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Director of Manufacturing Engineering and Maintenance

Americas, US-IL, Kankakee, CSL BehringFull-time$199k–$244k2026-07-07 → 2026-11-13

Core

Strategic leader responsible for the reliability and lifecycle management of manufacturing assets in the biopharmaceutical sector, overseeing calibration, maintenance, reliability engineering, and shutdown planning.

Role type

Director of Manufacturing Engineering and Maintenance

Builds

Manufacturing assets and systems for fractionation, bulk production, and packaging

Domain

Biopharmaceutical manufacturing and asset management

Required skills

Asset lifecycle management, Reliability engineering (RCM, FMEA, PdM), Capital project management, Regulatory compliance (cGMP, GMP), Team leadership, Financial budgeting, Root cause analysis, Shutdown planning

Preferred skills

Six Sigma/Lean, Automation and digitization, Biotech manufacturing processes (upstream/downstream/fill-finish)

Technologies

CMMS systems

Responsibilities

Develop and implement site engineering and maintenance strategy, Lead a high-performing organization, Execute enterprise-level reliability strategies, Drive continuous improvement initiatives, Support site capital projects and shutdowns, Ensure quality management and regulatory compliance, Lead and develop a diverse cross-functional team

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership & organization building