Site Engineering Manager

Site Engineering Manager

Croda is an FTSE 100 organization where we believe our people are the difference. Our values of Innovative Responsible and Together create our purpose: Smart science to improve lives. With over 5000 employees globally we specialize in the research development and manufacturing of innovative ingredients for the Life Science and Consumer Care markets.

We are focused on developing our inclusive culture through accountability collaboration and innovation. By joining Croda you will become part of a team that utilizes smart science to create a more sustainable future.

As we deliver our ambitious 2030 growth strategy were looking for a Site Engineering Manager to oversee the daily operations of the Engineering department. Ensuring departmental operations meets business requirements operational budgets and that all processes are compliant with Safety Health Environmental (SHE) and cGMP rules defined by Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the Croda Group Region Business Sector and Avanti as well as guidance from recognized regulatory bodies. Accountability for administrative and technical oversight spending and strategic direction of Capital Program & Maintenance Program. Serve as a member of the local Site Leadership Team that has the functional responsibility for developing and implementing a site-specific operational strategy ensuring organizational capability and appropriate management of the site. Collaborating with peers in SHE and Quality to ensure plant utilities equipment and systems are operated in a cost-effective manner that are compliant with all safety and quality policies and regulations.

Who Were Looking For:

• A bachelors degree preferably in engineering basicscienceor business managementwith a sufficientlydemonstratedlevel of performance and capability asdeterminedby management.
• Minimum of 10 years of experienceas production manager process manager project manager or plant engineer
• Experience in a regulated industry preferably pharmaceutical medicaldeviceor food.
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical product/excipient manufacturing process.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement business strategiesi.e. organizational structure change management budget development projectmanagementand strategic staffing plan.
• Recognize unanticipated or adverse outcomes or deviations; able to use technicalexpertise experience data analysis and creativity to evaluate andidentifyroot causes to propose corrective actions or resolutions of increasing complexity independently and rapidly take corrective actionsto resolve technical problems of suitable complexity.
• Knowledge and experience with regulations related to safety andenvironmentalcompliance.
• Knowledge of the use of PPE safetyprotocolsandpracticesrelated to working withairexposuretohazardouschemicalsthatcouldpotentially affect the healthofthe employee.
• Excellent leadership and teamdevelopmentskills.
• Excellentcommunicationsskills (verbal and written).
• Actively contributes to the improvement of policypracticesand procedures.
• Abilityto interact and communicate effectively with customers and employees at alllevelsincluding senior management.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Provides administrative and technical oversight for maintenance utilities plant and project engineering validation site engineering competencies and information technology functions.
• Ensure departmental operations meet business requirements operational budgets and that all processes are compliant with SHE and cGMP regulations.
• It is accountable for departmental capital spend engineering expense budget determination and performance of engineering providers reliability of assets over short and longer term and maintenance of engineering standards.
• Determines the strategic direction of site engineering setting the plan for processes and manages interdepartmental relationships to increase efficiency and profitability.
• Develop and adapt processes and organizational structure to provide necessary management capabilities and resources to create a culture of operational excellence with the aim being to achieve growth plans through capex and continuous improvements.
• Collaborates with peers in SHE and Quality to ensure plant utilities equipment and systems are operated in a cost-effective manner that are compliant with all safety and quality policies and regulations.
• Determines and implements the maintenance philosophy for the site to ensure all utilities equipment and systems are operated and maintained to deliver optimal reliability and uptime.

• Ensure departmental adherence to allSHEprograms and rules.
• Instill a culture of personal accountability for individual behaviors related toSHEactivities.
• Provide feedback and coaching to coworkers on safe and unsafe behaviors and conditions.
• Activelyparticipatein theSHE management system.

• Responsible for performance managementcoachingand mentoring of direct reports.
• Create well-defined performance plans and development opportunities for direct reports and hold them accountable for the successful completion of predefined goals andobjectives.
• Provide training resources and professional development opportunities for staff to improve manufacturing operations as they relate to safety operational excellence process optimization risk management usage of new equipment and industry best practices.
• Seek opportunities to coach mentor and influence all staff including peers for the purpose of developing future Avanti leaders.
• Develop a succession planning strategy for the production team and champion the career interests ofappropriate employees.
• Establish andmaintainfunctional training curriculum for the production department.
• Ensure departmental resourceutilizationand staff readiness with respect tocapacitytraining and capability are enough to meet operational requirements and customer expectations.
• Utilize reward and disciplinaryprocesses asappropriate tomotivate employees.
• Supervise the production department asappropriate toensure all staff can perform the following work tasks to ensure Safety Identity StrengthPurityand Quality (SISPQ) of products manufactured at Avanti. This includes but is not limited to the following:
• Strict adherence to all written instructions and procedures to ensure all steps of an operation are appropriately followed.
• Strict adherence to good documentation practices to ensure all steps of an operation are appropriately documented.
• Create manufacturing procedures and SOPs.
• Perform root cause investigations where processes or products do not conform to written procedures orspecifications.
• Maintain all work areas in a state of cleanliness and sanitation through good housekeeping practices and applying good personal health practices.
• Ensure the safety of all personnel andproductsby wearing properPersonalProtectiveEquipment (PPE) according to the operation being executed.
• Promote a culture to report any action that couldimpactthe SISPQ of any productimmediatelyto supervision.
• Ensure appropriate functional leadership and support for internal and external teams or projects.
• Drive and empower decision making to the lowest level within the organization.

• Participate and support the site leadership initiative to create a fundamental engineering framework.
• Establish relevant metrics to improve OEE.
• Evaluate and make organizationalchanges asnecessary to create the mosteffective department structure.
• Createdepartmentaljoband orfunction descriptionsfor all positions.
• Champion a cultureof continuous improvementto business processes with the aim ofincreasingsafety and efficiency within the operation.

What We Offer:

The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary and benefits package including:

Excellent Medical Dental and Vision coverage available immediately.

Generous PTO

401K Match

Wellness Reimbursement

Parental Leave

Career Development

Company paid and voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Paid Holidays

Additional Information

This is an on-site position based at our Alabaster AL site.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the hiring process or experience any issues with our online application process please email

Why Croda

At Croda we believe our people are our difference. We are people-led driven by the desire to do good and deliver value a unifying principle shaped by all the great people that have travelled through Croda since our beginning in 1925. We pride ourselves on bringing together diverse teams and talents from across the globe and guided by our values of Responsible Innovative and Together we are passionate about building an inclusive collaborative and diverse organisation with innovation and customer focus underpinning all that we do.

Croda recognizes employees as our strength and the diversity they bring to our workforce aredirectly linkedto our ongoing success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate based on any protected attribute including age racecolor religion national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity gender expression marital or veteran status pregnancy or disability or any other basis protected under applicable accordance withapplicable law we make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees religious practices and beliefs as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

Required Experience:

Manager