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Job Description
Role and Responsibilities
The Global Facilities Excellence & Utilities Engineer is responsible for leading the deployment of BD Excellence across Global Facilities Operations while establishing enterprise standards, governance, performance management systems, and continuous improvement programs for facilities, utilities, maintenance, and infrastructure operations.
The role partners with site facilities teams, regional facilities leaders, Global Procurement, Sustainability, Digital, Engineering, Manufacturing, and BD Excellence to improve asset reliability, reduce utility consumption, strengthen resiliency, and deliver measurable productivity and cost savings.
He or she will support and execute all Facility and Continuous Improvement related activities throughout Becton Dickinson and Company. Responsible for directly supporting the Facility and Project Managers with the planning, control, organization, integration, execution and completion of facility type activities.
Other responsibilities include:
- Providing the overall leadership to ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA and related regulations, including BD policies and procedures.
- Assists facilities leadership with developing/improving strategies for maintenance of buildings, grounds, and operations. As required prepares analyses and cost estimates for renovations, expansions, etc. Monitors utility systems to ensure full and efficient operations. Initiates cost saving measures in all areas of responsibility around energy use and operations.
- Conducts Continuous Improvement Kaizen Blitz’ aimed at establishing as-is process and developing a more efficient To-Be process.
- Establishment and implementation of good engineering standards.
- Leads cross-functional efforts related to technical issues/problems, change management and site strategies.
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with federal (FDA, DEA, EPA, OSHA), state and local regulations.
- Develop, review and update SOPs, TGDs, and WPs for the Facility Management Network.
- Support critical capital project activities for the facilities and provide oversight to ensure they meet the site’s expectations and do not negatively impact the facilities operations.
- Prevent and/or reduce facility and equipment downtime due to lack of predictive and preventative maintenance activities.
- Enforces FDA, GXP and GLP requirements within their Site Engineering function(s).
- Perform administrative functions such as reviewing documents, creating presentations, writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules and making decisions.
- Coordinates and maintains quality assurance while minimizing possible risks on the project, the facility and Site Operations.
- Project targets fulfillment. Cost, timelines, quality.
- Motivation of the site facility and project teams.
- Assist Facility and Asset Care Managers for cost efficiencies within their sites and project design.
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Desired Skills and Experience:
The ideal candidate will have the following:
- Knowledge, experience, training in Facilities Management principles, HVAC systems, building automation controls, energy management, electrical systems, central plant utilities and laboratory equipment is needed.
- Analyze technology, resource needs and demand to plan and assess the feasibility of projects.
- Support with planning and scheduling activities for Site Engineering Operations and direct the installation, testing, operation, maintenance, and repair of facilities and equipment.
- Training or certification in Project Management practices (i.e. PMP or similar is preferred).
- Training or certification in Six Sigma methodologies and proven track record at facilitating Kaizen and CI events (i.e. Green Belt or Black Belt certification or equivalent) is preferred.
- Strong equipment maintenance and repair knowledge to include technical understanding of building central plant systems, machinery, including PLCs, servo-controlled systems, and automation controls is required.
- Experience with leading cross functional design and construction teams to enhance project delivery.
- Ability to understand complex processes.
Strategic Orientation:
The Global Facilities Excellence & Utilities Engineer interfaces and coordinates Facility/Engineering policies with Associates throughout the site, specifically in higher risk areas such as the laboratory and production environments. He/she will guide the policy updates and site Facility procedures and interface directly with regulatory agencies, inspectors and internal stakeholders. This individual will be able to motivate and lead continuous improvement initiatives and be able to help manage change associated with the outcomes of these events. Interfacing with facility design teams on generating scope of work, value engineering, project timelines and be able to add value through their project management delivery methods.
- Deployment of BD Excellence methodologies across Global Facilities Operations.
- Execute against a Facilities Excellence roadmap aligned with BD operational excellence objectives.
- Standardize problem-solving, tier management, visual management, Gemba routines, and loss elimination programs.
- Drive a zero-loss culture focused on reliability, energy, utilities, maintenance, and facility operations.
- Facilitate Kaizen events and continuous improvement initiatives across the network.
- Build enterprise capability in operational excellence, reliability engineering, and utilities optimization.
Financial Impact:
The key financial impact of this position will have a direct impact on nearly ~$640M of addressable facilities spend in Globally and helping the business drive $100M in savings by 2032.
Sphere of Influence:
The Global Facilities Excellence & Utilities Engineer reports to the Associate Director, Global Facilities BD Excellence. This interface includes understanding the needs, communicating site facilities requirements and strategic objectives as well as risks and risk mitigation measures from an IFM strategy and global optimization standpoint. This individual would also have a direct influence on the site Facilities operations through continuous improvement measures, project engineering input and maintenance best practices.
Key Interfaces:
- BD Excellence Global Sustainability
- Global Procurement
- Global Capital Construction
- Global Real Estate
- Site Operations Leaders
- Manufacturing Leadership
- EHS
- Quality & Compliance
- Digital / Smart Factory Teams
- Regional Facilities Teams
Capabilities, Personal Abilities and Behaviors:
Innovation
- Strive permanently for increased productivity.
- Carry out benchmarks, identify possible improvements and take appropriate measures.
- Introduce new technology and processes where appropriate.
- Improve technical procedures and exploit existing technology to the utmost.
Performance
- Ensure that tasks are executed professionally with adequate resources on time, in cost and with required quality.
- Define forward looking technical standards in compliance with needs of the site.
- Propose and realize possible technical improvements.
- Implement and drive continuous improvement processes.
- Support all relevant company and site EHS, GLP and GxP standards and regulations.
Experience:
- 10+ years of Facilities, Utilities, Engineering, Manufacturing or Reliability leadership experience.
- Demonstrated expertise in utility systems and infrastructure operations.
- Continuous improvement and lean leadership experience.
- Experience delivering productivity and cost savings programs.
- Experience with CMMS, BMS, Energy Management Systems and asset reliability programs.
- Leading facilities improvement initiatives involving maintenance, space planning, technology and
- In-depth technical knowledge in medical device manufacturing and infrastructure engineering
Travel requirements:
Must be prepared to work outside of normal business hours for certain facilities operations projects, events and/or emergencies.
This role can be based in Tuas (Avenue 2) or IBP (Jurong east) based on candidate's preference.
Education/Credentials
Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field such as engineering or technology.
The successful leader is:
- A strategic thinker and operational executor.
- A strong change agent who can embed BD Excellence across the facilities organization.
- Data-driven and focused on measurable outcomes.
- Technically credible in utilities, reliability, and facility operations.
- Highly collaborative across functions and regions.
- Passionate about sustainability, reliability, and continuous improvement.
Other Requirements
1. Must possess excellent writing capabilities. Must possess the skill to write clear, concise technically excellent documents with strong attention to detail.
2. Must have strong interpersonal and leadership skills, public involvement skills, oral communication skills, and a desire to work with diverse interest groups to deliver better projects.
3. Must be self-motivated and have the ability to manage projects and budgets.
Additional Notes
Other duties as assigned.
Why Join Us?
To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.
We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.
To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers.
Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
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Optional Skills
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Primary Work Location
SGP The Strategy
Additional Locations
CHN Shanghai - HQ, CHN Suzhou - Plant 2, SGP Tuas - Tuas, SGP Tuas - Tuas Plant
