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Job Description

About the role

The Plant Engineering Lead directs and oversees key engineering operations within the organization. This role is accountable for ensuring production processes meet standards for quality cost safety reliability timeliness and overall performance. By providing strategic direction and technical expertise the Plant Engineering Lead drives continuous improvement and contributes to the long-term efficiency and effectiveness of plant engineering operations.

How you will contribute

• Lead a team of managers supervisors engineers and utility operators across core plant engineering functions.

• Oversee all Facility and Utility systems including plant/clean utilities HVAC cleanrooms BAS and security systems.

• Provide strategic leadership and handson operational support to ensure reliable highavailability systems.

• Manage budgets schedules metrics performance standards and stakeholder communication.

• Drive continuous improvement and digital manufacturing initiatives to enhance efficiency and system performance.

• Partner with crossfunctional teams to align engineering activities with site priorities.

• Serve as SME for facility and utility equipment supporting investigations and technical decisions.

• Lead hiring development and performance management for engineering and utility teams.

• Guide facility/equipment design changes commissioning qualification and maintenance programs.

• Oversee utility operations maintenance documentation change controls and regulatory compliance.

• Prioritize and execute engineering projects and sustainable corrective actions.

• Support the sites environmental sustainability program.

• Perform required training and additional duties as assigned.

Scope

• Direct Reports: 2

• Indirect Reports: 0

What you bring to Takeda

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Engineering with 8 years of experience in plant utility facility or process engineering (GMP pharmaceutical manufacturing experience preferred).

• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Proven experience supporting plant operations and projects within FDAregulated or GMP environments.

• Strong grounding in engineering fundamentals (fluid mechanics heat transfer thermodynamics mass transfer) and practical application of project management methodologies.

• Ability to work effectively in fastpaced crossfunctional teamoriented environments.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functions to meet site objectives.

• Strong planning and prioritization skills including sound judgment on when to escalate issues.

• Experience leading managing and developing technical teams.

Physical Demands

• Combination of office work and walking throughout the facility.

• Occasional climbing of ladders/stairs and lifting up to 25 lbs.

Work & Travel Requirements

• Occasional offshift work and participation in 24/7 utility oncall support.

• Use of PPE and cleanroom garments when working in specific facility areas or around chemicals.

• Occasional travel for training meetings or equipment testing (e.g. FAT).

What Takeda can offer you:

• Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical Dental and Vision

• Financial Planning & Stability: 401(k) with company match and Annual Retirement Contribution Plan

• Health & Wellness programs including onsite flu shots and health screenings

• Generous time off for vacation and the option to purchase additional vacation days

• Community Outreach Programs and company match of charitable contributions

• Family Planning Support

• Flexible Work Paths

• Tuition reimbursement

More about us:

At Takeda we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer Takeda offers stimulating careers encourages innovation and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive collaborative workplace in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Empowering our people to shine:

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression parental status national origin age disability citizenship status genetic information or characteristics marital status status as a Vietnam era veteran special disabled veteran or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws and any other characteristic protected by law.

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Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

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U.S. Base Salary Range:

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position years of relevant experience specific and unique skills level of education attained certifications or other professional licenses held and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical dental vision insurance a 401(k) plan and company match short-term and long-term disability coverage basic life insurance a tuition reimbursement program paid volunteer time off company holidays and well-being benefits among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive per calendar year up to 80 hours of sick time and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression parental status national origin age disability citizenship status genetic information or characteristics marital status status as a Vietnam era veteran special disabled veteran or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws and any other characteristic protected by law.

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