West Pharma Process Engineering Supervisor 

United States, North Carolina 

535588864

Primary Duties & Responsibility:

• Manage and direct a vision engineering sub-group under the guidance of the process engineering manager.
• Prepare objectives, appraisals and development plans for direct reports.
• Facilitate the Vision Engineering Team to reduce variation, yield savings, improve quality, meet Customer’s needs while achieving Plant and Corporate goals.
• Accountable for delivering tangible results, effective change management approaches and best practice project management techniques.
• Interact with all departments to support quality, cost savings and production needs.
• Provide project leadership by coordinating the efforts of the employees for the successful completion of Vision projects according to plan and budget.
• Develop initial project scope, timelines, savings and cost estimates.
• Monitor projects to ensure they remain on schedule and budget and track delivered results.
• Write technical reports as required.
• Write and revise procedures and S.O.I.’s to ensure the equipment is being operated and maintained according to good manufacturing practices.
• Write design of experiments (DOE’s) as required to address issues or test new approaches.
• Perform other duties as directed

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field (Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer preferred) or equivalent experience required.
• Three or more years of practical engineering experience as well as manufacturing work experience preferably in a cGMP/Pharmaceutical manufacturing environment with progressive responsibility in process/industrial engineering, operations and project management is required. Lean Manufacturing experience and leadership preferred.

Experience:

• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate and effectively manage conflict.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate others and effectively delegate work as required.
• Proficient in all Microsoft based programs and statistical software packages. SAP experience preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience with machine vision systems.
• Knowledge of cGMP for aseptic/ clean room manufacturing.
• Ability of authoring/revising SOIs, SOPs and validation documents.

Physical & Travel Requirements:

• Office environment
• Travel up to 10%
• Manufacturing environment