Director, Facilities & Engineering

Our Director, Facilities & Engineering, plays a vital role in ensuring the highest quality and safety standards of our pharmaceutical products. Once you complete our training, your responsibilities will include site facilities and engineering management supporting the site manufacturing to include facilities management, HVAC, Electrical, controls, reliability, capital projects and workorder compliance.  The incumbent must be able to lead and direct a team of qualified individuals and contracted services with core competencies to assess and implement solutions focused on increasing available facility/production line capacity, technology enhancements and reducing operating costs in line with overarching company-wide initiatives, within established budgets and timelines, compliantly.  The position will provide direct guidance and oversight to a team supporting manufacturing facilities and equipment.  In addition, this position will be responsible for identifying and overseeing the execution of critical equipment reliability initiatives across the site. Oversight of engineering, maintenance, and equipment capital budgeting, monitoring with focus on continuous improvement activities to drive equipment reliability and line availability.  Turn your passion for precision and your commitment to quality into a meaningful impact on healthcare across the US.

This is an on-site role located in Sugar Land, Texas.

What the Director, Facilities & Engineering Does Each Day:

• Provides hands-on leadership, oversight, and execution of Facilities Engineering Operations
• Establishes policies and procedures for facilities and engineering related matters, assuring management reporting through the development of metrics and performance indicators to monitor and trend results, and taking actions to correct, prevent and/or improve execution and future performance
• Participates in development of strategic planning associated with development of site infrastructure to ensure capacity, capability, and compliance (C3) are deeply embedded within processes, systems and controls implemented to support day to day manufacturing operations
• Establishes and communicates a clear vision for a fully integrated and high performing team that is aligned with strategic objectives and business goals
• Ensures effective and compliant operations in accordance with site registrations, cGMPS and environmental regulations and state requirements acquiring and maintaining permits and certifications as necessary
• Proposes and develops capital project budgets to inform and protect business objectives
• Supports site management through the identification and introduction of facility upgrades and innovative solutions that drive continuous improvement
• Defines and implements necessary facilities improvements within the existing operation to maintain current cGMP and Industry Best practices; as well as drive industry standards with regards to 503B outsourcing manufacturing facilities through participation and engagement with regulators, industry subject-matter experts on facility operations, knowledge and principles from other related industry segments that utilize controlled environments and aseptic manufacturing
• Responsible for developing and implementing skills and techniques needed to maintain, troubleshoot, and provide suggestions for improvement to automated, and semi-automated PLC controlled equipment
• Effectively executes projects that improve quality, safety, product cost, risk reduction and plant capabilities. This includes the development and preparation of the required cGMP documentation required for the engineering and facility projects as well as the ongoing facility, equipment, and utility maintenance programs. Provides oversight to assure completion of all phases of a project in a timely and efficient manner in line with budget expectations
• Networks and partners effectively internally with cross-functional disciplines (Procurement, Technical Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, IT, HR) as well as externally with customers, suppliers, and regulators to ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements, as well as promote an organizational culture that supports the achievement of business objectives
• Overseeing facilities contracts, including monitoring performance, identifying risks, and developing documentation 

Our Most Successful Director, Facilities & Engineering:

• Provides leadership, direction, and oversight to a team both collectively and individually
• Demonstrates expertise in Project Management skills (timelines, budget, and resource allocation)
• Successfully establishes priorities, allocates resources and develops action plans to support day-to-day operation and drive improvement
• Utilizes analytical, critical thinking and structured root cause analysis techniques for problem solving
• Creatively meets challenges and develops innovative approaches
• Influences others

Minimum Requirements for this Role:

• 10 year of experience in a manufacturing, production industry within pharmaceutical industry and 7 years of supervisory experience
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering related field
• Cleanroom Design, Operation and Maintenance experience
• Direct experience working on large scale mechanical systems (HVAC/Refrigeration/BMS)
• Site Fire Suppression Systems including dedicated pumping station and water storage systems
• Oversight of multi-million, dollar facility improvement projects, experience managing a team specializing in pharmaceutical environment as well as experience in the facility and utility standards for the pharmaceutical industry 
• Occasional non-traditional work hours and travel required
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; QuVa will not sponsor applicants for work visas

Benefits of Working at QuVa:

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental and vision
• 401k retirement program with company match
• 25 paid days off plus 8 paid holidays per year
• National, industry-leading high growth company with future career advancement opportunities

About Quva:

Quva provides industry-leading health-system pharmacy services and solutions, including 503B sterile injectable outsourcing services and AI-based data software solutions that help power the business of pharmacy. Quva Pharma’s multiple production facilities and industry-first dedicated remote distribution capabilities provide ready-to-administer sterile injectable medicines critical to patient care. Quva BrightStream partners with health systems to aggregate, normalize, and analyze large amounts of complex data across their sites of care, and through proprietary machine learning, transforms data into actionable insights supporting revenue optimization, script capture, inventory management, drug shortage control, and more. Quva’s overall progressive and integrated platform helps health-systems transform pharmacy management to achieve greater value and deliver highest-quality patient care.

Quva is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating and maintaining a work environment that is free from all forms of discrimination and harassment. Quva's Equal Opportunity Policy prohibits harassment or discrimination due to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and any related medical conditions), sexual orientation, and any other characteristic or classification protected by applicable laws. All employment with Quva is “at will.”

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