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Team Lead Automation

• Founded in 1968, is a pioneer in cleanroom equipment and the development of isolators for the pharmaceutical industry. Innovative products, tailor-made solutions and an effective service organisation have made SKAN a market leader and a key partner to industry and research laboratories
• At SKAN, healthy growth is important to us. We are always looking for talented individuals to fill a wide range of roles. Apply now!
• We are looking for a Team Lead to support the Head of our Automation department, which is involved in the core business of customized isolator automation projects. As a Team Lead you manage, coach and mentor a dedicated team (approx. 14 employees) with a strong operational focus. The role is close to the employees, responsible for day-to-day coordination and ensuring operational performance. You set goals for the team, support employees in their daily work, identify conflicts and emerging issues at an early stage, and act as the interface to the Head

Responsibilities

• Technical coordination of the operative Automation team working with Siemens and Allen Bradley
• Synchronisation with peers (Team Lead and Functional Coordinators)
• Encouraging collaboration beyond the line (across the whole organization)
• Lead and control the execution of specific strategic projects
• Scheduling of engineers to fulfill demand of resource
• Contributing to execution and improvement of processes and work instructions
• Contributing to plan and comply with the department’s budget
• Executes and monitor the strategy and translates it to the team on an equal footing
• Derives team goals from the strategy and accordingly sets priorities and manages resources at a detailed level
• Approve costs and time requests in SAP (invoices, expenses, reported hours)
• Active involvement in the recruiting process
• Responsible for the personal development of employees incl. performance management

Engineer FH/HF with specialization in Electrical Engineering or Automation

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Plant Engineering, preferably with a pharmaceutical role background
• At least 1 year experience in a direct or indirect leadership role
• Knowledge in GMP
• Experience in working in cross-functional teams and process optimization
• Good user knowledge of Siemens (Step 7/TIA) and/or Allen Bradley controls
• Safe handling of MS-Office and IT systems
• Business fluent in English, German B2 required
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across multiple levels
• Precise and reliable way of working
• Team player (mutual support, common goals, taking responsibility)
• Open willingness to communicate and provide information (active feedback)
• Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving capabilities
• Innovative mindset with a proactive approach to process improvement and technology adoption

We offer you

• An open and collegial corporate culture
• Freedom for ideas
• Participation in sports and leisure activities
• Promotion through further training, especially at our SKAN Academy
• Intensive and job-oriented introduction
• Short decision-making paths and flat hierarchies
• Open communication policy
• 5 weeks holidays and the possibility of further holidays
• For questions please contact Angelika Läuchli. Currently, we are not collaborating with external service providers or recruitment agencies for this position