Senior Director, Engineering

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.

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

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: Senior Director, Engineering

Reporting to the Fort Dodge Site Head and on the Site Leadership Team, the Senior Director is responsible for the technical and strategic leadership of the Engineering Function and Maintenance at the Fort Dodge Iowa site.

You will lead, coach, and develop the engineering team to excel in line with Elanco Engineering and Manufacturing principles.

In addition, the role is a member of the Global Elanco Technical Operations Leadership Team, who set and drive the global technical strategy for Elanco Manufacturing.

The position offers an excellent opportunity for you to lead the Engineering function at two key vaccine sites and influence the global strategy at a leading Animal Health Company.

Your Responsibilities:


* Lead and Develop Engineering Team: Provide leadership and performance management for the Site Engineering team, including maintenance, process engineers, and capital project managers, while also developing technical talent across Elanco.


* Strategic Planning: Develop the long-term strategy for the engineering function and create a strategic investment plan for the Site facilities.


* Asset Management & Compliance: Ensure all Site assets are qualified, maintained, and recapitalized to comply with Elanco standards and capabilities.


* Operational Support & Improvement: Support manufacturing operations to achieve production goals, driving continuous improvement of assets to enhance overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and optimize resources.


* Capital Project Execution: Accountable for the effective and efficient planning and execution of all capital investments.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):


* Bachelor of Engineering or Higher.


* Must have several years experience of Engineering Team Leadership in the areas of maintenance, reliability, process engineering support or capital planning and delivery.


* Must have several years experience in FDA, EMA (EU GMP), USDA regulated , Animal Health, Pharmaceutical or Biotech manufacturing environment.

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