Lean and Automation Engineer
Core
Identify and implement Lean manufacturing and automation solutions to improve operational efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance throughput in a regulated pharmaceutical environment.
Role type
Senior IC Lean and Automation Engineer
Builds
Automated workflows, dashboards, and digital data collection tools
Domain
Pharmaceutical manufacturing (Oral Solid Dosage)
Required skills
Lean Manufacturing, DMAIC, Value Stream Mapping, SMED, OEE improvement, statistical analysis, root cause analysis, process analysis, project ownership, cross-functional execution, GMP compliance, data integrity, safety, quality requirements
Preferred skills
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Power BI, Power Automate, advanced Excel, SQL, SAP, MES/EBR, historian platforms, manufacturing analytics tools, modern analytics, AI-enabled tools
Technologies
Power BI, Power Automate, Excel, SQL, SAP, MES, EBR, historian platforms
Responsibilities
Conduct process and time studies, waste assessments, and bottleneck analyses to identify improvement and automation opportunities. Prepare evidence-based opportunity assessments detailing baseline performance, anticipated benefits, implementation needs, costs, risks, and timelines. Lead approved projects from analysis through solution development, automation build, training, implementation, and sustainment. Develop and deploy practical digital and analytics tools to reduce non-value-added work. Improve OEE, cleaning and changeover times, labor productivity, and throughput. Establish process ownership, standard work, training, controls, and documentation before project closure. Ensure improvements meet GMP, data-integrity, safety, quality, change-control, and validation requirements.
