Global Engineering Lead

Description

What’s it like to work for Zoetis, the world leader in animal health? Zoetis means something a little different to every colleague, but at our core, our purpose ‘to nurture the world and humankind by advancing care for animals,’ is what unites us in all our roles.

We’re a global animal health company dedicated to serving veterinarians, livestock producers and people who raise and care for farm and companion animals in more than 100 countries. And we’re excited to become a part of the Douglasville, GA, community as we build our newest manufacturing facility to support our growing monoclonal antibody and vaccine portfolios.

Watch We are Zoetis: The Power of Our Purpose (youtube.com) to learn more about who we are and the good we're doing for animals, for the world, and for you.

Position Summary:

The incumbent is responsible for leading global engineering including site master planning, major capital projects, asset reliability and efficiency, automation and process control systems, evaluation of advanced manufacturing technologies, site engineering support, and establishing communities of practice globally.

Position Responsibilities:

• Engineering Leadership:
  • Lead the Global Engineering team – unifying the global, regional, and site based teams to support the engineering needs of Zoetis GMS.
  • Develop and coach engineering teams to build a high performing culture and deliver business objectives.
  • Harmonize standard operating processes for the engineering team across regions and sites, and ensure sharing and implementation of best practice across the Zoetis manufacturing network.
  • Accountable for development and/or recruitment of technical subject matter expertise and provision of adequate engineering resources (internally and externally) to ensure system reliability, robustness, and maximum availability.
  • Drive standardization of performance metrics for the Global Engineering team and report results.
  • Accountable to develop and achieve budget for all aspects of the engineering organization.
  • Drive site engineering maturity and gap assessments – offer recommendations / solutions.
  • Partner with the global sustainability lead to support the implementation of energy and water efficiency projects at sites.

• Capital Program Planning & Execution:
  • Standardize approach to Site Master Planning and ensure each site maintains an active SMP – to prudently manage capital funding while ensuring sufficient capacity and business continuity planning.
  • Partner with Global Network Strategy to drive standardization in capacity planning and network studies.
  • Assist sites w/ large capital project proposals and subsequent routings for approval.
  • Provide support for execution of capital projects based on specific project needs, ranging from high level support of site engineering teams through to direct management of major projects.
  • Assist with value engineering to maximize return on investments
  • Partner with Global Strategic Sourcing to procure equipment and EPCM services for capital projects to deliver the best value for Zoetis.

• Asset Reliability & Efficiency:
  • Develop the Zoetis reliability engineering program including good practice guidelines, reliability metrics, site assessments and continuous improvement to increase operational efficiency and effectiveness.

• Advanced Manufacturing Technologies:
  • Evaluate and make recommendations for introduction of advanced manufacturing technologies such as robotics, automation and process control systems, and other modern technologies to support GMS sites.
  • Partner with Global Manufacturing Technology to execute projects related to new technologies in manufacturing and packaging.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related technical discipline.
• MBA or other Masters degree preferred.
• At least ten years of biological, vaccine and/or pharmaceutical experience preferred.
• Demonstrated successful leadership of teams required.
• Experience leading major capital projects (including facility start-ups) and site maintenance operations.
• International experience preferred.

Technical Skills and Competence Required:

• Demonstrated strengths in the following capabilities: Team leadership, Operational Management, Capital Projects management, EHS management, Data and Financial analysis.
• Strong oral, written and interpersonal communication skills including strong presentation and community relations.
• Ability to develop close working relationships with relevant stakeholders and to be able to positively influence them to help achieve his/her goals.
• Able to navigate a matrixed organization and build productive working relationships with peers and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated record of innovation, change management, continuous improvement with development and implementation of best practices.
• Proven history of effective performance management, coaching, mentoring and a commitment to mutual accountability, with track record of talent development and succession planning.
• Experience interfacing with contractors, sub-contractors, public officials, regulatory agencies, and others.
• Demonstrated ability to provide clear direction and prioritization to colleagues in times of conflicting requirements and insufficient resources.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and analyze complex data.
• Demonstrated record of achievement of objectives.

Physical Position Requirements

• This position is based in Parsippany, NJ (US) or Cherrywood, IRE.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of working time.

About Zoetis

At Zoetis we are passionate about our customers and the animals in their care. We discover, develop and manufacture the world’s most innovative and effective products for animal health—medicines, vaccines, diagnostics, genetic tests, biodevices—and we are creating the next generation of integrated solutions and services to support this evolving industry. We know our people drive our success. Our colleagues are proud of our company culture and the meaningful role we play in caring for animals. The Zoetis Core Beliefs define the commitments we make to our colleagues, customers and stakeholders every day. They have guided the creation of our award-winning workplace and our proud position as a leading partner of choice in animal health.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Our Colleagues Make the Difference, and we know their differences make Zoetis stronger. We strive to create an environment where each colleague feels valued and cared for and where we can be our best every day. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) focus and commitment begins with our leadership team of diverse backgrounds, experiences and ethnicities (50% of our executive team members are women), and it is demonstrated in our support of our colleagues and industry. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council, representing colleagues across locations, functions and communities, serve as ambassadors and champions for DE&I initiatives. In addition to the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council, Zoetis has six colleague resource groups that bring together colleagues who share similar backgrounds, experiences, or interests and work together toward goals aligned with our strategic business priorities.

Our commitment to advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has earned us recognitions as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality, a 100 Best Company for Working Mothers, a Top Company for Executive Women, among many others.

For animals. For health. For you.