for lifelong learning, growth and development. Supported by benefit programs, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families.
We believe in giving back to help those in need in the communities where we live and work. And are equally committed to creating a healthier environment and planet through our sustainability efforts.
Job Summary
Accountable to lead and direct Engineering programs and/or applications. This role will guide the strategic planning and execution of manufacturing technology initiatives aimed at enhancing competitiveness, productivity, and operational efficiency within West Pharmaceutical’s Contract Manufacturing Operating Unit (CM OU). Responsibilities include developing, implementing, and sustaining a global, integrated approach for Engineering workstreams. Drive global strategies and initiatives to successful end to end execution linking systems and processes across all areas of West. Drive value in global manufacturing operations. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive best practices and optimize facilities, systems, processes and/or equipment in global manufacturing operations.
More specifically, this role will be developing and implementing technology roadmaps, investments management, promoting new technology and equipment introduction to support new product and process introductions, and manufacturing excellence. You will integrate Industry 4.0 principles, promoting global collaboration and knowledge sharing, and monitoring performance metrics to ensure continuous improvement. Beyond technical proficiency, this role collaborates with various stakeholders, offering insights and recommendations to enhance processes, troubleshoot manufacturing challenges, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our CM OU.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Developing and maintaining the strategic roadmap and driving priorities and alignment through strategy deployment
- Serving as a nexus; developing, naturing and acting as partner between the needs of our manufacturing locations, across our manufacturing enterprise to provide the most appropriate digital technology solutions, and resource allocations delivering optimum End to End business
- Responsible for driving Engineering strategies and initiatives
- Responsible for optimizing West Engineering
- Develop and implement and lead a governance model Organization that engages all key stakeholders, makes best use of our internal capability, drives accountability and ensures optimum program prioritization
- Direct, maintain & sustain value of Engineering programs and applications.
- Apply reliability engineering principles to achieve increase uptime and process capability across the network as well as drive creation and implementation of programs
- Optimize plant shutdown initiatives throughout the network and ensure consistency across the sites
- Responsible for Global Maintenance Documentation (Standards, SOPs, Guidelines, best practices) in driving best practices following Good Engineering and Good Manufacturing Practices
- Accountable for monitoring and measuring success and communicating to key stakeholders including site and value stream leadership
- Drive the annual Maintenance Capex budget process along with periodic reviews and measures
- Prepare reports as may be required by ensuring reporting data is accurate and complete
- Manage a team of committed employees and ensure that they execute their tasks in accordance with Safety, Health and Environmental standards. You are responsible for the motivation and management of the team
- Provide technical training and coaching to team members in order to ensure the competence and quality of the maintenance functions
- Collaborate and partner teams to design systems and enabling the tools
- Keeps abreast of new manufacturing use cases, new technologies/solutions and financial supports by building and sustaining collaborative relationships globally with solution providers, Government and state funding bodies and other companies
- Keep current on all relevant technological advancements and developments in the industry, and act as a technical expert
- Other duties as assigned
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree – Industrial or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical field experience; Computer Science and/or Information Systems, Manufacturing Automation and Technology
- Master’s Degree – Engineering or other Technical principle – Preferred
Work Experience
- A minimum of 10 years’ experience in Engineering leadership roles with at least 5 years of global team management;
- Minimum of 5 years of recent Medical Device or Packaging Systems experience required in leading industrialization, qualification, and start-up of high-volume automated assembly, plastic or elastomer molding assets.
- Proven experience in managing cross-functional projects
- Demonstrated experience managing difficult engineering challenges and communicating with peers, subordinates and superiors on technical issues
- Proven history of effectively developing global engineering teams and delivering transformational change initiatives.
- In-depth knowledge of Industry 4.0 technologies and their applications in manufacturing environments.
- Good understanding and application of lean principles and methodologies to deliver operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Experience with implementing or participating in lighthouse projects or initiatives, demonstrating the ability to pilot and scale innovative technologies for impactful results.
- Proven project management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks, allocate resources effectively, and meet deadlines.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities KSAs
- Proven ability to work in a virtual environment within a global organization and to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with a high degree of flexibility
- Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced & complex environment with a self-motivated work ethic
- Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgement in making decisions and resolving complex problems related to general & technical aspects of the role
- Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description
- Support and contribute in Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target
- Promotes a continuous improvement culture through the application of lean and Six Sigma principles
- Always complies with the company’s safety policy
- Drives and sustains a culture of safety first
- Advanced working knowledge of Maintenance Systems
- Able to always comply with the company’s quality policy.
- The job holder is aware of his/her special responsibility for quality according to the company’s quality policy and conducts his/her activities in accordance with the company quality policy at all times
- The job holder respects all specifications arising from the cGMP requirements and from the specifications DIN ISO 15378 and DIN EN ISO 9001 as per its current state and also as it applies to any future amendments
- Expertise in the following Manufacturing capabilities such as SAP, MES, OSI Pi, Connected Worker, Manufacturing Training Platforms, and Advanced Analytics
Travel Requirements
30%: Up to 120 business days per year
Physical Requirements
Exerting up to 10 lbs/4kg of force occasionally, and or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time period jobs are sedentary walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met period.
Additional Requirements
- Proven ability to work in a virtual environment in a global organization and to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
- Make independent and sound judgments.
- Multitask, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize.
- Excellent communicator with ability to maintain confidentiality and resolve conflicts and ambiguity.
- Read and interpret data, information and documents to analyze and solve problems.
- Learn and apply new information and new skills.
West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a special need that requires accommodation in order to apply to West, please send an email to Apply.Accommodation@westpharma.com . Where permitted by law, an offer of employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening and/or a pre-employment drug screening.
