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Job Title: Facilities and Engineering APU Lead

About the Job

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families.

This organization is responsible for providing Facilities, Engineering and Maintenance support for all cGMP process and utility systems at Framingham MA Campus, maintaining these systems in a validated state of control and ensuring uninterrupted business continuity.  This organization is also responsible for shared GMP and non GMP systems on the Framingham campus as defined by Service Level Agreements and this role will support key campus stakeholders including but not limited to Research & Development, Science, Global Manufacturing Sciences and Technology.  This organization is also responsible for non GMP maintenance of buildings on the Framingham campus in conjunction with North America Sanofi Business services (SBS) and is the main group interfacing with SBS.

This position will serve as the Facilities and Engineering leader in one of the site’s APU’s (Autonomous Production Units).  In this role, the leader will serve on the APU leadership team, managing the daily operations of the APU, and will be the key interface to the larger F&E organization.  In this role, the leader will be responsible for monitoring and directing the Engineering and Maintenance needs of the business unit including issue resolution/leadership, corrective, preventive, and predictive/monitoring maintenance, audit readiness, cGMP compliance, capital investment recommendations, and adherence to established site schedules.

Main Responsibilities:

• Select, develop, and motivate qualified staff to effectively conduct department activities, support site strategic projects and provide for the continuity of managerial and specialized skills

• Provide leadership, guidance, and direction to staff consistent with cGMP and corporate quality governance

• Coach and mentor staff in all aspect of their job performance and career development including training, feedback, rewards and disciplinary action.  Approve timecards, as appropriate, set and approved annual priorities and individual development plans, conduct 1:1’s and provide mid/end of year reviews.

• Initiate and / or complete deviations, CAPAs, HSE CAPAs, root cause analysis and HSE event reports.

• Responsible for the performance against applicable department metrics including schedule adherence, PM On-Time, labor utilization, etc. This includes forecasting, headcount, and spend tracking for all applicable facilities budgets. Ensure all required facility shutdowns are planned and executed to address required preventive maintenance, upgrades, and capital investment

• Ensure that required environmental conditions in responsible facilities are maintained through collaboration with the Quality Group

• Support department, FFO, and Site mid and long-range strategic planning and drive efficiencies through continuous process improvement initiatives.

• Support network development and alignment by participating in the establishment and sharing of best practices with other site(s) or APUs.

• Lead cross functional teams (GEMBAs) and use problem solving to improve communication and right first-time performance.  Perform process confirmations to ensure compliance with existing standards.

• Work in a collaborative team environment and interact with other support groups such as HSE, Engineering, Facilities, Validation, Quality Assurance and Supply Chain.

• Complete all HSE specific tasks including field audits, Safe Work Permits, Managerial Safety Visits (MSV’s) and event reporting and investigations. Support internal/external audits as required

• Communication across organizational and functional boundaries to build effective cross functional operational teams

• Support the development and management of predictive and preventive maintenance philosophy in parallel with the site’s reliability centered maintenance program.  

• Write/revise accurate operational procedures, training documents and maintenance procedures for various utility systems

• Serve as Board Owner (if applicable) for +QDCI process, actively participate and drive team performance through SMS systems and tools.

• Leadership Qualifications

• An ongoing commitment to conducting our global business according to the highest legal and ethical standards, and to continually pursue excellence in the development and delivery of all of our products and services. This includes:

• Adhering to all applicable laws and regulations of the places in which we conduct business, as well as our own Company policies and procedures.

• Being honest and treating people with respect and courtesy.

• Constantly striving to make Sanofi a great place to work, and a company respected for the quality of its people and products.

• Acting as role models for our fellow employees by promoting diversity, acting responsibly, fairly, and honestly in our dealings and exercising sound judgment in performing our jobs.

• Adopting and modeling our 4 Play to Win Pillars – “Stretch, Take Action, Act of Patients & Customers, and Think Sanofi First” – in your day to day activities and those of your team(s).

About You

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent and 10+ years of progressive facilities & engineering management experience in Biologics or Pharmaceutical industry.

• OR Associates Degree and 8+ years of progressive facilities & engineering management experience in Biologics or Pharmaceutical industry.

• OR Bachelor’s Degree and 6+ years of progressive facilities & engineering management experience in Biologics or Pharmaceutical industry.

• 5+ years of experience leading direct reports

• Knowledge of standard industrial HSE programs and requirements (i.e., lock out tag out, work at heights, confined spaces, etc.)

• Working knowledge of building utility and life safety systems, maintenance best practices, and applicable City, State, and Federal Codes.

• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.

• Proficient using MS Office suite applications and Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).

Preferred Qualifications

• Lean and / or 6-Sigma Certification.

• Change Management experience.

• Working knowledge or good asset management practices.

• Experience in audit preparation and participation in internal and external audits.

• Experience/Training in root cause analysis, and identification & implementation of corrective/preventative actions in support of Quality Management Systems.

• Experience authoring and reviewing standard operating procedures, on-the-job-trainings, and other controlled documents

Special Working Conditions

• Able to gown and gain entry to manufacturing and quality controlled areas.

Why Choose Us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.

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