Director - Engineering & Maintenance

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: Director, Engineering & Maintenance

The Engineering Director oversees engineering and maintenance, ensuring cost-effective and timely services while managing the site's capital plan. This role supervises engineering and maintenance staff across various disciplines (process, automation, reliability, projects, facilities), focusing on staff productivity, development, and ensuring compliant equipment and systems for manufacturing. As a site lead team member, the Director collaborates across functions to support the technical agenda, business plan, strategic planning, and compliance objectives.

Your Responsibilities:

• Safety and Leadership: Champion a safety-first culture and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (Operations, QA/QC, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Finance, HSE, etc.). Participate in leadership meetings, reviews, and business planning. Lead and support site and community engagement.

• Personnel Management: Oversee engineering staff, including coaching, performance reviews, development plans, recruitment, resource allocation, and succession planning. Identify training needs and develop team skill sets. Support the security function of the site.

• Financial and Performance Management: Monitor financial performance against targets. Track and report key performance indicators (KPIs). Drive continuous improvement and remove performance barriers. Oversee capital and maintenance budgets.

• Compliance and Quality: Ensure adherence to regulations (including CFR 9 and USDA), Good Engineering Standards, Elanco Global Quality Standards, and other relevant corporate directives. Manage and develop reliability programs and equipment strategies to minimize downtime.

• Facilities and Equipment Management: Oversee the Integrated Facilities Maintenance (IFM) provider, ensuring effective maintenance, cost-saving initiatives (energy/water conservation), and a safe, well-maintained facility. Manage projects on time and within budget.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field.

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role.

• Strong understanding of Commissioning and Qualification processes.

• Ability to function in a team environment as a leader and as a member of the site leadership team.

What Will Give You the Competitive Edge (preferred qualifications):

• Knowledge of freeze drier, fermentation, and fill line technologies.

• Understanding of validation activities associated with vaccine process, technology transfer and process validation.

• Exposure to Lean Six Sigma principles.

• Experience in a regulated industry.

• Experience with multiple Engineering Disciplines including Maintenance and Reliability, Capital Project Execution, Process Engineering and Process Automation (OT).

Additional Information:

• Situations may arise where off-schedule work, both on-site and off-site, may be required.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!__ 

Elanco Benefits and Perks:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include: 

• Multiple relocation packages for eligible roles

• Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO) 

• 8-week parental leave 

• 9 Employee Resource Groups 

• Annual bonus offering 

• Up to 6% 401K matching 

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status