Site Engineering Manager

Site Engineering Manager

Croda is a FTSE100 organization driven around our purpose of Smart Science to Improve Lives™. With over 6,000 employees across 39 countries, we are focused on the research and development of novel and highly sustainable raw materials for the Life Sciences and Consumer Care sectors.

We are passionate and excited about how we can develop and utilize new technologies to shape and inspire changes within an ever-growing marketplace. As our business looks to deliver its ambitious strategy of growth, we are looking for a Site Engineering Manager to join our Operations team.

What You'll Be Doing

The Site Engineering Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Engineering department. Ensuring departmental operations meet business requirements, operational budgets and that all processes are compliant with Safety, Health, Environmental (SHE) and cGMP rules defined by Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the Croda Group, Region, Business Sector and Avanti as well as guidance from recognized regulatory bodies. Accountability for administrative and technical oversight, spend, and strategic direction of Capital Program & Maintenance Program. Serve as a member of the local Site Leadership Team that has the functional responsibility for developing and implementing a site-specific operational strategy ensuring organizational capability and appropriate management of the site. Collaborating with peers in SHE and Quality to ensure plant utilities, equipment and systems are operated in a cost-effective manner that are compliant with all safety and quality policies and regulations.


Key Responsibilities:

• Provides administrative and technical oversight for maintenance, utilities, plant and project engineering, validation, site engineering competencies and information technology functions.
• Ensures departmental operations meet business requirements, operational budgets and that all processes are compliant with SHE and cGMP regulations.
• Is accountable for departmental capital spend, engineering expense budget, determination and performance of engineering providers, reliability of assets over short and longer term, and maintenance of engineering standards.
• Determines the strategic direction of site engineering, setting the plan for processes and manages interdepartmental relationships to increase efficiency and profitability.
• Develop and adapt processes and organizational structure to provide necessary management, capabilities, and resources to create a culture of operational excellence with the aim being to achieve growth plans through capex and continuous improvements.
• Collaborates with peers in SHE and Quality to ensure plant utilities, equipment and systems are operated in a cost-effective manner that are compliant with all safety and quality policies and regulations.
• Determines and implements the maintenance philosophy for the site to ensure all utilities, equipment, and systems are operated and maintained to deliver optimal reliability and uptime.

Safety, Health and Environmental Responsibilities:

• Ensure departmental adherence to all SHE programs and rules.
• Instill a culture of personal accountability for individual behaviors related to SHE activities.
• Provide feedback and coaching to coworkers on safe and unsafe behaviors and conditions.
• Actively participate in the SHE management system.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the performance management, coaching and mentoring of direct reports.
• Create well-defined performance plans and development opportunities for direct reports and hold them accountable for the successful completion of predefined goals and objectives.
• Provide training resources and professional development opportunities for staff to improve manufacturing operations as they relate to safety, operational excellence, process optimization, risk management, usage of new equipment and industry best practices.
• Seek opportunities to coach, mentor and influence all staff, including peers, for the purpose of developing future Avanti leaders.
• Develop a succession planning strategy for the production team and champion the career interests of appropriate employees.
• Establish and maintain functional training curriculum for the production department.
• Ensure departmental resource utilization and staff readiness with respect to capacity, training and capability are enough to meet operational requirements and customer expectations.
• Utilize reward and disciplinary processes as appropriate to motivate employees.
• Supervise the production department as appropriate to ensure all staff can perform the following work tasks to ensure Safety, Identity, Strength, Purity and Quality (SISPQ) of products manufactured at Avanti. This includes but is not limited to the following:
• Strict adherence to all written instructions and procedures to ensure all steps of an operation are appropriately followed.
• Strict adherence to good documentation practices to ensure all steps of an operation are appropriately documented.
• Create manufacturing procedures and SOPs.
• Perform root cause investigations where processes or products do not conform to written procedures or specification.
• Maintain all work areas in a state of cleanliness and sanitation through good housekeeping practices and applying good personal health practices.
• Ensure the safety of all personnel and product by wearing proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) according to the operation being executed.
• Promote a culture to report any action that could impact the SISPQ of any product immediately to supervision.
• Ensure appropriate functional leadership and support for internal and external teams or projects.
• Drive and empower decision making to the lowest level within the organization.

Strategic Focus:

• Participate and support the site leadership initiative to create a fundamental engineering framework.
• Establish site relevant metrics to improve OEE
• Evaluate and make organizational changes as necessary to create the most effective department structure.
• Create departmental job and or function descriptions for all positions.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement to business processes with the aim to increase safety and efficiency within the operation.

Who We're Looking For

• A bachelor's degree preferably in engineering, basic science or business management with a sufficiently demonstrated level of performance and capability, as determined by management.
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience as production manager, process manager, project manager, or plant engineer
• Experience in a regulated industry, preferably pharmaceutical, medical device or food.
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical product/excipient manufacturing process.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement business strategies, i.e., organizational structure, change management, budget development, project management and strategic staffing plan.
• Recognize unanticipated or adverse outcomes or deviations; able to use technical expertise, experience, data analysis, and creativity to evaluate and identify root causes to propose corrective actions or resolutions of increasing complexity; able to independently and rapidly take corrective actions to resolve technical problems of suitable complexity.
• Knowledge and experience with regulations related to safety and environmental compliance.
• Knowledge of the use of PPE, safety protocols and practices related to working with air exposure to hazardous chemicals that could potentially affect the health of the employee.
• Excellent leadership and team development skills.
• Excellent communications skills (verbal and written).
• Actively contribute to the improvement of policy, practices and procedures.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with customers and employees at all levels including senior management.

Don't meet all the qualifications? We still encourage you to apply! At Croda, we believe diverse perspectives and unique experiences drive innovation and strengthen our team.

What We Offer

Join a global organization with countless opportunities for growth and leadership.


The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary and benefits package including:

• Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, available immediately.

• Generous PTO

• 401K Match

• Wellness Reimbursement

• Parental Leave

• Career Development

• Company paid and voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

• Short and long term disability

• Paid Holidays

And more!

Additional Information

This is an on-site position based at our Alabaster, AL site.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the hiring process or experience any issues with our online application process, please email View email address on click.appcast.io.

Croda recognizes employees as our strength and the diversity they bring to our workforce are directly linked to our ongoing success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including age, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

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