DES Growth Partners, Inc. Lehigh Valley , PA 18001
Posted 5 days ago
Global Director, Engineering
Base $150-160 plus bonus 15-20%
In house with occasional travel to Europe and three plants in US
Relocation package available – sign on bonus to handle movement of household goods and incidentals.
Company Background:
OUR CLIENT is a leading supplier to the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry. OUR CLIENT’s unique value is based on combining long experience with the ability to engineer, design, manufacture, commission, qualify, and service the entire bioprocess to reduce overall cost, shorten time to market, and maximize productivity. OUR CLIENT’s products include process and equipment engineering/consulting services, comprehensive site services, bioreactors and fermenters, filtration and chromatography systems, prep and hold systems, and cleaning/sterilization systems.
Position Summary:
The Global Director of Engineering reports directly to the COO and has responsibility for the overall strategy, development, and production of new and existing products, as well as working with manufacturing across multiple facilities. The Global Director of Engineering will build and lead all aspects of the global engineering organization, including mechanical and electrical design and automation. The Global Director of Engineering is an experienced engineering professional who can generate significant impact contributing to OUR CLIENT’s bottom line through strategic and tactical direction.
Key to this role is that is more for an up-and-coming Manager than the traditional Director because its more hands on. Most of the Equipment Design functions happen at corporate headquarters rather than the four plants where assembly takes place. Mfg Engineers are located in their largest plants in the UK and US.
Staff includes Mechanical and Electrical Engineers designing the process equipment systems that involve tanks, pressure vessels, containers including pumps, motors, drives as well as attaching piping and control systems. Manufacturing Engineers determine best methods for assembly, bills of materials and do lean/CI projects.
Will add Automation team once the Manager is comfortable with Design and Manufacturing Eng.
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DES Growth Partners, Inc.