Engineering Senior Specialist, Global Engineering Solutions (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)

Location: Hybrid; primary location is West Point, Pennsylvania, United States. The role is available in four locations, with additional locations subject to their applicable compensation guidelines. Travel is expected to be approximately 25%. Relocation is not available. Visa sponsorship is not available. This opportunity is for residents of the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Base salary: $117,000–$184,200 per year for the primary location, plus eligibility for an annual bonus and long-term incentive where applicable.

Company

hirify.global is a global healthcare company developing prescription medicines, vaccines, biologics, and animal health products.

What you will do

• Design, analyze, and improve process and facility designs for capital projects using Lean tools, MPS methodology, and the House of MPS.
• Support process design from FEL 0 through FEL 3 and Start-up Readiness as part of integrated project teams.
• Develop project delivery management systems and improve GES business processes supporting project design and execution.
• Lead workshops for information gathering, solution development, relationship building, and capability development.
• Coach project teams and stakeholders on operational excellence, changeover, facility layout, process design, and long-term operability.
• Manage teams, allocate resources, mitigate risks and barriers, and drive initiatives to completion while building trusted internal and external relationships.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; an engineering degree or related field is desired.
• At least five years of experience in manufacturing, engineering, or consulting environments.
• Hands-on experience applying Lean tools and techniques, including standardized work, scientific problem solving, value stream mapping, mistake proofing, and 5S-Visual Factory.
• Experience applying Lean and MPS critical-thinking skills successfully.
• Consultative skills, including influencing decisions, interacting with senior leaders and shop-floor teams, project management, business acumen, team building, active listening, analytical thinking, and process improvement.
• Proven experience coaching and teaching others to apply Lean methods and tools and supporting a high-performance organization.
• Strong group facilitation and capability-building skills, including the ability to keep teams focused on a common goal.
• Experience enabling and leveraging diverse perspectives and talents to achieve business outcomes.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and active-listening skills, plus developing business acumen for business case analysis.

Nice to have

• Experience using the Toyota Business Practice 8-Step problem-solving method or training in Lean based on the Toyota Production System.
• Yellow Belt, Green Belt, and/or Black Belt certification.
• Experience using MPS in a cross-functional environment.
• Experience analyzing complex end-to-end supply chains and driving process improvement.
• Experience with MS Access, MS Excel, Minitab, or Power BI; coding knowledge in Excel or a related application.
• Experience in operations management, manufacturing, or related disciplines.
• Experience in a vaccines or sterile pharmaceutical environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, inclusive environment focused on mutual respect, teamwork, and diverse perspectives.
• Medical, dental, vision, and other insurance benefits for employees and families.
• Retirement benefits including a 401(k).
• Paid holidays, vacation, compassionate leave, and sick days.
• Regular daytime first shift with hybrid work arrangements.