Engineering Senior Specialist, Global Engineering Solutions

Role Overview

Global Engineering Solutions (GES) is responsible for delivering capital projects with innovative technology and engineering solutions. Under the direction of the GES MPS Leader, the Sr. Specialist will work with GES integrated project teams and key stakeholders including Technical Operations, Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality partners to optimally design new facilities and technology solutions in support of pipeline and in-line products utilizing MPS methodology and tools.

Responsibilities & Capabilities

• Utilize various tools, techniques, and ways of thinking in conjunction with the House of MPS to design, analyze, and improve process and facility designs on assigned projects to deliver simple, reliable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions.
• Support process design from FEL 0 through FEL3, as well as Start-up Readiness, as a key member of GES integrated project teams, including MPS support on developing management systems required for project delivery.
• Provide teaching and coaching to effectively transfer Lean skills across project teams and continuously develop their knowledge of MPS and its application to our work.
• Design and lead multiple project workshops for information gathering, development of optimal solutions, and relationship building with project teams.
• Provide coaching and leadership around improving GES business processes including systems enabling project design and execution.
• Engage and coach GES project teams and stakeholders/clients at all levels to ensure we are designing solutions to meet highest standards around OA, changeover, facility layout and process design for successful long-term operability.
• Manage teams to mitigate risk, allocate resources, and drive on time completion of initiatives.
• Mentor others on effective communication and active listening techniques to fully understand client/customer needs and expectations.
• Proactively recognize and mitigate barriers to initiatives.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and challenging the status quo.
• Build trust and develop new relationships with internal and external clients to effectively collaborate and achieve successful outcomes.

Qualifications/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree, Engineering Degree desired or in a related field.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in manufacturing, engineering, or consulting environments.
• Hands-on application of Lean tools and techniques: standardized work, scientific problem solving, value stream mapping, mistake proofing, 5S-Visual Factory.
• Lean application experience, understanding and successful application of MPS critical thinking skills.
• Experience applying consultative skills: ability to influence decision making, ability to interact with all levels of the business, project management skills, solid business acumen, proven team building skills, exceptionally good listening skills, results oriented, strong analytical skills, and prior process improvement experience.
• Coaching, Teaching, and driving a High-Performance Organization.
• Proven experience in coaching and teaching others to think, behave and apply lean methods and tools.
• Exceptional group facilitation & capability build skills.
• Experience enabling and leveraging diverse perspectives, talents, etc. to achieve business outcomes.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Developing business acumen to support business case analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Use of the Toyota Business Practice (8 Step) for problem solving.
• Training in Lean based on the Toyota Production System (TPS).
• Obtained Yellow belt, Green belt, and/or Black belt.
• Experience utilizing MPS in a cross-functional environment.
• Experience analyzing complex end-to-end supply chains and driving process improvement.
• Excellent skills using IT applications to organize and analyze data (MS-Access, MS-Excel, Minitab, Power BI); coding knowledge in MS Excel or related application is a plus.
• Experience in operations management, manufacturing, or related disciplines.
• Experience in a Vaccines or Sterile pharmaceutical environment.