Head of Engineering, EVF
Synthorx
Job title: Head of Engineering and Maintenance, EVF
Location: Singapore
Hiring Manager: Site Head, EVF
About the job:
We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families.
Sanofi has added two new Evolutive Facilities to our global industrial footprint. These production units (EVF) represent the future of manufacturing. They allow us to increase our capacities while making production more flexible and respectful of the environment.
Fully digitalized, our Evolutive Facilities (EVF) will enable more responsive and flexible manufacturing across multiple vaccine and biological platforms including mRNA, while minimize our impact to the environment. Our EVFs will help improve people’s lives by giving them faster access to more treatments.
Main responsibilities:
The Head of Engineering and Maintenance is responsible for leading and managing the Site engineering and maintenance team to provide all necessary support to ensure the smooth operation of the site. Incumbent is also responsible to lead the implementation of engineering best practices as well as supporting the realization of EVF as Sanofi’s Factory of the Future vision.
Reporting directly to the Site Head, the Head of Engineering and Maintenance will play a key leadership role as part of Site leadership team, providing leadership insight and direction to help achieve Site’s priorities and performances.
Act as Site interface to global and external stakeholders in all engineering related topics and matters
Implement and ensure efficient day to day site engineering operation and support, ensuring full compliance to regulatory requirement as well as Top Decile reliability performance in the facilities, utilities, and equipment availability
Management and leadership for Sanofi Tuas Engineering & Maintenance function, including automation, projects, utilities, calibration & maintenance and process engineering function
Participate as key member of Site Leadership Team by collaborating cross functionality to achieve site priorities and performance
Build and consistently develop High Performing Team. Drive team engagement and ensure strong succession pipelines
Evaluate and implement robust engineering practices such as predictive and proactive maintenance and reliability engineering program
Responsible of site CAPEX and maintenance budget
About You:
Versatile and Strong technical competency in engineering discipline such as Utilities operation, Automation, CAPEX projects, Process engineering, Calibration and maintenance
High level of critical thinking and ability to prioritize
Strong problem solving and decision-making capability
Strong leadership and management capability
Adaptable, flexible, collaborative and comfortable with changes
Strong in communication and ability to inspire
Proven track record on result delivery
Min Bachelor or Master degree with a Engineering or Science related discipline
Min 15 years of experience in maintenance, engineering and project management activities in the pharmaceutical industry
Min 10 years of people management experience
Strong understanding of local regulatory requirement with respect to Pharma Manufacturing site permit and licensing needs
Candidate with strong Automation or Site Digitalisation experience will be advantageous.
Candidate with strong HSE background will be advantageous
Actively drive and promote safety culture within Engineering team
Experience in greenfield/brownfield project startup will be advantageous
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