Plant Engineer at HRLeverage Africa

Industry: Pharmaceutical

Job Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• For the successful implementation of highly technical or involved engineering projects in the creation and development of automatic, semi-automatic and manually controlled production machines, auxiliary equipment, or other items presenting new or constantly changing problems of materials, customer requirements and product uses.
• Developing and managing the site's Capital Projects plan and budget
• Directing and prioritizing the activities of direct staff while managing overall responsibility for activities of project engineers and technical support personnel.
• Coordinating process improvement efforts with plant leadership
• Prioritizing engineering projects and assignments for completion by the appropriate engineering personnel.
• Establishing engineering networks with other facilities, OEM, R&D, Marketing, and Corporate Engineering functions for new product implementation.
• Establishing systems to document and maintain process validation and drawing compliance.
• Managing engineering team direct reports and their subordinates.
• Overseeing acquisition, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposition of building systems, production equipment.]
• Managing the finances of the engineering function, analyzes financial information, prepares and manages operating and capital budgets, and monitors revenues and expenditures to contain costs.
• Working with all departments within the facility to assure that inventory, budget, and Plant financial goals and objectives are accomplished.
• Working to assure Quality Assurance requirements and regulatory compliance are maintained.

Requirements

• A plant engineer who is career-driven, have strong leadership skills, and a depth of experience in driving strong pharmaceutical plant engineering and maintenance teams.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering; acceptable disciplines would be Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Industrial Engineering
• 8+ years experience in either pharmaceutical manufacturing company
• 5+ years progressive management experience including leading an engineering or maintenance team
• Knowledge of all phases of project management including architecture and design, electrical, mechanical, structural, telecommunications, life safety for capital equipment, line extensions and process product development.
• Experience with plant systems typically found in pharmaceutical GMP production, including clean steam, Wifi
• Must also have thorough knowledge in the areas of Mechanical, Electrical, and Industrial Engineering, Technical Management, Project Management, and Operations/Production.
• Working knowledge of Machine Controls, Drafting, Budgeting, Costing, Financial Systems, Communication, Development and GMP, Quality System Regulation, and ISO Requirements.
• Knowledge of inventory and purchasing Systems.
• Direct validation experience
• Six Sigma / Lean certification strongly preferred
• Excellent leadership skills and a track record of developing subordinates
• Strong communication skills; oral, written and electronic.