Head Engineering

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Join our team and become a driving force behind our success We are looking for an experienced dynamic individual to join us as the Head Engineering – a role that offers endless possibilities for personal and professional growth.

Location: Puurs #LI-Hybrid

Your expertise will be the driving force behind our state-of-the-art operations. From implementing groundbreaking automation technologies to ensuring the seamless functionality of our equipment and infrastructure, you will play a pivotal role in our journey towards innovation and success. We value excellence and prioritize compliance with regulations, GMPs, and HSE standards. Your commitment to maintaining the highest standards will help propel us to even greater heights.

If you're ready to unleash your full potential and make a difference, don't miss out on this incredible opportunity. Join our team and be part of a rewarding journey towards unlimited success

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the technical aspects of our production facilities, ensuring optimal availability, reliability, and condition.
• Develop and implement an effective asset strategy, focusing on detailed lifecycle management and meticulous maintenance planning and execution.
• Collaborate closely with senior management, including the site and platform engineering heads, in formulating a robust long-term investment strategy.
• Skillfully prepare essential project documentation, including charters, business cases, and CARs (Capital Appropriation Requests).
• Foster seamless collaboration with the project management team, allowing for efficient portfolio management and reporting.
• Ensure the availability of necessary resources during project execution, from commissioning to qualification.
• Take charge of small-scale investment projects, adhering to strict timelines, budgetary guidelines, and uncompromising quality and safety standards.
• Lead and inspire a team of skilled professionals, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
• Engage actively as a member of the site leadership team and the regional engineering leadership team.

Essential Requirements:

• Diploma in engineering (Dipl. Ing. / M. Sc. / B. Sc.) or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of experience in engineering in the pharmaceutical industry, with time spent on investment projects and maintenance.
• Fluent in English and proficient in the local language.
• Broad leadership experience (successful project management) in large investment projects and/or large maintenance organizations.
• Objective setting and performance management, managing budgets, lean management.
• Excellent negotiator, strong influencing and persuading skills, ability to build relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Adaptability, ability to work under pressure, collaborating across boundaries.

Why Novartis?

Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us

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Division: Operations

Business Unit: Innovative Medicines

Location: Belgium

Site: Puurs

Company / Legal Entity: BE13 (FCRS = BE013) Alcon Couvreur nv

Functional Area: Technical Operations

Job Type: Full time

Employment Type: Regular

Shift Work: No

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.