SUMMARY

Seeking a new member of Leadership Team to provide strategic direction and vision to its Engineering Teams. We need experience in DESIGN and ASSEMBLY of machinery or equipment – particularly capital equipment that might be in process or production plants. This position is for a Director of Engineering in the Allentown, PA area. Providing relocation assistance.

RESPONSIBILITIS

• Deliver strategic insight, decisive action, and leadership for the function as well as for the entire business operation.
• Focus Engineering team on creating technical innovations in Electrical, Mechanical and Automation Systems
• Create and implement aggressive KPIs for quality, performance, delivery, and cost for all products.
• Develop new leaders and motivate engineering team through technical direction and guidance.
• Optimize operating efficiencies between manufacturing sites.
• Advance business strategy through innovative product launches, engaging ME’s, EEs, and Automation Engineers
• A vital element of business growth strategy is having a vibrant, technically rich, and challenged engineering team strategically aligned with product management and marketing functions that are strategic, results-focused and market savvy.
• Lead and align a global group of over 100 engineers to design the proper organization structure, engagement levels and talent pipeline to deliver business goals.
• Plot a technology path that both interests and excites current and future technology talent.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Business. MSEE preferred.
• 10+ years manufacturing or engineering management experience in a pharma, life science or capital equipment environment with 5+ years in a proven leadership capacity.
• Six Sigma Green Belt.
• Prior experience using Autodesk AutoCAD 2D/3D.
• Experience with ERP software. Syteline preferred.
• Experience with ASME / BPE Bioprocessing Equipment standards.