Vacancy details
General information
Reference: 2024-1893
Position description
Category: Operations - Engineering
Job Title: Senior Corporate Engineering Manager
Company Details: Septodont is a leading manufacturer of dental pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The French-based company employs over 2,000+ people globally. We have six manufacturing plants in France, India, North and South America, and an international distribution network that is dedicated to serving the needs of dental professionals in more than 150 countries. Our North American operations have facilities in Ontario, Montreal, and Pennsylvania. It also has Latin American operations with facilities in Brazil and Colombia. Our Cambridge, Ontario site is also home to our Novocol Pharma division, which focuses on contract development and manufacturing, specialized in sterile injectable cartridge and combination product manufacturing. Our employees are our number one asset! We offer developmental opportunities, excellent compensation and benefit programs, discounted gym memberships, work/life balance programs, employee recognition, social events and spirit days. The company has an opening at its sterile injectable manufacturing facility in Cambridge, Ontario for a Senior Corporate Engineering Manager.
Job Summary: The Sr. Corporate Engineering Manager is accountable to the VP of Corporate Engineering. The manager is responsible for supporting the Corporate Engineering function by leading and supporting projects related to Site Master Planning, capital planning, capital project execution, identification of best practices, and development of standard processes, specification and measures. The manager will also participate in global Harmonization initiatives in the validation of good engineering practices associated with the development of corporate policies.
Responsibilities:
* Manages the day-to-day activities of the Corporate Engineering department with respect to project assignment, problem solving and priority setting.
* Manages the performance and development of all direct reports. In conjunction with the Human Resources Department, conducts Employee Relations activities.
* Conducts the hiring process for departmental staff.
* Manage the front-end of major capital projects, including Site Master Planning, Feasibility Assessments and Conceptual Design.
* Support the annual and multi-year Capital Planning process for the Americas region.
* Participate in multi-site implementation for significant industrial automation projects.
* Work in cooperation with local Engineering teams to deliver new capital equipment, facilities and capabilities.
* Identify engineering equipment, processing and industrial IT best practices and lead harmonization across the Septodont group.
* Ensure new technology evaluation and support implementation as required.
* Support implementation, and monitor compliance with corporate standards for engineering, maintenance, commissioning, qualification and validation processes.
* Lead community of practice teams in the improvement of equipment performance, GEP, validation and maintenance practices.
* Validate vendor selection for selected large capital projects.
* Lead capital project execution with local project management support.
* Identify opportunities to improve existing validation processes.
* Lead the Capital Project Cost Control process across the Septodont group.
* Oversee the design, commissioning and qualification process for selected equipment and facility projects.
* Participate in the design and specification generation process for facility and process equipment.
Qualifications & Requirements:
* Degree in Engineering (Biochemical, Chemical, Mechanical preferred).
* Professional Engineering designation is strongly preferred.
* Minimum of 8 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry with at least 2 years of leadership experience.
* Minimum of 5 years in Sterile product facility and equipment process knowledge.
* Minimum of 5 years of operational / manufacturing experience is required.
* PMP designation would be considered an asset.
* Experience leading technical professionals.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including MS Project.
* Medical Device knowledge would be considered an asset.
* Ability to work in a multi-discipline team and manage multiple projects.
* Demonstrates initiative, problem solver and self-motivated.
* Excellent project management skills.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability and willingness to travel 25% of the time.
* Fluency in French is an asset.
* Experience working within a corporate engineering, validation and quality structure is considered an asset.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and thank all applicants in advance; however, we will be corresponding only with those selected for an interview.
In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, we are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection process.
Contract type: Permanent
Position location: North America, Canada, Cambridge
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