| Location | ROCHESTER, NY |
JOB SUMMARY:
Leads the team and provides technical expertise to support company objectives in engineering design, new product introduction, technical transfer, process development, and implementation, with a primary focus on packaging equipment and fully integrated, automated packaging lines. Serves as the engineering point of contact for non-sterile filling and secondary packaging systems and processes. Projects may include manufacturing systems, non-sterile filling systems, packaging systems, vision systems, process piping, utility systems, facility construction and upgrades, serialization, and other packaging control systems. This position includes direct supervisory responsibilities.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
Guide and manage the team
Ensure the adequacy of the team''s training / authorizations in relation to the department projects and tasks
Manage the team''s schedule via ADP software
Carry out scheduled evaluations to assess the development and performance of your team
Define action priorities in relation to means, resources and deadlines
Develop the skills and autonomy of the team
Ensure budget reporting and monitoring
Ensure complete reporting (project monitoring, monitoring of investment commitments, overheads) to Site Management
Measure progress in achieving operating and investment budget commitments and propose refocusing actions if necessary.
Engage in technical discussions with potential suppliers
Organize and write specifications based on the needs and requirements
Launch calls for tenders (Request for Proposal, Request for Service)
Ensure the solution designed respects the established specifications(s)
Ensure that technical choices which may deviate from established specifications, or the implicit expectations of internal customers are documented and validated in a formal manner.
Execute Projects and Tasks to the approved completion deadlines and within the defined budget
Work in partnership with external companies
Propose and apply solutions to mitigate and compensate for possible work delays
Proactively alert site management to potential problems
Ensure the successful commissioning of the project
Monitor the installations and commissioning of equipment
Coordinate the various suppliers and vendors and ensure their compliance to health and safety instructions
Possess adequate technical expertise allowing problem resolution
Respect the data in the specifications
Communicate with Production to coordinate activities with respect to production constraints
Assist with commissioning activities and in putting the equipment into production
Carry out an assessment after each commissioning
Serves in an expert role in writing the qualification protocol, execution of the tests and approval of any resulting report.
Process Innovation and Continuous Improvement
Participate in operator training (training)
Work with internal customers to define the training requirement and provide technical content
Organize training in collaboration with suppliers
Study the technical needs associated with new site investments
Participate in different project groups
Collect and analyze needs from internal stakeholders
Define technical solutions and implementations
Respect the technical, regulatory and quality requirements issued by Management and Quality Assurance.
Take into account the necessary parameters (water production, energy, etc.)
Respect flows, workshop ergonomics and safety constraints
Ensure the documentation of completed projects is updated
Collect technical drawings from vendors for review and ensure they reflect the realized design
Create technical drawings of the factory and update according to approved documentation practices
Familiar with Lean Methodologies, 5S/6S
Demonstrated experience identifying, designing, and implementing process, equipment or technology changes to improve safety, quality, cost, and efficiency.