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Lilly

Maintenance Manger - Process Equipment

US, Pleasant Prairie WI Full time

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Job Description:

Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, working safely and accountable for supporting all HSE Corporate and Site Goals. At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

For 140 years, Lilly has manufactured medicines that improve people’s lives around the world. We produce our medicines using some of the most sophisticated manufacturing technologies and rigorous quality standards. Lilly Manufacturing strives for excellence in its process, standards, procedures and behaviors to develop medicines with safety first and quality always.

Responsibilities:

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for the technical and administrative leadership of the Production Maintenance Team for the Formulation, Material Preperation and filling equipment at the Lilly Kenosha County Facility.  This team is responsible for execution of maintenance supporting the LKC site, plant, or flow, and for ensuring consistent application of proactive maintenance and reliability programs. The LKC site will be a 24/7 facility with multiple manufacturing operations.

Key Objectives/ Deliverables:

  • Safety - Ensures that all team members are knowledgeable and compliant regarding safety procedures, policies, permits and practices. Initiates and leads accident, near miss reviews and incident notifications. Ensures proper housekeeping procedures are maintained.
  • Quality – Responsible for team’s compliance and meeting the quality standards as defined by cGMPs, the Global Quality Standards, local procedures.
  • Manage People Effectively – Responsible for managing staffing, training and daily maintenance operations across shifts up to 7 days a week, including attendance, overtime, operational issues, performance management, development planning and reporting of results.
  • Investigates Team deviations as needed.
  • Owns incident reporting, investigating, and corrective measures.
  • Maintenance Excellence –
  • Ensures quality of Maintenance Execution
  • Responsible for Team Training and Development and ensuring team is current on training prior to assigning work.
  • Responsible for Maintenance KPI’s associated with Team’s performance.
  • Removes barriers that impact team performance.
  • Aligns Team Priorities to Support Production Plan
  • Interfaces with customers to ensure alignment.
  • Completes weekly Practice vs Procedure Checks

Requirements (Education, Experience, Training):

  • Bachelors Degree in Engineering or equivelant work experience
  • Technical competence in manufacturing support and/or maintenance (typically 5 years experience, or more)
  • Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, working safely and accountable for supporting all HSE Corporate and Site Goals.

Preferred attributes but not required:

  • Knowledge of how to operate within a CMMS system
  • Previous experience in a pharmaceutical or GMP environment
  • Recognized strong team leadership skills/experience
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively at all levels (both oral and written)
  • Strong talent development skills, especially coaching and people development
  • Solid regulatory compliance knowledge (GMP, OSHA, etc.)
  • Prefilled syringe and automated inspection equipment experience
  • Demonstrated ability to provide high-level customer service
  • Demonstrated ability to work without close supervision
  • Demonstrated ability in problem solving

Additional Information:

  • Position supports a 24/7 operation and is expected to be flexible in maintaining availability for support in decision making and issue resolution as necessary to operate the facility.
  • Must be willing to work overtime during peak periods (shutdowns, etc.)
  • Must be willing to carry a cell phone and respond to off-hour emergencies when necessary.
  • Minimal travel required.

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.


Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, Black Employees at Lilly, Chinese Culture Network, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), PRIDE (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN), Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL), enAble (for people with disabilities). Learn more about all of our groups.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$99,000 - $145,200

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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