German Speaking Quality Team Lead

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.
Located in
Stein, Switzerland
our successful CDMO Business Unit
Drug Product Services (DPS)
currently offers exciting opportunities. Become part of a group that enables its customers to meet some of the greatest challenges in patient treatment and join us by applying for the position as Automation Lead supporting a new sterile Drug product facility.
Key responsibilities:
Establish a team of automation engineers and develop it into a high-performing future operation.
Provide leadership to the team with full responsibility for all aspects of line management, including qualification, development, coaching, hiring, compensation decisions, and handling discipline issues.
Develop automation solutions for new equipment in close collaboration with Plant Engineer Electrical and MES Lead
Oversee integrations between automation systems, support all qualifications/validations, and establish GMP documentation for use, maintenance and change of systems
Manage project activities to meet scope, schedule, budget, safety, and quality requirements
Ensure consistency of documentation, use and maintenance of the site automation systems for Operations, Quality Assurance and Maintenance teams
Ensure compliance of plants and buildings by implementing and adhering to quality standards and maintains the status of qualification by means of Change Control and other measures
Provide technical availability of assigned plants, infrastructures, and buildings cost-efficiently
Act as administrator for IT/OT automation, historical archiving systems and secure operation as well as maintenance of the automations IT/OT network
Assure and comply with data integrity requirements for computerized systems as well as maintain history and records in electronical systems
Key requirements:
Leadership experience with ability to effectively communicate, collaborate, and foster positive interactions with team members and stakeholders.
Academic degree (MSc / BSc) in Electrical Engineering or Automation
Profound knowledge of systems (e.g. SAP, BMS, PCS (e.g. Delta V), PLC (e.g. Siemens SCADA), OSI PI Historian) and GMP
Extensive experience in engineering / maintenance preferably in the aseptic manufacturing area
Ability to effectively communicate, collaborate, and foster positive interactions with team members, project organization and stakeholders
Fluency in English and German
Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.
People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.