Associate Director - Central Engineering and Maintenance

Lilly • Concord, NC

1d • $123,000 - $180,400

About The Position

The Associate Director of Central Engineering & Maintenance provides technical and administrative coordination for Lilly Concord site electrical engineering, commissioning and qualification, capital projects, calibration, and maintenance planning services. The role directly manages the site electrical engineer, commissioning and qualification engineer, CAPEX team, calibration team, and maintenance planning team, and reports to the Sr. Director – Engineering Concord.

The role oversees electrical engineering, including power distribution, UPS and emergency power systems, and the electrical safety program in partnership with HSE. It leads commissioning and qualification, including the transition of projects to site ownership and ongoing qualified-state sustainment. It also leads the site capital portfolio, manages capital budget and forecast accuracy, and ensures project delivery against scope, schedule, and budget.

Additional responsibilities include oversight of calibration and maintenance planning programs; management of changes, deviations, investigations, and CAPA; development of direct reports; continuous improvement; representation of central engineering and maintenance capabilities across Lilly; and use of performance metrics to support business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• At least 5 years of engineering and/or maintenance experience in a manufacturing site.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; Lilly will not support or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Site start-up experience.
• Solid understanding of basic regulatory agency requirements.
• Previous people leadership experience, including leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Previous experience in operations and engineering.
• Previous experience with highly automated equipment.
• Previous equipment qualification and process validation experience.
• Experience with deviation and change management systems, including Trackwise.
• Experience with calibration programs and maintenance planning in a CMMS, such as SAP.
• Experience managing capital projects.
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and administrative oversight for site electrical engineering, including power distribution, UPS and emergency power systems, and the site electrical safety program in partnership with HSE.
• Oversee the site commissioning and qualification program, including project transition to site ownership, qualification, sustainment in a qualified state, periodic reviews, and Asset Qualification Monitoring (AQM).
• Lead the site capital portfolio from scoping and funding through execution, handover to operations, and close-out; own the capital budget and forecast accuracy and deliver projects on scope, schedule, and budget.
• Oversee the site calibration program, including schedule compliance, traceability, compliance with internal standards and external regulatory requirements, out-of-tolerance investigations, and product impact assessments.
• Oversee site maintenance planning and scheduling, including work order planning, CMMS data integrity, backlog management, PM optimization, and shutdown planning in partnership with Operations.
• Oversee changes and deviations involving electrical engineering, commissioning and qualification, capital projects, calibration, and maintenance planning; conduct root cause investigations and ensure appropriate CAPA.
• Lead, coach, and develop direct reports, including talent planning, performance management, and succession.
• Ensure practice matches procedure.
• Champion continuous improvement.
• Represent central engineering and maintenance capabilities beyond the Lilly Concord site, including at other Lilly sites and global functional groups.
• Develop and maintain metrics to measure performance against business objectives and make changes to improve performance.

Benefits

• Company bonus, depending in part on company and individual performance.
• Company-sponsored 401(k).
• Pension.
• Vacation benefits.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits.
• Flexible benefits, such as healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts.
• Life insurance and death benefits.
• Certain time off and leave of absence benefits.
• Well-being benefits, including an employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director