Job Description

Job Description

Our Engineers promote internal and external manufacturing operations remain operational, continuously improve and innovate. With our extensive range of facilities and environments, our Engineers have opportunities across many diverse areas including Biological, Chemical, Automation, Capital Projects, Maintenance, Safety, Process Development, Technical Services, Utilities and Validation.

The Engineering Project Manager position is available at the our Company Animal Health facility in Worthington, Minnesota. Leveraging an experienced team environment, the key technologies at the site are biologics production using fermentation and cell culture platforms, filling and lyophilization.

This position will lead project teams for the design of facilities projects, specifications for new equipment, and management of construction activities/contractors. Good project management skills are required with the ability to achieve budgets, meet schedules, and minimize interruptions to production. This individual must be detailed oriented with good documentation skills.

The Engineering Project Manager is also accountable for directing and coordinating a broad spectrum of engineering and project management activities associated with biological manufacturing. This individual will provide technical support for biotech manufacturing equipment, clean utilities, sterile processes and perform process hazard analyses.

All of these activities require good interpersonal skills and the ability to work closely with operations, maintenance and engineering. This position will start as an individual contributor with the management of projects and project teams with the potential for growth into an Engineering or Maintenance Management role.

Project Management Responsibilities

* Creates an effective project team and leads it

* Works with Manufacturing to trouble shoot and evaluate process equipment issues

* Works with Manufacturing Operations and R&D to determine new process requirements

* Prepares engineering estimates/budgets for new or modified facilities, equipment and processes

* Drafts capital requests to obtain financial approval

* Accountable for preliminary engineering and feasibility studies to ensure equipment is safe, reliable and accomplishes the needed tasks

* Prepares and manages purchase orders for contractor services or equipment

* Performs technical reviews/evaluations of contractor proposals and recommends the contractor who is most qualified for the required task(s)

* Works with outside contractors to establish a project schedule to ensure construction start and completion time

* Responsible for start-up verification and testing of projects to meet customer needs

* Works with compliance to create an effective validation plan

* Creates and conveys project plans, identifies milestones and critical tasks, and monitors performance against plan

* Responsible for capital project drawings, modifications and alterations of any equipment installed to be added to any existing drawings or correct as built

Education Minimum Requirement

* High School Diploma (required)

* Bachelors Degree in Engineering | Mechanical Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Construction Science/Management, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering (preferred)

Required Experience and Skills

* At least seven (7) years of relevant work experience in a manufacturing setting.

* Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization

* Plant engineering and a manufacturing environment

* Proven project and construction management capabilities

* FDA or USDA regulated environment

* Good equipment/process trouble shooting skills

* Applied work on day to day with production personnel and contractors

Preferred Experience and Skills

* Biotechnology manufacturing/sterile processing

* Knowledge/experience with process validation (URS, FRS, IOQ, PQ)

* Sanitary piping design and installation

* Knowledge of shop floor automation (SCADA, BMS, PLCs, DCS)

* Good understanding of mechanical, electrical and plumbing system design

* PC literate with the following applications: MS Excel, MS Word, MS Project, E-Mail, Drawing Applications

Our Manufacturing & Supply Division is dedicated to being the most trusted supplier of bio-pharmaceuticals worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, create a reliable global manufacturing network thats devoted to delivering a high quality, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time.

Who we are

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for

In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization. Together we will continue Inventing For Life, Impacting Lives while Inspiring Your Career Growth.

INVENT.

IMPACT.

INSPIRE.

NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS

In accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Work Week

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

Yes

Hazardous Material(s):

Number of Openings:

1
Requisition ID:R89834