Eli Lilly

Associate Director - Central Engineering and Maintenance

Eli Lilly • $123K — $180K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering required
  • 5+ years of engineering and/or maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience with site startup preferred
  • Solid understanding of regulatory agency requirements
  • Previous leadership experience with multi-disciplinary teams
  • Familiarity with highly automated equipment
  • Experience in capital project management

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical oversight for site electrical engineering and safety programs
  • Oversee commissioning and qualification processes, ensuring smooth project transitions
  • Lead capital project portfolio from scoping to execution and close-out
  • Manage site calibration program, ensuring compliance and traceability
  • Oversee maintenance planning and scheduling, optimizing work order processes
  • Conduct root cause investigations for deviations in engineering and maintenance
  • Develop metrics to measure performance against business objectives

Benefits

  • Eligibility for a company-sponsored 401(k) and pension
  • Vacation benefits and paid time off
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care
  • Life insurance and death benefits
  • Well-being benefits including employee assistance programs and fitness initiatives
Full Job Description
Responsibilities:

The Associate Director of Central Engineering & Maintenance is responsible to provide technical and administrative coordination for Lilly site electrical engineering, commissioning and qualification, capital projects, calibration, and maintenance planning services. The role will have the site electrical engineer, commissioning and qualification engineer, CAPEX team, calibration team, and maintenance planning team as direct reports. The role will report to the Sr. Director - Engineering Concord.

Key Objectives/Deliverables:
  • Provide technical and administrative oversight for site electrical engineering. This includes power distribution, UPS and emergency power systems, and the site electrical safety program (e.g. NFPA 70E, arc flash) in partnership with HSE.
  • Provide technical and administrative oversight for the site commissioning and qualification program. This includes the transition from project to site ownership (e.g. qualification) and ongoing sustainment (maintaining in qualified state), including periodic reviews and Asset Qualification Monitoring (AQM).
  • Lead the site capital portfolio from scoping and funding through execution, handover to operations, and close-out. Own capital budget, forecast accuracy, and delivery of projects on scope, schedule, and budget.
  • Provide technical and administrative oversight for the site calibration program, including schedule compliance, traceability, and ongoing compliance with internal standards (e.g. LQS, GQS) and external regulatory requirements. Lead out-of-tolerance investigations and product impact assessments.
  • Provide technical and administrative oversight for site maintenance planning and scheduling. This includes work order planning, CMMS data integrity, backlog management, PM optimization, and shutdown planning in partnership with Operations.
  • Provide technical and administrative oversight for any changes or deviations in electrical engineering, commissioning and qualification, capital projects, calibration, and maintenance planning. Conduct robust root cause investigations ensuring appropriate CAPA.
  • Lead, coach, and develop direct reports, including talent planning, performance management, and succession.
  • Ensure practice matches procedure
  • Champion continuous improvement
  • Represent central engineering and maintenance capabilities beyond the Lilly Concord site (e.g. other Lilly sites and global functional groups).
  • Develop and maintain metrics to measure performance against business objectives and make necessary changes to improve performance.

Basic Qualifications:
  • Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • At least 5 years engineering and/or maintenance experience in a manufacturing site

Additional Skills/Preferences:
  • Site start up experience preferred
  • Solid understanding of basic requirements of regulatory agencies
  • Previous people leadership experience, including leading multi-disciplinary teams
  • Previous experience in operations and engineering
  • Previous experience with highly automated equipment
  • Previous equipment qualification and process validation experience
  • Previous experience with deviation and change management systems including Trackwise
  • Experience with calibration programs and maintenance planning in a CMMS (e.g. SAP)
  • Experience managing capital projects
  • Ability to handle multiple competing priorities

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the job requirements at the time it was prepared. The job requirements of any position may change over time and may include additional responsibilities not specifically described in the job description. For GMP purposes, the job description should be updated for significant changes. As always, you should consult with your supervisor regarding your actual job responsibilities and any related duties that may be required for the position.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate's education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is
$123,000 - $180,400

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly's compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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ICOS Corporation is a biotechnology company that engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutic products. It is engaged in the commercialization of treatments for unmet medical conditions, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, hypertension, pulmonary arterial hypertension, cancer, and inflammatory diseases. It is the developer of a treatment known as Cialis (tadalafil), a product for the treatment of erectile dysfunction through its joint venture with Eli Lilly and Company in North America and Europe. It is also engaged in contract manufacturing services for third parties. It is in a strategic alliance with Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ICOS Corporation was established in 1989, based in Bothell, Washington. It is currently operated by Eli Lilly and Company.

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1876
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