Associate Director, Engineering/ Directeur(trice) Associé(e), Ingénierie
Associate Director, Engineering/ Directeur(trice) Associé(e), Ingénierie
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The Associate Director of Engineering is responsible for leading all engineering functions at the vaccine manufacturing site ensuring compliance with statutory regulatory and company standards related to engineering integrity.
This role oversees maintenance capital projects utilities and engineering business systems to support the sites mission of delivering high-quality vaccine products. The position requires strategic leadership operational excellence and a strong focus on safety quality and cost-effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities:
Engineering Leadership & Strategy
Own the engineering function site-wide ensuring adherence to all statutory requirements Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) regulations and company policies affecting engineering integrity and compliance.
Develop and implement engineering strategies aligned with site and corporate objectives including site space planning and energy conservation initiatives.
Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team (11 direct reports) fostering a culture of continuous improvement technical excellence and professional growth.
Drive change management initiatives within the engineering function and across the site to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Foster strong working relationships across all site functions and with external partners promoting collaboration effective communication and alignment of engineering goals with broader business objectives. Provide people management through coaching mentoring and performance development to build a motivated and capable engineering team.
Maintenance & Operations
Oversee maintenance and construction engineering support to ensure reliable compliant and cost-effective operation of all site equipment and infrastructure.
Manage contractor relationships and performance to ensure quality safety and cost targets are met.
Ensure the provision and optimization of critical utilities (electricity steam compressed air purified water etc.) and site effluent treatment systems.
Monitor and improve engineering service quality including minimizing equipment downtime and improving response times to production needs.
Capital Projects & Asset Management
Lead the Capital Delivery Team responsible for the planning execution commissioning and qualification of all capital projects on site ensuring projects meet scope schedule budget and quality requirements.
Oversee capital contractor management and ensure compliance with all regulatory and company standards during project execution.
Plan and implement asset recapitalization strategies to maintain and enhance site infrastructure and equipment in line with business goals.
Compliance Safety & Security
Collaborate with Health Safety and Environment (HSE) team to proactively address all engineering-related safety and environmental concerns.
Ensure facility security meets corporate requirements and supports safe compliant operations.
Maintain compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements including timely completion of tests inspections and certifications.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Support
Support new product launches by providing engineering expertise and ensuring site readiness.
Work closely with site leadership and management committee colleagues to develop policies business processes and strategic initiatives that improve site performance.
Manage the overall engineering budget including Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) expenses ensuring cost control and financial accountability.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in Engineering is required; Masters degree preferred.
7-10 years experience in Animal Health Pharmaceuticals Fine Chemicals and/or Food Industry.
Professional Engineer designation or equivalent professional qualification required.
Strong understanding of engineering regulations relevant to the sites geographies.
Additional Preferences:
Proven analytical thinking and troubleshooting skills.
Strong oral written and interpersonal communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and be a self-starter.
Proven ability to multi-task with strong attention to detail.
Experience in validation activities related to aseptic processes technology transfer and process validation.
Experience with the design operation maintenance and/or regulatory compliance of pressure vessels in a GMP manufacturing environment.
Familiarity with FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) QRM (Quality Risk Management) P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams) and PFD (Process Flow Diagrams) development.
Experience in fermentation and cell technology equipment.
Other Requirements:
Flexibility to work evenings weekends and overtime as business needs require.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
Equipment downtime related to engineering failures
Employee engagement and retention within the engineering team including staff development progress and leadership effectiveness as measured by regular feedback and performance reviews.
Response time to production engineering requests
Customer satisfaction scores for engineering services
Compliance with statutory and regulatory inspections and tests
Capital project delivery on time scope and budget
Energy consumption and conservation metrics
Contractor performance quality and cost
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse talented and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one anothers thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.
The Company is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this job in certain provinces within Canada. Final determinations with respect to salary will consider a number of factors which may include but not be limited to the primary work location and the chosen candidates relevant skills experience and education. Expected CAD salary range: $ 97600- $ 165900. Available benefits include bonus eligibility long term incentive if applicable health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family) retirement benefits paid holidays and vacation.
All candidates are required to have adequate and legal work authorization to work in Canada prior to applying for posted positions.
Only candidates with valid work authorization not requiring company sponsorship in the course of their employment with our company will be considered in the recruitment process.
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Secondary Language(s) Job Description:
Le Directeur Associ de lIngnierie est responsable de la direction de toutes les fonctions dingnierie sur le site de fabrication de vaccins en garantissant la conformit aux normes lgales rglementaires et internes relatives lintgrit de lingnierie.
Ce poste supervise la maintenance les projets dinvestissement les utilits et les systmes daffaires dingnierie afin de soutenir la mission du site qui est de fournir des produits vaccinaux de haute qualit. Le rle exige un leadership stratgique une excellence oprationnelle et un fort accent sur la scurit la qualit et la rentabilit.
Responsabilits cls :
Leadership et stratgie en ingnierie
Assurer la responsabilit de la fonction ingnierie lchelle du site en garantissant le respect de toutes les exigences lgales des Bonnes Pratiques de Fabrication (BPF) des rglementations et des politiques internes affectant lintgrit et la conformit de lingnierie.
Dvelopper et mettre en uvre des stratgies dingnierie alignes sur les objectifs du site et de lentreprise incluant la planification des espaces et les initiatives de conservation dnergie.
Diriger et dvelopper une quipe dingnierie performante (11 collaborateurs directs) en favorisant une culture damlioration continue dexcellence technique et de dveloppement professionnel.
Piloter les initiatives de gestion du changement au sein de la fonction ingnierie et travers le site pour amliorer lefficacit oprationnelle.
Favoriser des relations de travail solides avec toutes les fonctions du site et les partenaires externes en promouvant la collaboration la communication efficace et lalignement des objectifs dingnierie avec les objectifs commerciaux globaux. Assurer la gestion des quipes par le coaching le mentorat et le dveloppement des performances pour construire une quipe motive et comptente.
Maintenance et oprations
Superviser le support en maintenance et ingnierie de construction pour garantir un fonctionnement fiable conforme et rentable de tous les quipements et infrastructures du site.
Grer les relations et la performance des sous-traitants afin dassurer la qualit la scurit et le respect des objectifs de cots.
Assurer la fourniture et loptimisation des utilits critiques (lectricit vapeur air comprim eau purifie etc.) et des systmes de traitement des effluents du site.
Surveiller et amliorer la qualit des services dingnierie notamment en minimisant les temps darrt des quipements et en amliorant les temps de rponse aux besoins de production.
Projets dinvestissement et gestion des actifs
Diriger lquipe de ralisation des projets dinvestissement responsable de la planification de lexcution de la mise en service et de la qualification de tous les projets dinvestissement sur le site en veillant ce que les projets respectent le primtre le calendrier le budget et les exigences de qualit.
Superviser la gestion des sous-traitants en capital et assurer la conformit toutes les normes rglementaires et internes durant lexcution des projets.
Planifier et mettre en uvre des stratgies de recapitalisation des actifs pour maintenir et amliorer linfrastructure et les quipements du site en accord avec les objectifs commerciaux.
Conformit scurit et sret
Collaborer avec lquipe Sant Scurit et Environnement (SSE) pour traiter de manire proactive toutes les proccupations lies la scurit et lenvironnement dans le domaine de lingnierie.
Veiller ce que la scurit des installations rponde aux exigences de lentreprise et soutienne des oprations sres et conformes.
Maintenir la conformit toutes les exigences lgales et rglementaires y compris la ralisation en temps voulu des tests inspections et certifications.
Collaboration interfonctionnelle et support
Soutenir les lancements de nouveaux produits en apportant une expertise en ingnierie et en assurant la prparation du site.
Travailler en troite collaboration avec la direction du site et les membres du comit de gestion pour dvelopper des politiques des processus mtier et des initiatives stratgiques visant amliorer la performance du site.
Grer le budget global de lingnierie y compris les dpenses de gestion intgre des installations (IFM) en assurant le contrle des cots et la responsabilit financire.
Qualifications minimales :
Baccalaurat en gnie est requis; Matrise de prfrence.
7 10 ans dexprience dans les secteurs de la sant animale des produits pharmaceutiques des produits chimiques fins et/ou de lindustrie alimentaire.
Titre dingnieur professionnel ou qualification professionnelle quivalente exige.
Bonne connaissance des rglementations dingnierie applicables aux zones gographiques du site.
Prfrences supplmentaires :
Comptences avres en analyse et rsolution de problmes.
Excellentes comptences en communication orale crite et interpersonnelle.
Capacit dmontre travailler de manire autonome et prendre des initiatives.
Aptitude grer plusieurs tches simultanment avec une grande attention aux dtails.
Exprience dans les activits de validation lies aux procds aseptiques au transfert de technologie et la validation des procds.
Exprience dans la conception lexploitation la maintenance et/ou la conformit rglementaire des quipements sous pression en environnement GMP.
Connaissance des outils FMEA (Analyse des Modes de Dfaillance et de leurs Effets) QRM (Gestion des Risques Qualit) P&ID (Schmas de Tuyauterie et dInstrumentation) et PFD (Schmas de Flux de Processus).
Exprience avec les quipements de fermentation et de technologie cellulaire.
Autres exigences:
Flexibilit pour travailler en soire les week-ends et en heures supplmentaires selon les besoins de lentreprise.
Indicateurs cls de performance (KPI):
Temps darrt des quipements lis des dfaillances dingnierie
Engagement et rtention des employs au sein de lquipe dingnierie incluant le progrs du dveloppement du personnel et lefficacit du leadership mesurs par des retours rguliers et des valuations de performance.
Temps de rponse aux demandes dingnierie de production
Scores de satisfaction client pour les services dingnierie
Conformit aux inspections et tests rglementaires et lgaux
Livraison des projets dinvestissement dans les dlais le primtre et le budget prvus
Consommation dnergie et indicateurs de conservation
Qualit et cot de la performance des sous-traitants
Nous sommes fiers dtre une entreprise qui embrasse la valeur de rassembler des personnes diversifies talentueuses et engages. La faon la plus rapide dinnover est de rassembler des gens de diverses opinions dans un environnement inclusif. Nous encourageons nos collgues remettre en question avec respect les problmes de rflexion et dapproche de lun et de lautre. Nous sommes un employeur souscrivant au principe de lgalit daccs lemploi et nous sommes dtermins favoriser un milieu de travail inclusif et diversifi.
Lentreprise doit fournir une estimation raisonnable de la fourchette de salaire pour ce poste dans certaines provinces du Canada. Les dterminations finales concernant le salaire prendront en compte un certain nombre de facteurs qui peuvent inclure mais sans sy limiter le lieu de travail principal et les comptences pertinentes lexprience et lducation du candidat choisi. chelle salariale attendue en CAD: $ 97600- $ 165900. Les avantages disponibles comprennent lligibilit aux primes des incitations long terme le cas chant des avantages en matire de soins de sant et dautres assurances (pour lemploy et sa famille) des prestations de retraite des congs pays et des vacances.
Tous les candidats doivent avoir une autorisation de travail adquate et lgale pour travailler au Canada avant de postuler les postes affichs.
Seuls les candidats disposant dune autorisation de travail valide ne ncessitant pas de parrainage de lentreprise pendant leur emploi dans notre organisation seront pris en compte dans le processus de recrutement.
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Employee Status:
RegularRelocation:
No relocationVISA Sponsorship:
NoTravel Requirements:
10%Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not ApplicableShift:
1st - DayValid Driving License:
NoHazardous Material(s):
YesRequired Skills:
Applied Engineering Cross-Cultural Awareness Driving Continuous Improvement Engineering Principle Engineering Standards Estimation and Planning Facilities Construction GMP Operations Interpersonal Relationships Management Process Manufacturing Quality Control Manufacturing Scale-Up Mentoring Staff People Leadership Social Collaboration Technical Calculations Technical Problem-Solving Technical TransferPreferred Skills:
Job Posting End Date:
08/19/2025*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFOREthe listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
