Specialist, Shutdown Coordinator

As a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company, Ferring pioneers and delivers life-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our ‘people first’ philosophy. Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world’s oldest enemy: disease.  

As the Specialist Shutdown Coordinator, you will oversee facility-related activities and projects during shutdowns, ensuring safety, budget compliance, and timeliness. They coordinate planning, scheduling, and vendor activities across departments, monitoring maintenance, validation, and quality tasks to address any issues promptly. Additionally, they conduct compliance and safety audits and ensure timely documentation, all while adhering to department goals, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

With Ferring, you will be joining a recognized leader, identified as one of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Fast Company, and honored by Fortune with inclusion on its “Change the World List,” for addressing society’s unmet needs. Ferring US is also Great Places to Work® Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country. 

Responsibilities:  

• Takes full ownership of the end-to-end process, ensuring execution and accountability across at every stage.
• Ensures that all relevant staff and departments are informed of construction and maintenance activities, maintaining clear communication regarding the status of utility shutdowns.
• Collaborates with the Maintenance Leadership Team, Validation, Quality, and Operations to develop a comprehensive shutdown schedule using Microsoft Project or similar software, enabling thorough tracking of outages, documentation execution, and shutdown closeout activities.
• Creates and oversees a shutdown planning action list, ensuring its timely execution.
• Manages relationships effectively with key stakeholders, including Maintenance and Production Team Leaders, Reliability Coordinators, and Operations Leadership.
• Identifies and recommends opportunities for improvement.
• Ensures compliance with safety, environmental, and purchasing policies, guidelines, and procedures.
• Evaluates and challenges the asset planning and coordination strategy before and during shutdowns.
• Drives a culture change within the plant to establish...
• Establishes preparatory work required before scheduled equipment downtime.
• Chairs the daily shutdown planning coordination meeting.

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent level of experience, preferably in engineering.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in an FDA-regulated environment.
• Demonstrated strong project management skills.
• Comprehensive background in cGMP principles and concepts.
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and general familiarity with Windows. SAP experience is a plus.
• Expert understanding of regulations governing supported processes and systems.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills to interact with team members at all levels, vendors, and departmental stakeholders involved in the shutdown process.
• Highly self-motivated and detail-oriented, with a keen attention to detail.
• Capacity to quickly identify and address issues that arise during shutdown activities, making timely decisions to ensure the smooth progression of the shutdown process.
• Strong leadership abilities with a high level of personal and departmental accountability and responsibility.
• Capable of working independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to make informed decisions regarding quality and compliance-related matters with minimal oversight.
• Strong organizational skills to coordinate and prioritize tasks effectively, manage multiple responsibilities, and ensure that shutdown activities stay on schedule.
• Ability to remain focused under pressure, especially during critical phases of the shutdown process where unexpected challenges may arise.
• Customer-oriented mindset with a commitment to quality.

  Physical Requirements:

• Ability to move around the manufacturing facility to oversee shutdown activities, inspect equipment, and communicate with team members.
• Ability to work long hours and potentially irregular shifts during shutdown periods, which may involve extended periods of standing, walking, and physical activity.
• Adherence to personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements.

Role will be in Parsippany, NJ. 

Ferring + you    

At Ferring, we offer competitive total compensation along with an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work. From working hours that respect your lifestyle, a culture that is welcoming and equitable, and the chance to work with the industry’s most impressive people, these are just some of the ways we live our "People First" philosophy.    

Our Compensation and Benefits   

At Ferring, base salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $77,000 to $98,000, which is the reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount paid may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, education and primary work location. Additional compensation for this role will be provided based on competitive annual incentive compensation targets in the form of an annual bonus - payouts are based on individual and company performance.

Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with a premium differential, inverse to base salary, to be paid by employees, a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full time employees to accrue up to 120 hours in the first four (4) years of employment, and 160 hours in the fifth (5th) year of employment as well as 15 paid holidays per year. We are proud to offer paid parental leave subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring. 

Work Location: 

This position is classified as a hybrid role, requiring onsite work at the Parsippany office four days per week and remotely for one day per week. 

Ferring is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local laws.   

Join our team and your voice will be heard, and your contributions will be valued. If you love to come up with new ways to make a positive difference and see them through, you will fit right in.    

We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (including Disability/Protected Veterans). We maintain a drug-free workplace.