Summary

Location: Ivrea, Italy #onsite

Role Purpose:
Lead and serves the Engineering organization for TRD RLT, which is responsible to establish, maintain and improve the engineering processes with respect to buildings, equipment, utilities and energy. The Engineering Lead is also responsible to provide provision of engineering related tools and systems (calibration, engineering database, CMMS, Comos)

Responsibility for design, execution and hand-over of investment major projects within cost, time schedule, quality, and functionality within area of technical responsibility.
Ensure that equipment, infrastructure, and investment projects are fully operational, meet regulatory GMP and HSE (including radioprotection) compliance through efficient, effective, compliant and innovative maintenance
Responsible for leading the engineering / maintenance organization at site and ensures that equipment, infrastructure, and building are fully operational, meet regulatory-, GMP -and HSE -compliance and are further developed to meet future requirements.

About the Role

Main Activities

Strategy:

Manage and execute projects in alignment with key local and global stakeholders and ensure projects on site are developed through their various stages of scope, definition, approval, and implementation
Responsible for the management/execution of all site investment projects according to asset life cycle management and project schedules, time, cost, functionality, and quality
Ensure state of the art technical solutions according compliance standards and HSE regulations including radioprotection regulations
Responsible to develop / maintain Engineering site strategy plan (Capex Plan, recapitalization of equipment, budgeting, etc.) and oversight of its implementation.
Responsible for the technical availability, reliability, and condition of the production plants.
Lead sharing and leveraging of best practices and expertise within the Novartis engineering community
Lead the implementation of technology strategy and the approved equipment standards and project execution standards

Leadership & Organization

Be available, accountable, decisive, honest and trustworthy to a group of subordinate specialists
Plan resources for maintenance / calibration - Monitor and control backlogs of maintenance / calibration work orders - Select vendor / contractor
Ensure technical training of Engineering personnel: training curricula, training execution

Quality & Compliance

Support internal and external audits
Ensure Compliance with Quality Manual/ Quality Modules/ GOPs.

Maintenance & Calibration:

Drive/ improve technical availability, reliability, and condition of assets
Develop, monitor and improve KPI for engineeringEstablish cost efficient repair and maintenance processes in compliance with local regulations, HSE, GMP
Define and execute asset strategy and proper asset lifecycle management
Manage maintenance improvement projects and initiatives
Create and control maintenance/ calibration budget, drive efficiencies

Ideal Background

Education (minimum/desirable):

Degree in industrial field engineering or equivalent. Master’s degree is desirable.

Languages:

Fluent written and spoken Italian and English

Experience/Professional requirement:

10 years in Plant Engineering or similar
Leadership experience (successful project management) on major investments
Excellent project management skills including contract management and project appraisal/ financial knowledge
Excellent communication skills, ability to effective present complex ideas and solutions to executive management, technical experts, and regional/local teams
In-depth technical knowledge in pharmaceutical processes, specifically aseptic processes and equipment
Wide interdisciplinary knowledge and experience in international and multi-disciplinary complex environments

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Engineering Lead TRD RLT