Associate Director - Maintenance

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Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of API molecules located in Lebanon, IN.  This facility is Lilly’s largest investment in manufacturing capacity and is intended to provide APIs for current and future products.  This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the leadership team for the startup of a greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the organization, the facility and the culture to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations. 

Position Description:

The Maintenance Associate Director provides leadership and direction to the maintenance and reliability groups within the site engineering organization.  The Maintenance Associate Director ensures that maintenance and reliability deliverables are sufficiently resourced and qualified to support the Small Molecule, Peptide, and Oligonucleotide production goals and business agenda.  The Maintenance Associate Director is directly responsible for developing and maintaining the reliability and maintenance technical programs.

In the project delivery phase and startup phase of the project (startup expected 2025 to 2027), leadership roles will be fluid and dynamic as we endeavor to support the project delivery, build a new organization, develop and implement the necessary systems and business processes required to support GMP operations, and build the site culture. This will require significant collaboration, creativity and resilience as the site grows to a full scale GMP manufacturing through start up. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supervising and coaching maintenance supervisors, reliability engineers, and other staff, including completing performance reviews and development planning.
• Provide maintenance work coordination in support of all manufacturing areas and site objectives and provide maintenance input to key functional groups and partners.
• Oversight of maintenance and reliability staffing including recruitment, resource planning, and succession planning.
• Ensure maintenance planning, scheduling, and work completion meet the production and site business needs. 
• In coordination with engineering function, set and reinforce standards for maintenance and reliability. 
• Identify, track, and report key indicators of functional performance.
• Have oversight of maintenance and reliability related issues and improvement initiatives.  Review and approve relevant deviations and change controls. 
• Ensure compliance with corporate maintenance and reliability performance expectations (PM execution performance, reliability roadmap, etc).  Actively work within the global engineering/Engineering Tech Center network to ensure alignment with corporate initiatives and utilization of best practices. 
• Support site governance through participation, influence and leadership in cross functional meetings and initiatives. 

Specifically during the startup phase of the Lebanon API site (2025 to 2027) leadership will be expected to be collaborative, inclusive, and support the broader team to: 

• Build the organization with the necessary capability, capacity and culture to operate this facility to the highest standards of operational excellence 
• Develop and implement the systems and processes needed to run the site, leveraging existing Lilly knowledge and practices where necessary, but also incorporating external experiences and learning  
• Ensure regulatory compliance and operational excellence by supporting lean principles in their respective area
• Support the project team as they deliver the facility to the site team, by providing feedback and support.   

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering preferred)
• 3+ years experience in leadership role supporting manufacturing, preferably in API manufacturing

Additional Preferences:

• Ability to work with a team, make independent decisions, and influence diverse groups.
• Ability to instill teamwork within the department and demonstrate key interpersonal skills.  
• Ability to provide innovative solutions to plant, divisional, and corporate issues and leverage ideas from other functional areas.  
• Be a role model for team members in terms of performance and behaviors.  Help people improve their performance and close performance gaps with appropriate training, professional development and coaching interventions.

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

$118,500 - $173,800

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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