OT Network Engineer - Pharmaceutical

AstraZeneca•Los Angeles, CA

2d•$101,643 - $152,465

About The Position

The OT Network Engineer develops and approves asset and maintenance plans to meet compliance, reliability, and cost objectives. The role contributes to capital investment programs by advising on equipment and facilities renewal and recommending improvements or replacements. It owns engineering change controls, deviations, and abnormal occurrences, ensuring accurate completion and compliance with engineering, safety, and operational standards. The position identifies and leads plant or asset improvement initiatives using Lean tools and monitors and enhances assets, services, and processes. It oversees budgets and resource allocation, including capital expenditure planning, financial program evaluation, and management reporting on performance, forecasts, and key performance indicators. The engineer coordinates resources across departments and project teams, provides technical advice and expertise, and may serve as a technical owner or authority in an engineering area. The role supports or leads projects from concept through implementation, provides technical leadership in applying global technical standards, and gathers, analyzes, and reports data related to business processes, compliance, continuous improvement, and risk management. It maintains knowledge of industry guidelines and developments, supports adoption of digital tools through learning and change management, and ensures compliance with applicable engineering, safety, health, and environmental standards. The position may include line management responsibilities.

Requirements

Minimum of a high school diploma.
Minimum of 2–3 years of relevant work experience.
Relevant engineering qualifications.
Sound understanding of principles and concepts in the area of expertise.
Sound understanding and experience of project management.
Sound understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice, Safety, Health and Environment, and Standard Operating Procedures.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a relevant discipline.
Strong experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

Responsibilities

Develop, review, and approve asset and maintenance plans to meet compliance, reliability, and cost objectives.
Contribute to capital investment programs by advising on equipment and facilities renewal and recommending improvements or replacements.
Own and handle engineering change controls, deviations, and abnormal occurrences, ensuring accurate completion and compliance with engineering, safety, and operational standards.
Identify and lead plant or asset improvement initiatives using Lean tools, and monitor and enhance assets, services, and processes.
Oversee budget management and resource allocation, including capital expenditure planning, financial program evaluation, and preparation of management reports covering performance metrics, forecasts, and key performance indicators.
Assist with or lead coordination of resources across departments and project teams to achieve program goals and business objectives.
Provide technical advice and expertise, acting as a technical owner or authority in specific engineering areas.
Support or lead the planning, management, and monitoring of major and minor projects from concept through implementation, providing technical leadership in solving problems and applying global technical standards.
Gather, analyze, and report data relevant to business processes, compliance, continuous improvement, and risk management.
Maintain current knowledge of industry guidelines and emerging developments and share insights across teams.
Ensure compliance with applicable engineering, safety, health, and environmental standards for themselves, their team, and relevant partners, escalating non-compliance when necessary.
Help teams understand the benefits of digital tools and adopt them through structured learning and change management efforts.
May line manage a team.