Zoetis, Inc
Senior Staff Engineer
Zoetis, Inc, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, 49006
Role
DescriptionThe Senior Staff Engineer will work within operations to support formulation/packaging along with validation/qualification activities. This role will be responsible for providing technical program leadership and implementation activities to maximize the maintenance related uptime and operating efficiencies of equipment and facility assets, by monitoring the status of reliability maintenance programs relative to corporate program strategies. These activities help minimize costs and contribute to the profitability and performance of the business.The ideal candidate will also work in cross-functional teams to identify and implement safety, quality, efficiency and/or cost improvements (CIP's) on equipment and processes within operations.Responsibilities will include:Act as a subject matter expert for the Formulation / Packaging areas.Support daily activities of packaging operations, including troubleshooting, investigating root causes of deviations, implementing corrective/preventative actions, and implementing process improvements.Lead and author deviation investigations to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.Execute validations/line trials to support projects, including the authoring of change control.Assist with the authoring of batch records, protocols, and SOPs.Assist and/or perform initial qualification of new systems.New product evaluations as well as provide support for validation assessments/evaluations, including using Quality Risk Management tools.Provide project management of technical projects to deliver projects on time and to budget.Exercise judgment within defined procedures to determine appropriate actions.Facility support may be required during non-routine hours.Travel to equipment manufacturers for factory acceptance testing will be required.Communicate changes and updates resulting from project meeting activities, strategy and continuous improvement efforts, and project implementation activities.Establish guidelines and specifications (i.e.: Task, Frequency, Materials, Skill, Calibration parameters, etc.) for properly implementing equipment Preventive Maintenance and equipment health activities.Administer and oversee the PM / Calibration Optimization Program.Perform reliability analysis (FRACAS, FMEA) to identify root causes of equipment issues.Develop equipment reliability plans that reduce the number of failures and minimize the effects of failures that do occur.Provide "Design for Reliability" input to capital projects with respect to equipment specifications that create project approaches which minimize life cycle costs.REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONSDegree in Engineering/related field15+ years of related experienceExperience in lean six sigma and applying continuous improvement toolsYellow / Green belt certificationUnderstanding of statistical analysisUnderstanding of manufacturing and associated equipment and/or utility/facility systems and equipment; experience within a pharmaceutical environment preferred.Knowledge of reliability principles and maintenance work processes.Project Management: proven experience with small or large projectsLanguage Skills: Technical Writing required, along with effective written and oral communicationComputer Skills: Microsoft Applications, Minitab or comparable statistical softwareLeadership: knowledgeable of basic leadership principlesDESIRED QUALIFICATIONSMasters in Engineering / related fieldBlack belt certificationExperience in lean six sigma, value stream mapping, visual management, 5S, etc.Experience with AutoCAD or related software is preferred
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DescriptionThe Senior Staff Engineer will work within operations to support formulation/packaging along with validation/qualification activities. This role will be responsible for providing technical program leadership and implementation activities to maximize the maintenance related uptime and operating efficiencies of equipment and facility assets, by monitoring the status of reliability maintenance programs relative to corporate program strategies. These activities help minimize costs and contribute to the profitability and performance of the business.The ideal candidate will also work in cross-functional teams to identify and implement safety, quality, efficiency and/or cost improvements (CIP's) on equipment and processes within operations.Responsibilities will include:Act as a subject matter expert for the Formulation / Packaging areas.Support daily activities of packaging operations, including troubleshooting, investigating root causes of deviations, implementing corrective/preventative actions, and implementing process improvements.Lead and author deviation investigations to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.Execute validations/line trials to support projects, including the authoring of change control.Assist with the authoring of batch records, protocols, and SOPs.Assist and/or perform initial qualification of new systems.New product evaluations as well as provide support for validation assessments/evaluations, including using Quality Risk Management tools.Provide project management of technical projects to deliver projects on time and to budget.Exercise judgment within defined procedures to determine appropriate actions.Facility support may be required during non-routine hours.Travel to equipment manufacturers for factory acceptance testing will be required.Communicate changes and updates resulting from project meeting activities, strategy and continuous improvement efforts, and project implementation activities.Establish guidelines and specifications (i.e.: Task, Frequency, Materials, Skill, Calibration parameters, etc.) for properly implementing equipment Preventive Maintenance and equipment health activities.Administer and oversee the PM / Calibration Optimization Program.Perform reliability analysis (FRACAS, FMEA) to identify root causes of equipment issues.Develop equipment reliability plans that reduce the number of failures and minimize the effects of failures that do occur.Provide "Design for Reliability" input to capital projects with respect to equipment specifications that create project approaches which minimize life cycle costs.REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONSDegree in Engineering/related field15+ years of related experienceExperience in lean six sigma and applying continuous improvement toolsYellow / Green belt certificationUnderstanding of statistical analysisUnderstanding of manufacturing and associated equipment and/or utility/facility systems and equipment; experience within a pharmaceutical environment preferred.Knowledge of reliability principles and maintenance work processes.Project Management: proven experience with small or large projectsLanguage Skills: Technical Writing required, along with effective written and oral communicationComputer Skills: Microsoft Applications, Minitab or comparable statistical softwareLeadership: knowledgeable of basic leadership principlesDESIRED QUALIFICATIONSMasters in Engineering / related fieldBlack belt certificationExperience in lean six sigma, value stream mapping, visual management, 5S, etc.Experience with AutoCAD or related software is preferred
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