Associate Director, Engineering

Job Description

The Maintenance/Utility Lead is an Associate Director that is accountable for the management of all maintenance staff supporting Infrastructure Maintenance, Vaccine, and Biologic or Antibiotic Sterile operations. This group is responsible for improving asset reliability and manufacturing capacity by providing maintenance and technical support in the field in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Safety, and Environmental regulations.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• High School Diploma/GED and a minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience in Manufacturing, Maintenance or Military environments OR

• Associate’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, or similar discipline) or related scientific field (Chemistry, Physics, Math) and a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in Manufacturing, Maintenance or Military environments OR

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, or similar discipline) or related scientific field (Chemistry, Physics, Math) and a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in Manufacturing, Maintenance or Military environments.

Required:

• Minimum Eight (8) years of supervisory experience with responsibility for maintenance or reliability direct reports (both salaried and hourly).

• Minimum of Ten (10) years of experience in relevant Maintenance or Utilities Operations in areas such as Maintenance Supervisor/Manager, Maintenance Planner and Scheduler, Reliability or Maintenance Engineer or Utilities Maintenance and Operations in Industrial, Military or other highly regulated roles.

• Experience in managing equipment turnover packages, creating operating procedures, maintenance job plans and spare parts documentation.

• Experience in designing and developing a predictive and preventive maintenance program

• Demonstrated ability to create an engaged workforce using Inclusion as the How.

• Demonstrated success with Talent Management.

Preferred:

• Experience in introducing reliability engineering starting at the design of facilities and/or equipment.

• Reliability Engineering for Maintenance experience (Regulatory Compliance Management (RCM), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Criticality Analysis, Project Management (PM) optimization, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), etc.)

• Asset condition experience using predictive maintenance tools such as vibration analysis, ultrasound, IR, etc.

• Experience in CMMS implementations or upgrades such as SAP or ProCal.

• Union environment experience.

• Working Knowledge of GMP for pharmaceutical, Sterile, Biologics and/or Vaccine manufacturing.

• Demonstrated experience of interacting with site, divisional or regulatory audits.

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Required Skills:

Adaptability, Adaptability, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), Digital Transformation, Driving Continuous Improvement, GMP Compliance, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), HVAC Systems, Infrastructure Maintenance, Infrastructure Support, Maintenance Engineering, Maintenance Management, Mechatronics, People Leadership, Personnel Administration, Preventative Maintenance Programs, Process Control Systems, Project Management, Radioimmunoassay (RIA), Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Management, Reliability Engineering, Safety Leadership, Talent Management, Technical Writing {+ 1 more}

Preferred Skills:

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

The salary range for this role is

$142,400.00 - $224,100.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits.  Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

NA

Job Posting End Date:

05/19/2026

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