Head of Utility & Infrastructure Group
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Boehringer Ingelheim is looking for a Head of Utility & Infrastructure Group at its Yamagata site to ensure reliable utility supply, energy efficiency, maintenance reliability, and compliance with EHS and quality standards.
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Responsibilities
- Ensure continuous, stable, and reliable supply of all critical and black utilities while integrating EHS and Quality standards
- Lead energy management strategy and implement initiatives to optimize energy consumption and reduce operational costs
- Ensure maintenance, calibration and reliability practices are aligned with utility system criticality
- Manage service contracts and outsourced partners for utility and infrastructure activities
- Ensure full compliance, audit readiness, and quality standards for utilities and infrastructure
- Support strategic projects and site expansion
- Act as Yamagata site representative for Facility MSO, Zoning Concept, and Critical Clean Utilities
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Chemistry, or Pharmacy
- Proven experience (3+ years recommended) in Utilities & Infrastructure management in an industrial or regulated environment
- Experience in pharmaceutical or other GMP regulated industries is highly desirable
- Experience participating in international working groups and cross functional teams
- Experience in international projects and capital investments, preferably related to utilities or infrastructure
- Exposure to contractor and service provider management
- Strong knowledge of utility systems (HVAC, purified water, compressed air, energy systems)
- Understanding of maintenance and reliability engineering practices (preventive, predictive, RCA, FMEA)
- Familiarity with GMP, qualification, validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), and compliance processes
- Basic to advanced knowledge of energy management and sustainability practices
- Ability to manage EHS requirements within operational environments
- Advanced English and advanced or native Japanese language skills
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Accountabilities
- Reliable Utility Supply, EHS & Quality: Ensure continuous, stable, and reliable supply of all critical and black utilities while integrating EHS and Quality standards.
- Energy Efficiency & Cost Optimization: Lead energy management strategy and implement initiatives to optimize energy consumption and reduce operational costs.
- Maintenance, Reliability & Service Partner Management: Ensure maintenance, calibration and reliability practices are aligned with utility system criticality, manage service contracts and outsourced partners.
- Compliance, Quality & Project Execution: Ensure full compliance, audit readiness, and quality standards for utilities and infrastructure, support strategic projects and site expansion.
- Governance, Representation & Technical Leadership: Act as Yamagata site representative for Facility MSO, Zoning Concept, and Critical Clean Utilities.
Minimum Education/Degree Requirements
- Degree/Education: Bachelor’s degree
- Focus: Engineering (in general), Science, Chemistry, Pharmacist
Required Capabilities (Skills, Experience, Competencies)
- Language: English Advanced level, Japanese Advanced or native level
- Work Experience: Proven experience (3+ years) in Utilities & Infrastructure management in an industrial or regulated environment; pharmaceutical or GMP regulated industries highly desirable; experience in international working groups and cross functional teams; experience in international projects a
- Technical & Functional Skills: Strong knowledge of utility systems (HVAC, purified water, compressed air, energy systems); understanding of maintenance and reliability engineering practices; familiarity with GMP, qualification, validation, and compliance processes; basic to advanced knowledge of ene
- Behavioral & Leadership Skills: Teamwork & Collaboration; Communication & Stakeholder Management; Customer Focus; Ownership & Accountability; Pro activity & Innovation; Resilience & Adaptability; Organizational Skills; Analytical Thinking.
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