Position: Director of Manufacturing Engineering
Location: Limerick
Contract: Full Time/Permanent
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Job Position Summary
This role is reporting directly to the Sr. Director, Vision Care Manufacturing Engineering who leads the global Engineering function.
You will provide strategic and technical leadership and tactical direction to the diverse and hardworking team of Engineers, Technicians and Project Managers focused on driving and delivering a sustainable competitive advantage and operational excellence in safety, quality, delivery and cost at the Contact Lens for the Ireland site. Holding a critical leadership position at the Limerick site and within the overall Vision Care business, this role will be to advise and control the activities of the Automation & Controls, Manufacturing Engineering, Injection Molding and Capital Project Management Office (PMO) functions in developing and deploying technical solutions on highly automated production equipment and processes demonstrating innovative, state of the art technologies such as 3-D printing, robotics and vision systems!
In addition to crafting the strategic direction and conceptual roadmap for the Limerick launch and production site and Manufacturing Engineering network, you will lead and supervise innovative change across all manufacturing assets through both equipment upgrades as well as automation, robotics, IIOT, and other innovative Industry 4.0 technologies!
You will use Lean, Six Sigma, manufacturing asset management and reliability engineering tools and techniques to optimise throughput, cycle-time, yield as well as reliability, availability, longevity, operational safety and overall total cost of ownership for all manufacturing equipment and production systems.
You will have primary responsibility for leading and supervising the Limerick site Capital Investment portfolio with responsibilities ranging from long-term planning, forecasting and budgeting to Capital Appropriation Request approval and reporting of Supply Chain funded projects. Beyond steering the capital portfolio, you will build the capabilities of a project management office (PMO) tasked with direct management of capital projects as well as prioritisation and governance over the portfolio of site and platform projects.
Develops and continually improves business process over the entire project lifecycle ensuring optimal Total Cost of Ownership, efficiency, compliance and successful execution of the capital program and prioritized project portfolio.
As a Credo leader, you will proactively challenge existing paradigms leading to breakthrough business improvement initiatives aligned to the strategic business plan. You will engage, inspire, empower, and coach a highly competent team, and collaborate both horizontally and vertically across functions, sites and the overall enterprise to enable year over year growth, new products, process simplification and technology development.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Responsible and accountable for establishing a clear organizational vision, building process excellence and organizational capability, driving execution, and measuring and improving functional performance.
• Direct, guide and provide oversight for the capital long-term financial planning (LRFP), forecasting, budgeting, controlling and reporting of the site capital plan communicating status and health to site and network partners.
• As the administrator of the site Capital Appropriations Committee (CIC), organizes the monthly meetings with the site Leadership Team passionate about reviewing and assessing Capital Appropriations Requests (CAR).
• Lead the business case development process for capital investments articulating the business value built and overall value proposition to the site, Contact Lens platform and Supply Chain Leadership Teams.
• Drive and promote a culture of project management excellence in the organization. Support continuous improvement of project delivery practices.
• Effectively engages in the identification, sharing and adaptation of standard methodologies multi-functionally establishing metrics to monitor performance and ensure sustainability.
• Lead the development of the manufacturing asset replacement strategy applying value analysis to repair/replace and repair/redesign decisions. Incorporate results into the Fleet Strategy, Site Master Plan and capital budget and five-year capital plan.
• Develop and implement the manufacturing strategy and technology roadmap including convergence of IT/OT technologies (e.g., Factory of the Future). Champion and drive Industry 4.0 strategy through Manufacturing for Future initiatives.
• Responsible for developing department long range plans, annual budgets, and supervising/controlling budget performance. Ensures sound management of head count and expenses to meet approved spending plan and functional commitments.
• Establishes and manages Key Performance Indicators to measure functional and / or asset base performance and efficiency. Improves business and operative processes to reduce cost and improve compliance.
• Keep up to date on new developments and technologies in assigned subject areas and present on new ‘Best Practice’ methodologies, procedures, processes and equipment to the company in a proactive manner.
• Engage, inspire, mentor and develop peers and subordinates toward the objectives of enhanced job performance, technical knowledge, career satisfaction, and professional development and growth. Assess competency levels recommending training and programs to address and improve skills for present and future needs.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering is required; an advanced degree in Engineering or an MBA is helpful.
• PMP or comparable Certification and familiarity with J&J Project Management approaches (FPX & Project Delivery Process) is helpful.
• Professional Engineering Registration is helpful.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant business experience required preferably in the Life Sciences industries (Medical Device, Biotechnology or Pharmaceutical).
• Working in a highly automated, high volume fast-paced environment is preferred.
• A minimum of 8 years of people management experience with demonstrated success in performance management and development is required.
• Manufacturing and / or Engineering experience in FDA or other regulated environments from design through startup is required.
• Experience in conceptual development, design, and implementation, planning and scheduling and project management of major capital projects is required. Prior experience managing a site capital portfolio is strongly preferred.
• Prior experience in managing a cost center with profit and loss responsibility is required.
• Cross-Sector/Cross Country exposure/experience desired.
• Ability to translate engineering goals and objectives into successful strategies that lead to tactical plans is required.
• Organisational change, project management, the ability to work effectively and drive alignment in a global environment through effective communication and empowerment is required.
• The ability to work effectively and drive alignment in a matrix management environment through effective communication, collaboration and influence is required.
• Must demonstrate working knowledge of process development and validation, including design of experiments, statistical analysis Equipment maintenance is required.
• Knowledge continuous improvement tools, lean manufacturing and six-sigma is preferred.
• Qualification in Project Management, such as PMP Certification is an advantage.

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• Responsible and accountable for establishing a clear organizational vision, building process excellence and organizational capability, driving execution, and measuring and improving functional performance.
• Direct, guide and provide oversight for the capital long-term financial planning (LRFP), forecasting, budgeting, controlling and reporting of the site capital plan communicating status and health to site and network partners.
• As the administrator of the site Capital Appropriations Committee (CIC), organizes the monthly meetings with the site Leadership Team passionate about reviewing and assessing Capital Appropriations Requests (CAR).
• Lead the business case development process for capital investments articulating the business value built and overall value proposition to the site, Contact Lens platform and Supply Chain Leadership Teams.
• Drive and promote a culture of project management excellence in the organization. Support continuous improvement of project delivery practices.
• Effectively engages in the identification, sharing and adaptation of standard methodologies multi-functionally establishing metrics to monitor performance and ensure sustainability.
• Lead the development of the manufacturing asset replacement strategy applying value analysis to repair/replace and repair/redesign decisions. Incorporate results into the Fleet Strategy, Site Master Plan and capital budget and five-year capital plan.
• Develop and implement the manufacturing strategy and technology roadmap including convergence of IT/OT technologies (e.g., Factory of the Future). Champion and drive Industry 4.0 strategy through Manufacturing for Future initiatives.
• Responsible for developing department long range plans, annual budgets, and supervising/controlling budget performance. Ensures sound management of head count and expenses to meet approved spending plan and functional commitments.
• Establishes and manages Key Performance Indicators to measure functional and / or asset base performance and efficiency. Improves business and operative processes to reduce cost and improve compliance.
• Keep up to date on new developments and technologies in assigned subject areas and present on new ‘Best Practice’ methodologies, procedures, processes and equipment to the company in a proactive manner.
• Engage, inspire, mentor and develop peers and subordinates toward the objectives of enhanced job performance, technical knowledge, career satisfaction, and professional development and growth. Assess competency levels recommending training and programs to address and improve skills for present and future needs