Kenvue

Site Engineering and Reliability Lead

In short

This role leads engineering and equipment reliability strategy for Kenvue's Helsingborg manufacturing site (home of NICORETTE®), reporting to the Site Leader/VD/CEO of McNeil AB. It covers CapEx portfolio management, commissioning and qualification of equipment, the 3-5 year Site Master Plan, and managing 5-7 direct reports, fully onsite in Sweden. It demands an engineering degree, prior people management experience (preferably in OTC/Pharma), capital project and reliability maintenance expertise, and fluent English.

Site Engineering and Reliability Lead
What we do
At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we're the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON'S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.
Who We Are
Our global team is ~22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated. We are passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage.
Role reports to: Site Leader and VD/CEO of McNeil AB
Location: Europe/Middle East/Africa, Sweden, Skane, Helsingborg
Work Location: Fully Onsite
What you will do
The Engineering Lead is responsible for providing engineering and reliability guidance and direction to the Helsingborg Site ensuring they are delivering "best-in-class" approaches with respect to all elements of engineering and reliability maintenance practices. This person will actively work by: supporting strategic decisions related to Helsingborg Site, providing flawless execution knowledge related to capital equipment & deployment of reliability initiatives, being the point of contact between the Site and the regional Technical Operation organization, and supporting engineering related urgent issues during the execution or manufacturing phases.
Responsibilities:
•Responsible for the site engineering and equipment reliability strategy.
•Responsible for site engineering project portfolio & asset stewardship consolidation in partnership with site Leadership.
•Responsible to commission and qualify all new and existing upgraded equipment at site in line with Kenvue's C&Q policy.
•Direct, guide and provide oversight for the site CapEx portfolio including forecasting, prioritizing, budgeting, controlling and reporting of the site capital plan, communicating status and health to site and network stakeholders.
•Responsible for delivering equipment, capital and automation upgrades and innovation at site through working with regional and global team.
•Responsible for standard deployment of capital programs in line with health authority requirements, meeting Kenvue compliance and quality standards.
•Coordinate and develop the Site Master Plan (3-5 years).
•As a site leadership team member, develop department annual budgets, monitoring/controlling performance of site.
•Responsible for 5-7 direct reports and their performance and development.
Qualifications
•A bachelor's degree in Engineering (preferable Masters) with functional and people management experience (preferably in OTC/Pharma).
•Ability to drive engineering operational excellence across the organization with measurable, financial, quality and cycle time results is required.
•Experience in engineering project management, capital portfolio and installations.
•Knowledge across corrective, planned and reliability maintenance.
•Expert in continuous improvement, root cause problem solving and operation excellence.
•Proven ability to work effectively and drive alignment in a matrix management environment through effective communication, collaboration and influence.
•Strong understanding of the asset management and NPI (new product introduction) processes.
•Fluent in English language – writing, speaking and understanding.
Kenvue Helsingborg
The Kenvue site in Helsingborg, Sweden is the home of the strong and growing brand NICORETTE®, a global market leader in smoking cessation. In 2021 our production facility was recognized as a Lighthouse by World Economic Forum, marking us as a beacon in The Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The Helsingborg site is one of the largest employers in the city of Helsingborg, and the business is divided in two separate departments: Operations, where we house our manufacturing activities, and R&D, our global development center of excellence working in three therapeutic areas for selfcare treatments: Smoking Cessation, Digestive Health and Cough & Cold.
Background checks in the recruitment process
As a final candidate in our recruitment process, you may be subject to a background check. This process is important for us to ensure the quality of our recruitment process. As part of this, it is important that we encourage you to make sure that the information in your CV is correct before submitting your application to us. To carry out these background checks, we use a background check company. Different checks may be carried out depending on the position that you are applying for, such as:
•Reference checks
•CV-validation
•Financial checks
•Litigation checks, including criminal cases
Due to our business activities and daily operations, we may also carry out drug tests as part of our recruitment process.
What's in it for you:
•Competitive Benefit Package
•Learning & Development Opportunities
•Employee Resource Groups

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