Lean and Automation Engineer # 26-21466

Duration:05 Months with possible extension

Job Summary:

• Were looking for a hands-on Continuous Improvement & Automation Engineer who identifies assesses builds and implements solutions that reduce waste and improve manufacturing performance - not a facilitator or meeting coordinator. You will personally bring approved projects to life through analysis solution development automation build training implementation and sustainment. Success is measured by high-quality opportunities identified approved projects implemented Finance-validated benefits delivered and compliant results sustained. This role offers meaningful ownership and impact in a regulated Oral Solid Dosage environment.

• Personally perform process studies time studies waste assessments and bottleneck analysis to identify improvement and automation opportunities.
• Develop evidence-based opportunity assessments covering the baseline expected operational and financial benefit implementation needs cost risk timing and sustainment approach.
• Present opportunities to the Site Leadership Team (SLT) for prioritization approval and sponsorship; project priority and resource commitment remain with the SLT.
• Own approved projects from analysis through solution build training implementation benefit realization and sustainment working with Operations Finance Quality Engineering and IT/OT as required.
• Develop and deploy practical digital and analytics tools including Power BI dashboards Power Automate workflows and electronic data collection to eliminate non-value-added work.
• Improve OEE cleaning and changeover/setup time labor productivity throughput and capacity across manufacturing laboratories offices and warehouse operations.
• Partner with Finance to classify and validate benefits consistently maintain one agreed view of project value and prevent duplicate reporting or double counting.
• Establish process ownership standard work training controls documentation and performance tracking before project closure.
• Ensure all improvements comply with GMP data integrity safety quality change-control and validation requirements in an FDA-regulated environment.

Education:

• Masters degree in industrial manufacturing mechanical engineering or a related technical discipline is required.

Experience:

• 2-3 years of pharmaceutical industry experience is required including at least 2 years supporting Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) or tableting/compression operations.
• Demonstrated completion of waste-reduction or automation projects with the candidate as the primary executor not a coordinator.

Required Core Essential Skill Set:

• Lean Manufacturing DMAIC Value Stream Mapping SMED OEE improvement statistical analysis Root Cause Analysis and hands-on process analysis.
• Ability to identify opportunities develop business cases quantify benefits and build practical workflows dashboards or data tools.
• Strong project ownership and effective cross-functional execution within GMP data-integrity safety and quality requirements.
• Preferred Skills:

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt; strong Green Belts with proven hands-on delivery considered. A practical project example will be discussed on site.

• Power BI Power Automate advanced Excel SQL SAP MES/EBR and historian or manufacturing analytics platforms.
• Experience applying modern analytics and AI-enabled tools to improve operational reliability and performance.
• Self-starter with strong analytical troubleshooting systems-thinking communication documentation and compliance skills.
• Ability to challenge historical practices and carry an approved idea through build training implementation handoff and sustainment.

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