Sr Mgr, Engineering
West Pharmaceutical Services
Tempe, AZ
Description At West, we’re a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War 2. Through our work to deliver thousands of life-saving and life-enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West’s indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun. A name started our story. How will yours help write our future? There’s no better place to join an inclusive community of professionals with opportunities for lifelong learning, growth and development. Supported by benefit programs, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our team members and their families. We believe in giving back to help those in need in the communities where we live and work. And are equally committed to creating a healthier environment and planet through our sustainability efforts. Job Summary The Sr. Mgr, Manufacturing supports Manufacturing Operations by calculating equipment, process, and labor capacity and requirements; determining tooling and maintenance objectives and requirements; developing layouts; providing equipment and industrial engineering, tooling, and maintenance services; managing staff. Will be accountable for implementing sustainable processes and will be responsible for measuring and reporting results to ensure qualified processes reach and sustain consistent design characteristics and production levels. This position must work with other engineering disciplines and interface with global colleagues. Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Lead the site Manufacturing/Project Engineering Department to ensure full alignment with the company and site strategies which includes significant growth utilizing new and existing technologies.
- Improves manufacturing engineering and management job knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
- Develops strategic manufacturing operations plan by evaluating marketing and product objectives; calculating equipment, process, and labor capacity and requirements; determining tooling and maintenance objectives and requirements; developing layouts; establishing priorities.
- Manage and coordinate plant and capital projects, properly document work, and maintain history of projects in appropriate project files.
- Propose and lead equipment and process improvement initiatives to improve operating performance
- Create strategic plans to eliminate waste within the business by utilizing lean process, best practices and enterprise resource management.
- Provide engineering guidance to assure plant, machinery, and processes are optimized. Set up or participates in continuous improvement teams related to establishing a process or process improvement.
- Maintain ownership of assigned equipment, or business processes.
- Collaborate and interface with internal and external global teams and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) as needed to maintain relationships and global process alignment.
- Lead/support validation activities including equipment validation and process validation. Improve processes and procedures to manufacture a quality product at a minimum cost. Provide technical expertise to other plant personnel.
- Research and analyze data such a vendor design proposal, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application.
- Assist in installation of new products, tooling and related processes; investigate tooling and process problems; make new product/process recommendations.
- Provides engineering assistance to ensure plant, machinery, tooling and processes are at optimum.
- Continuous coaching of team members and assist with developing/implementing team member growth plans.
- Participates in Design for Manufacturing (DFM) reviews with internal teams. Reviews drawings, 3D models, and specifications to facilitate manufacturability.
- Improves cost effectiveness by studying operations; designing and conducting improvement studies.
- Provides manufacturing engineering information and reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing manufacturing engineering data and trends.
- Support and contribute to Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target
- Proven ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
- Must also be able to maintain confidentiality and resolve conflicts.
- Make independent and sound judgments.
- Multitask, work under time constraints, problem solve, and prioritize.
- Excellent communicator with ability to maintain confidentiality and resolve conflicts and ambiguity.
- Use written and verbal communication skills effectively.
- Read and interpret data, information and documents to analyze and solve problems.
- Learn and apply new information and new skills.
- Able to comply with the company’s safety policy at all times
- Able to comply with the company’s quality policy at all times.
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related field required or
- Master's Degree in Engineering or a related field preferred
- Minimum 10 years Experience in a technical engineering role or related areas including direct experience in equipment design, procurement, FAT, SAT, and IQ/OQ. required and
- experience in pharmaceutical/biotech manufacturing, or medical device manufacturing environment. required and
- Direct knowledge and experience in project management within a biopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical cGMP environment. preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with all levels of employees. Must exhibit a positive and professional upbeat tone and manner.
- High proficiency for problem solving in teams and as an individual contributor. Exceptional verbal and technical writing skills; ability to provide focus and clarity. Independently motivated, detail oriented and good problem-solving ability.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task in an extremely fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
- Knowledge of Computer Aid Design such as AutoCAD or Solid Works.
- Strong essential skills including high emotional intelligence
- High sense for the business; strong business acumen
- Strong coordination and Project Management skills
- Engages others, builds relationships, and creates networks outside team. Checks in with different people to understand the bigger picture.
- Ability to perform root cause analysis and corrective action solutions. Follows through on actions.
- Is curious, agile, engages in new experiences and looks for different perspectives
- Program and Project Management\Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)-PMI Upon Hire preferred and
- Manufacturing\Lean Six Sigma Black Belt within 1 Year required
- Comfortable working in a manufacturing environment.
- Specific vision abilities may be needed by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Make independent and sound judgments.
Posted 2025-09-08
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