Process Instrumentation Supervisor

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Job description

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We're looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Path/Level: B5

Title: Process Instrumentation Supervisor

Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) molecules located in Lebanon, IN. This facility is Lilly's largest investment in manufacturing capacity and is intended to provide APIs for current and future products, including new modalities. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the startup team for a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the processes and facility to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

Main Purpose and Objectives of Position:

The Process Instrumentation Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the maintenance, calibration, and repair of all instrumentation and control systems within the LP1 API manufacturing facility. These responsibilities as well as others could include setting priorities, assigning work, being a technical resource, personnel development and working with other departments for a specific production area / shift to ensure manufacturing goals and project deadlines are met while maintaining compliance with current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs), good documentation practices (GDPs) and health safety and environmental (HSE) guidelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Safety -
  • Ensures that all team members are knowledgeable and compliant regarding safety procedures, policies, permits and practices. Initiates and leads accident, near miss reviews and incident notifications. Ensures proper housekeeping procedures are maintained.
• Quality -
  • Responsible for team's compliance and meeting the quality standards as defined by cGMPs, the Global Quality Standards, local procedures
• Manage People Effectively -
  • Responsible for managing daily maintenance operations across shifts up to 7 days a week, including attendance, overtime, operational issues, performance management, development planning and reporting of results.
• Maintenance Excellence -
  • Supervise and lead a team of technicians responsible for the maintenance and calibration of instrumentation and control systems.
  • Main point of contact for emergency maintenance of calibrated instruments and responsible for escalation of any issues.
  • Ensuring quality of Maintenance Execution.
  • Responsible for Team Training and Development and ensuring team is current on training prior to assigning work.
  • Responsible for Maintenance KPI's associated with Team's performance.
  • Aligns Team Priorities to Support Production Plan.
  • Interfaces with customers to insure alignment.
  • Reviewing executed Work Orders.
  • Owns Week 1 scheduling and work completion processes across their Area.
  • Manage craft allocation to respond to changing priorities.
• Green site Startup -
  • Participate in any start-up activities, including IQ/OQ/PQ/PV/CV, procedure reviews, and training reviews.
  • Lead teams as necessary to accomplish plant start-up and team goals.
  • Flexibility to support other areas within the Maintenance team & participate in Project and best practice initiatives within the Maintenance team.
  • Interviewing, Hiring, and developing Maintenance staff.

Basic Requirements:

• HS diploma/GED required.
• AAS in related curriculum or equivalent experience.
• 2 Years Experience in supervision.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in instrumentation, calibration or electrical systems.
• Must have experience and knowledge with Lockout / Tagout, Confined Spaces and other Safety Programs such as PSM.
• Proficiency in using instrumentation and control system software.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Additional Preferences:

• (CMMS) Maximo experience preferred.
• Experience within a regulated industry; FDA regulated industries preferred
• Strong knowledge of electronic systems and software

Additional Information:

• Tasks require entering manufacturing areas which require wearing appropriate PPE.
• May be required to provide support outside of normal working hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.

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