Key Responsibilities
1. Plant & Manufacturing Engineering
- Oversee the engineering design, layout, and operation of production lines, process equipment, and facility systems (HVAC, water treatment, compressed air, boilers, electrical distribution) to support uninterrupted toll manufacturing operations.
- Ensure equipment and facilities meet current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), FDA/BAI, and other regulatory requirements applicable to animal health and veterinary product manufacturing.
- Manage energy efficiency, utilities consumption, and sustainability initiatives across plant operations.
2. Maintenance & Reliability
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve a preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) program for all production, packaging, and facility equipment.
- Drive initiatives to reduce unplanned downtime and equipment failures.
- Oversee spare parts inventory management, ensuring critical spares are available while optimizing carrying costs.
- Lead root cause analysis (RCA) investigations for major equipment breakdowns and implement corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
- Manage maintenance budgets, contractor/vendor relationships, and service level agreements for outsourced maintenance work.
3. Projects & CAPEX Management
- Lead capital expenditure planning, justification, and execution for new equipment installation, facility expansion, and process improvement projects.
- Manage project scope, timeline, budget, and quality for engineering projects from feasibility through commissioning and validation.
- Coordinate with external contractors, equipment suppliers, and regulatory bodies on facility upgrades, new line installations, and expansion initiatives.
- Conduct cost-benefit and ROI analyses for proposed capital projects and present recommendations to senior management.
- Ensure all new installations and modifications undergo proper validation/qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) before turnover to operations.
4. Leadership, Safety & Compliance
- Build, mentor, and manage the engineering and maintenance team, including hiring, training, and performance management.
- Champion a strong safety culture; ensure compliance with occupational health and safety (OSH) standards, environmental regulations, and internal safety protocols across all engineering activities.
- Support internal and external audits (regulatory, quality, safety) related to facilities and engineering systems.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Production, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, Admin and Security.
- Prepare and present engineering performance reports, budgets, and project updates to executive leadership.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Must be a Licensed Mechaninacl Engineer
- Minimum 3-5 years of progressive engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, with at least 2–3 years in a leadership capacity.
- Experience in pharmaceutical, animal health, veterinary products, feed manufacturing, or a related regulated manufacturing industry is an advantage.
- Demonstrated experience managing preventive maintenance programs, capital projects, and cross-functional teams.
- Working knowledge of GMP, FDA/BAI regulatory requirements, and validation protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ) is highly desirable.
- Strong project management skills; PMP certification is a plus.
