Alcon
Medical Device
Director,GeneralEngineering
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“Director, General Engineering at Alcon. Skills: Automation & Digital Transformation, Lean, CI & OpEx Savings Delivery, Energy Transition & Sustainability, Team Leadership & Talent Development. Lead all engineering functions. Accelerate automation and digital transformation”
What You'll Achieve.
Accelerating automation and digital transformation; Delivering disciplined, measurable CI and OpEx savings year on year; Transitioning the site to sustainable energy generation; Building an engineering organization recognized for its sustained talent pipeline, capability, and culture; Generate measurable throughput, quality, or cost improvement; Drive consistent year-on-year improvement in energy KPIs
Industry & Context.
Courageous problem-solving; Decisive under ambiguity; Makes sound, evidence-based decisions
Travel Requirements: Up to 10%, Relocation Assistance: Yes, Sponsorship Available: No
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience, 10 Years of relevant experience, 6 Years of Demonstrated Leadership, Ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
Nice to Have
Direct experience in medical device disposables, consumables, or single-use product manufacturing, Regulated industry in aerospace, automotive or energy, Working knowledge of FDA 21 CFR Part 820 and ISO 13485 quality management requirements, Experience with energy generation assets such as solar PV, combined heat and power (CHP), or battery storage in an industrial setting, Familiarity with Industry 4. 0 platforms: MES, SCADA, digital twin environments, OEE analytics, or predictive maintenance tools
What You'll Do.
Lead all engineering functions
Accelerate automation and digital transformation
measurable CI and OpEx savings
Transition site to sustainable energy generation
Build engineering organization recognized for talent
Develop prioritized automation roadmap
Introduce Industry 4.0 capabilities
Own full validation lifecycle
Collaborate with IT and Global Engineering
Ensure automation investment decisions are staged
Own and deliver annual engineering-led savings target
Embed structured CI culture
Build and manage prioritized CI project pipeline
Interrogate every legacy process
Develop compelling investment business cases
Design and own site-wide energy transformation roadmap
Establish clear energy KPIs
develop business cases for
and deliver energy efficiency projects
Leverage government incentive programs
Integrate site energy strategy with corporate ESG
Serve as site's internal authority on energy
and inspire multi-disciplinary engineering organization
Build capability deliberately and strategically
Foster a culture of psychological safety
Attract and retain top engineering talent
Establish structured engineering reviews
Represent Engineering at site leadership table
Ensure all engineering activity complies fully with regulatory frameworks
Champion a safety-first engineering culture
Support internal and external audits
Maintain robust engineering change control discipline
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with IT and Global Engineering; Partner with Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance; Collaborate across Operations, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Finance, and HR; Build genuine trust and alignment across Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, and senior site and corporate leadership
Communication Scope
Communicate confidently in financial terms
Process & Methodology
Manage prioritized CI project pipeline, Develop compelling investment business cases
Full Job Description
At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture, recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together, we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us? We are searching for a **Director of Engineering** to lead all engineering functions at our medical device disposables and consumables manufacturing site. This is a senior appointment at a site with deep-rooted expertise in both legacy automated production lines and precision manual assembly processes — and a clear, leadership supported mandate to transform both. The **Director of Engineering** will be accountable for four strategic pillars: accelerating automation and digital transformation across legacy and manual operations; delivering disciplined, measurable CI and OpEx savings year on year; transitioning the site to sustainable energy generation and usage; and building an engineering organization recognized for its sustained talent pipeline, capability, and culture. This is a transformation role, not a maintenance role. The right individual brings both the vision to articulate where the site needs to go and the operational discipline to get it there — on time, within budget, and without compromising the quality and compliance standards expected in a regulated medical device environment at our **Manufacturing Facility in Houston, TX**. ## ## 1\. Automation & Digital Transformation * Develop a prioritized, risk-managed automation roadmap that systematically upgrades legacy automated systems and progressively transitions labor-intensive or high-risk manual operations to validated automated solutions. * Introduce Industry 4.0 capabilities across the site: real-time process monitoring, machine vision, digital work instructions, OEE dashb
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