Director - Engineering Operational Technology

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: Director, Engineering Operational Technology

This Director has the responsibility to provide leadership for Process Automation support and ownership of the Operational Technology systems at our Fort Dodge, Iowa site.

This includes operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, project support, continuous improvement, and lifecycle manag ment for all automation systems including DCSs, PLCs, and BMSs, as well as improvements related to compliance enhancement, risk reduction and efficiency increasement.

Additionally, the director partners with other leaders to influence and implement improvements across functional disciplines to ensure that the site achieves all business plan objectives and remains compliant with all regulatory requirements including computer system validation.

Your Responsibilities:


* Operational Management: Oversees daily departmental activities, resource allocation, budget, and business plan.

Manages headcount, overtime, and expenses.

Collaborates with stakeholders and prioritizes tasks based on business goals, escalating issues as needed.


* Continuous Improvement: Drives automation value improvement by leveraging best practices, leading computer system validation, and utilizing data-driven problem-solving.

Actively participates in site operations to identify and implement automation solutions.


* People Development: Fosters employee growth through performance management plans aligned with individual, departmental, and site goals.

Provides coaching, mentoring, and career counseling, and manages performance reviews and related documentation.

Develops succession plans.


* Collaboration and Alignment: Works closely with Global Engineering to align with corporate initiatives, standards, and policies.

Partners with Human Resources on personnel matters.


* Safety Leadership: Cultivates a strong safety culture by promoting awareness, accountability, proactive risk reduction, and timely incident reporting.

Ensures safety is integrated into all automation tasks.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):...