Utilities Engineer, HVAC & Clean Systems

The Utilities Engineer is responsible for oversight of design, engineering, safety and quality support in the following utility equipment systems:

Clean Steam, Purified Water, WFI and RO Systems, HVAC Systems, Plant Steam Systems, Co-Generation Units, Process Chillers, Compressed/Process Air, Nitrogen, Ammonia Chillers and Refrigeration Process, Alcohol Distillation and Recovery Process, Process Gases, Natural Gas, Bulk Chemical Distribution, Solvent Gas Detection systems, Fire Alarm, Control and Protection Systems, Electrical Systems, Water, Cooling towers and Waste Treatment systems for the Kankakee facility.

This individual will work closely with a cross-functional team to meet the needs of the groups they support.

• Role that this position reports to:
  Sr. Manager, Utilities Engineering

• Positions reporting into this role: N/A

Responsibilities:

1.Technical lead accountable for the operational improvement of the utility systems based upon industry trends and emerging technologies:

• Responsible for compliance and operational improvement of equipment systems

• Provide engineering support to address operational / compliance issues and to ensure equipment is maintained at a level required to provide high reliability maximizing useful life

• Implement measures to improve equipment that support utility operations

• Provide technical expertise and industry best practices

• Lead engineering efforts to resolve equipment and operational problems and ensure problem solving techniques are appropriately utilized

• Prepares User Requirements Specifications (URS), Risk Assessments, Safety Assessments and participates in validation activities including review of IQ/OQ protocols, executions and summary reports.

• Provide technical support to operations, maintenance, manufacturing, automation, quality assurance, validation, reliability engineering and project engineering.

• Support the planning and execution of activities by working in cross-functional teams assisting in driving projects to completion to meet timeline and budget objectives

• Manage system documentation including creation, review, updates, and approval of technical specifications, operating procedures, and system drawings.

2.Accountable for the Utility Reliability Program:

• Execute the maintenance strategy for new and modified equipment

• Management of CMMS data integrity and execution of Reliability Centered Maintenance Improvements

• Develop preventative maintenance procedures for utility systems in collaboration with the Reliability Engineering department ensuring maintenance programs are implemented

• Continuous Improvement of maintenance PM’s, BOM’s and Spare Parts

• Review and lead utility equipment replacement as part of the life cycle improvement process and continuous improvement initiative planning.

• Oversees reconditioning of the equipment to restore to like-new condition

• Performs upgrades to improve safety, operational performance, and extend operational life

• Collaborates with local and global partners to develop asset management plan that includes capital requests

3.Manage and monitor KPI’s:

• Ensure compliance with site and global indicators

• Measure and ensure compliant performance in Safety, Quality and Reliability

• Demonstrate success of preventative maintenance improvements through performance reports, dashboards and metrics

• Utilize control systems to monitor, trend and verify equipment performance and downtime

4.Ensure cGMP compliance of all utility systems to meet regulatory compliance:

• Equipment is maintained at a level required to provide high reliability maximizing useful life

• Review environmental monitoring and laboratory sample release test results

• Manage deviations, investigations (CAPA’s and OOT’s) with on-time closure

• Safely resolve process problems, improve efficiency, reduce waste, and maximize uptime production

• Execute root cause analysis during investigations

• Lead investigations as the subject matter expert providing technical expertise for all phases associated with the utility systems

• Responsible for the development and maintenance of the utility drawings, flow diagrams and Standard Operational documents.

• Perform utility inspections for quality assurance on a periodic basis…