Title:  Process Engineering Supervisor

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?  

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Summary: 

The duties of the Process engineering supervisor are to function as a member of the vision & process engineering managers staff and to lead the day-to-day operations of the vision engineering team. This position coordinates and drives improvements within machine vision inspection processes using data driven decision making and sound continuous improvement and engineering methodologies.

Primary Duties & Responsibility:

• Manage and direct a vision engineering sub-group under the guidance of the process engineering manager.
• Prepare objectives, appraisals and development plans for direct reports.
• Facilitate the Vision Engineering Team to reduce variation, yield savings, improve quality, meet Customer’s needs while achieving Plant and Corporate goals.
• Accountable for delivering tangible results, effective change management approaches and best practice project management techniques.
• Interact with all departments to support quality, cost savings and production needs.
• Provide project leadership by coordinating the efforts of the employees for the successful completion of Vision projects according to plan and budget.
• Develop initial project scope, timelines, savings and cost estimates.
• Monitor projects to ensure they remain on schedule and budget and track delivered results.
• Write technical reports as required.
• Write and revise procedures and S.O.I.’s to ensure the equipment is being operated and maintained according to good manufacturing practices.
• Write design of experiments (DOE’s) as required to address issues or test new approaches.
• Perform other duties as directed

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field (Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer preferred) or equivalent experience required.
• Three or more years of practical engineering experience as well as manufacturing work experience preferably in a cGMP/Pharmaceutical manufacturing environment with progressive responsibility in process/industrial engineering, operations and project management is required. Lean Manufacturing experience and leadership preferred.

Experience:

• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate and effectively manage conflict.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate others and effectively delegate work as required.
• Proficient in all Microsoft based programs and statistical software packages. SAP experience preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience with machine vision systems.
• Knowledge of cGMP for aseptic/ clean room manufacturing.
• Ability of authoring/revising SOIs, SOPs and validation documents.

Physical & Travel Requirements: 

• Office environment
• Travel up to 10%
• Manufacturing environment

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