Associate Director, Engineering & Facilities

About Convatec

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care Ostomy Care Continence Care and Infusion Care. With more than 10000 colleagues we provide our products and services in around 90 countries united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatecs revenues in 2024 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more please visit

This role will include :

- Planning designing constructing and managing contracts and budgets.
- Defining and scoping projects schedules and estimates cost developing conceptual designs and project documentation selecting consultants overseeing the design process manages construction contracts and ensures project closure.
- Serving as a resource for other departments by providing estimates preliminary planning inspection services facility information problem-solving and technical advice.

You will be :
- Managing the engineering process functions to provide machinery equipment and processes that are 100% reliable safe efficient and innovative for manufacturing all products in the plant.
- Developing improving and reviewing departmental policies and procedures to support operational philosophies and systems within your area of responsibility.
- Managing developing and training direct reports to maintain performance excellence in line with company growth and operational requirements.
- Securing appropriate education resources and materials to support the enhancement of knowledge and skills.
- Providing education and training on applicable business policies procedures and techniques.
- Creating and developing goals and strategies aligned with senior management directives to support the companys strategic plan.
- Overseeing the budget development and execution of capital appropriations.
- Selecting evaluating coordinating and developing employees under their supervision to achieve company objectives in the most cost-effective manner.
- Recommending salary adjustments promotions disciplinary actions hiring and termination of employees under their supervision.
- Recommending and implementing continuous improvement programs.
- Supporting the companys safety program.
- Maintaining order cleanliness and a good appearance within their department.

You may be assigned to work on special projects designated by the Plant Director to :

- Provide technical support and troubleshooting for manufacturing operations.

- To clearly communicates with all areas impacted by engineering and its personnel.

Other responsibilities include :

• Promoting teamwork and fostering strong relationships across all functions while directing the use of resources to achieve business objectives most effectively.

• Developing team members to become leaders through coaching setting high expectations empowerment and teamwork.

• Assisting in developing suggesting and implementing modifications to equipment and/or processes that improve safety quality and productivity.
  
• Establishing developing and maintaining positive relationships with support teams and suppliers.
  
• Maintaining disseminating and learning from improvement initiatives and projects across Convatec sharing industry best practices.
  
• Developing suggesting and implementing modifications to equipment and/or processes that enhance safety quality and productivity.
  
• Developing and implementing corrective improvement plans in alignment with operational objectives.
  
• Ensuring that all direct reports are proactively trained on potential risks in their work area and on how to safely perform their job requirements.
  
• Leading and participating in accident and first-aid investigations within the functional area.
  
• Ensuring that corrective actions for accidents and first-aid events are effective and properly implemented.

Safety Health and Environment Responsibilities include :

• Complying with the safety health and environmental policies and procedures established by EHSMS.
• Being involved in corrective actions of other departments when directly related to the functions of their position.
• Keeping the applicable documented information related to the EHSMS updated both electronically and manually.
• Receiving the necessary training to ensure adequate competence for their position and personnel.
• Understanding the EHS risks and all legal requirements related to their job responsibilities as well as the proper controls established to manage those risks and requirements.
• Performing job responsibilities with due professional care complying with legal requirements and internal standards without compromising their own safety or others.
• Being aware of and support compliance with applicable significant environmental aspects.
• Being alert to EHS hazards in the workplace responding to them appropriately and communicating them to the responsible management as soon as they are identified.
• Helping to drive continuous improvement in EHS performance by recommending potential improvements for responsible management.
• Participating in identifying improvement opportunities and implementing necessary actions to achieve the intended outcomes of the environmental management system.

With the EMS Position Authorities

• Determine and establish corrective actions necessary for the optimal functioning of the environmental management system.
• Authorize the necessary and available resources for the environmental management system.
• Request monitoring measurement analysis and evaluation of the organizations environmental performance at various levels including monitoring air emissions wastewater and environmental noise.
• Require establish implement maintain and continuously improve an environmental management system.
• Implement maintain review and update the organizations environmental policy and objectives.
• Review the EMS to ensure its ongoing suitability adequacy and effectiveness and request the necessary adjustments.

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Equal opportunities

Convatec provides equal employment opportunities for all current employees and applicants for employment. This policy means that no one will be discriminated against because of race religion creed color national origin nationality citizenship ancestry sex age marital status physical or mental disability affectional or sexual orientation gender identity military or veteran status genetic predisposing characteristics or any other basis prohibited by law.

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