Sr. Manager - Device Assembly & Packaging Operations

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is

$96,000 - $140,800

Organization Overview

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

Position Brand Description

Responsible for helping the department achieve their goals and objectives across safety, quality, and production. This position will provide leadership within the Apollo Process Team (Department) supporting the assembly and packaging of KwikPen devices supplying Mounjaro, Zepbound, and Insulin globally.

Key Objectives/Deliverables/Responsibilities

• Safety - Ensures that all work unit members are knowledgeable and compliant regarding safety procedures, policies, permits and practices. Initiates and leads accident, near miss reviews and incident notifications. Ensures proper housekeeping procedures are maintained. Drives safety culture to interdependence.
• Quality – Responsible for operations and meeting the quality standards as defined by cGMPs, the Global Quality Standards, local procedures and manufacturing tickets. Investigates and drives deviation events to approval.
• Manage People Effectively – Responsible for managing daily operations of personnel, including attendance, overtime, operational issues, performance management, development planning and reporting of results. Drives inclusive culture and ensures appropriate training compliance.
• Maintaining Operations – The leader is responsible for meeting the daily schedule/monthly production plan and keeping department leadership informed of issues. Coordination with maintenance, engineering, automation, validation and technical services on projects is critical to success. In addition, will run the weekly/bi-weekly process team meetings.
• Operational Excellence – A commitment to continuous improvement through data collection, evaluation, and prompt and effective implementation by the operations personnel and the process team is expected. The leader is expected to learn and utilize the Lilly provided tools associated with Six Sigma, C4I, OSSCE and CAPA to achieve continuous improvement. Manages operational improvement projects as directed by the Process Team or Manager.
• Other – Engage with plant/department improvement efforts through involvement in teams as directed by the Manager. Partners with Operations Associate Director for business planning.
  
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• 3-5 years minimum work experience in Engineering or Operations
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Organizational Leadership (or equivalent work experience)
  
  
  

Additional Preferences

• Knowledgeable of Device Assembly and Packaging Operations and processes or demonstrated technical aptitude
• Ability to effectively communicate both written and verbally multi-level within the organization
• Ability to provide coaching and feedback
• Ability to prioritize, set objectives and meet targets
• Ability to provide high-level customer service
• Ability to learn/understand and use systems necessary for the operation
• Ability to work without close supervision
• Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment, working safely and accountable for supporting all HSE Corporate and Site Goals
• Previous experience in directly leading personnel
• Previous manufacturing experience
  
  
  

Other Information

• Position supports 24/7 shift operations and is expected to be flexible in maintaining availability for support in decision making and issue resolution as necessary to operate the facility.
• This role requires a full-time presence at the designated work location, with no work-from-home opportunities.
  
  
  

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Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and help our company develop talented individuals for future leadership roles. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, African American Network, Chinese Culture Network, Early Career Professionals, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinos at Lilly, PRIDE (LGBTQ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network, Women’s Network, Working and Living with Disabilities. Learn more about all of our groups.

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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