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West Pharma Sr Director Process Engineering Germany, North Rhine – Westphalia 8121785
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Defines and develops the Global Process Engineering strategies and plans
- Interface with Site leaders, Global Engineering heads and other global functional leads to ensure that strategies, plans and activities are integrated and aligned with the overall corporate objectives
- Serves as a liaison with other key functional departments (e.g. Supply Chain, Global QA, Equipment & automation Engineering) in assessing and prioritizing identified initiatives
- Establishes a robust development and succession plan for the process engineering team with defined and measurable milestones
- Ensures best practice standards are developed for each process area, rolled out in the Network globally and translated in enterprise guidance documents
- Identify process improvements to enhance operational efficiency and product quality and direct the team in implementing solutions
- Establishes a community of practices to share best practices around process engineering topics in an agile but compliant manner
- Serves as the point of contact for global QA related issues requiring global solutions and supports in customer facing meetings (CAPA requirements, customer strategic meetings…)
- Stays current with advancements in related technology and standards applying for this industry, applying state of the art tools like AI
- Provide best practice direction in support of portfolio optimization process; specifically, product transfers
- Responsible for insuring all vetted and scientific data resides in the OPS/Eng. knowledge management repository
- Ensure all engineering processes comply with industry regulations and safety standards
- Drive technological advancements in process engineering, staying ahead of industry trends and integrating new technologies
- Promote innovation in process deisng to reduce costs and improve sustainability
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess process efficiency, effectiveness, and impact
- Performs other duties as assigned based on business needs
Education
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in engineering, Management, or like curricula
Work Experience
- Minimum 12 years of progressive experience in Process Engineering in a highly regulated Manufacturing environment
- Minimum 10 years of people management experience leading global teams
- Proven track record of implementing successful process improvements on a global scale
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Master’s degree in engineering
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Fluent in English, other languages are a plus
- Experience managing a global team and multiple disciplines within Process Engineering
- 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 to Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
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