Director of Engineering
Title: Director of Engineering
Department: Engineering
Location: Laurelton, NY (On-Site)
Position Type: Full-time, non union
Job Summary:
The Director of Engineering oversees & leads all Engineering & Maintenance functions at the Epic Pharma main facility located in Laurelton, Queens, NY and our Westbury, Long Island Warehouse.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Managing, developing, assigning, mentoring and training Engineering Department management as they complete tasks and projects to ensure quality guidelines are followed & plant operations are fully supported.
- Generate & present CAPEX expenditures for the facility, and departmental budgets.
- Ensuring all department associated SOP’s are up to date & followed
- Drafting equipment qualification protocols & support documentation using company approved programs
- Collaborating with all departments to provide support & remediation solutions
- Work with Quality unit to remediate deviations & support investigations as they apply to production & packaging equipment & facility functions
- Coordinate & oversee large scale product, packaging & support equipment removal & installations
- Ensuring appropriate applications, permits, data reports, records & other documentation are collected, prepared, submitted, maintained as required by State & Federal governing agencies (FDNY, DEC, DEP, NYCDOB)
- Review and approve department purchases
- Coordinating payments to contractors & vendors for services rendered
- Other tasks as assigned by Department Head
Required Skills & Abilities:
- Advance level technical writing skills, excellent details orientation skills, advance level skills with drawing software (ACAD, Visio).
- Must be well versed in trouble shooting & maintaining production, packaging & facility support equipment, in a Pharmaceutical manufacturing environment (GMP, aseptic, clean room design).
- Facility, utility & equipment engineering (HVAC, water systems, automation).
- Validation & Qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ).
- Problem solving & decision making skills under pressure.
- Excellent written, verbal technical reporting skills in English.
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related field required.
- Minimum 12 years experience in Manufacturing Environment – pharmaceuticals a plus.
To Download An Employment Application
To apply for this job, please send resume and cover letter to Epic-HR@epic-pharma.com