Site Engineering Head (d/f/m) / Vodja Inženiringa lokacije (d/ž/m)

Job Description Summary

The future is ours to shape. / Prihodnost je v naših rokah.

Job Description

Sandoz’s strategic investments in Slovenia are not only expanding our manufacturing capabilities — they are shaping the future of science, people, and accessible global healthcare. To bring this vision to life, we are looking for motivated professionals who want to make a meaningful impact.

Our new bioinjectables manufacturing site in Brnik will deliver advanced therapies to patients around the world, with a strong focus on biosimilar medicines that demand exceptional process quality, expertise, and dedication. This is a unique opportunity to help build a brand‑new facility from the ground up and to contribute your knowledge and experience to solutions that will improve patients’ lives globally.

Join us in co‑creating the new Engineering unit at the site.

We are inviting applications for the role of Site Engineering Head (d/f/m) for our new biosimilars manufacturing site in Brnik. In this role, you will be responsible for establishing and leading the Engineering/Maintenance department and overseeing site CAPEX management. You will ensure that equipment, infrastructure, and facilities are fully operational and compliant with regulatory requirements, Good Manufacturing Practice, and health, safety, and environmental standards. You will also be accountable for supporting project needs, stakeholder expectations, and for leading and developing your team.

Your key responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Develop a long-term investment strategy for projects in close collaboration with unit directors and Global Engineering.
• Define and implement maintenance and asset management strategies for development and technological equipment, including proper lifecycle management.
• Prepare and monitor budgets for maintenance and investments in compliance with legislation and cGMP and HSE regulations.
• Manage and execute investment projects within the unit.
• Manage and supervise services provided by central functions and external contractors.
• Take responsibility for personal and professional development and for developing team members.
• Ensure availability of competent staff and maintain a strong talent pipeline.
• Performing tasks related to the area of work - engineering (initially a double hatting role).

What you will bring to the role:

• Degree in engineering (Dipl. Ing. / M. Sc. / B. Sc.) or equivalent.
• Fluent in English and proficient in local language.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Minimum 5 years of engineering experience with time spent in investment projects and maintenance.
  2 years of demonstrated leadership abilities, leading both internal and external team members.

What we offer:

• Job location: Ljubljana and Brnik
• Contract type: permanent contract with 6-month probation period
• Expected weekly working hours: 40
• *Pay range: 90.880€ - 136.320€ gross

*Salary at Sandoz is based on job level, qualifications, specific skills, and work experience. Fully proficient candidates are usually placed around the market median, less experienced candidates lower in the range, and those with strong or niche expertise higher. When determining placement within the range, we also consider internal pay equity and external market data.

Our compensation package additionally includes:

• Annual bonus (STI): percentage of annual salary
• Long Term bonus (LTI): percentage of annual gross salary
• Vacation allowance: in 2025 it was €2,430.99 net
• Christmas bonus: in 2025 it was €2,100 gross
• OurShare: every year, an employee of Lek d.d. will be entitled to receive shares of Sandoz AG
• Voluntary Additional Pension Scheme: The company fully covers the contribution for your supplementary pension plan, amounting to 5.844% of your gross salary
• Collective life and accident insurance (24/7 coverage)
• A hybrid work environment offering flexibility and remote work possibilities – if applicable for position

Ready for your next career move?
You are kindly invited to submit your application in English and Slovene, including a CV, by July 30, 2026.

Why Sandoz?

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have the ambition to do more so that everyone can benefit from the basic human right of good health.

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape a sustainable future for Sandoz and to help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported! 

Join us in helping to make healthcare fairer and faster.

The future is ours to shape.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and to forming diverse teams that are representative of the patients and communities we serve. 

  

#Sandoz

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Sandoz s strateškimi investicijami v Sloveniji ne gradi le novih proizvodnih zmogljivosti, temveč ustvarja prihodnost – za znanost, ljudi in dostopno globalno zdravstvo. Da uresničimo to vizijo, potrebujemo motivirane strokovnjake, ki želijo pustiti pečat.

Nova proizvodna enota bioinjektabilnih izdelkov na Brniku bo bolnikom po svetu zagotavljala napredne terapije, še posebno na področju podobnih bioloških zdravil, kjer sta vrhunska kakovost in predanost ključni. To je izjemna priložnost, da z znanjem in izkušnjami soustvarjate postavitev novega obrata ter prispevate k rešitvam, ki bodo izboljšale življenja pacientov po vsem svetu.

Pridružite se nam pri soustvarjanju nove enote Inženiringa lokacije.

V svoje vrsta vabimo Vodjo enote inženiringa (d/ž/m) v novi proizvodni enoti podobnih bioloških zdravil na Brniku. V tej vlogi boste odgovorni za vzpostavitev in vodenje oddelka za inženiring/vzdrževanje in upravljanje CAPEX-a na lokaciji. Prav tako boste odgovorni za zagotavljanje, da so oprema, infrastruktura in objekti delujoči in skladni z regulatornimi predpisi in predpisi dobre proizvodne prakse in predpisi zdravja, varnosti in okolja. Vaša odgovornost bo zajemala tudi skrb za potrebe projekta, ciljnih iporabnikov in odgovornost za vodenje in razvoj sodelavcev.

Vaše ključne odgovornosti:

• Razvoj dolgoročne naložbene strategije projekta v tesnem sodelovanju z direktorji enot in globalnim Inženiringom.
• Določitev in izvajanje strategije vzdrževanja in upravljanja razvojne in tehnološke opreme in ustrezno upravljanje z življenjskim ciklom opreme. 
• Priprava in nadzorovanje proračuna namenjenega za vzdrževanje in naložbe v skladu z zakonodajo in predpisi za cGMP in ZVO.
• Odgovornost za upravljanje/izvajanje naložbenih projektov enote.
• Upravljanje in obvladovanje storitev centralnih funkcij in zunanjih izvajalcev.
• Odgovornost za osebni in strokovni razvoj ter razvoj sodelavcev.
• Zagotavljanje, da so na voljo kompetentni sodelavci, in skrb za nabor strokovnjakov oz. talentov.
• Opravljanje nalog, vezanih na področje (na začetku dvojna vloga)

Vaš doprinos k delovnem mestu: 

• Visokošolska izobrazba tehnične ali druge ustrezne smeri.
• Tekoče znanje angleškega jezika in znanje lokalnega jezika.
• Poznavanje orodja Microsoft Office.
• Minimalno 5 let delovnih izkušenj na področju inženiringa, investicijskih projektov in vzdrževanja.
• Minimalno 2 leti vodstvenih izkušenj z vodenjem internih in eksternih sodelavcev.

Kaj nudimo:

• Lokacija dela: Ljubljana in Brnik
• Vrsta pogodbe: pogodba za nedoločen čas s 6-mesečnim poskusnim obdobjem
• Predvideni tedenski delovni čas: 40 ur/teden
• *Plačni razpon: 90.880€ - 136.320€ EUR bruto

*Plača v Sandozu temelji na nivoju delovnega mesta, kvalifikacijah, specifičnih veščinah in znanjih ter delovnih izkušnjah. Visoko usposobljeni kandidati so običajno umeščeni okoli mediane plačnega razpona, manj izkušeni na spodnji del razpona, kandidati z izrazito močnimi ali nišnimi kompetencami pa višje. Pri umeščanju v plačni razpon upoštevamo tudi notranjo uravnoteženost plač in zunanje tržne podatke .

Naš paket ugodnosti dodatno vključuje:

• Letni bonus (STI): odstotek letne plače.
• Dolgoročni bonus (LTI): odstotek letne bruto plače.
• Regres za letni dopust: leta 2025 je znašal 2.430,99 EUR (neto).
• Božičnica: leta 2025 je znašala 2.100 EUR (bruto).
• OurShare: Vsako leto bo zaposleni v družbi Lek d.d. upravičen do prejema delnic družbe Sandoz AG.
• Prostovoljno dodatno pokojninsko zavarovanje: družba Lek d.d. v celoti krije mesečni prispevek za dodatno pokojninsko zavarovanje v višini 5,844 % vaše mesečne bruto plače.
• Kolektivno življenjsko in nezgodno zavarovanje (kritje velja 24/7).
• Hibridno delovno okolje, ki omogoča fleksibilnost in možnost dela na daljavo. – če to velja za zadevno delovno mesto.

Ste pripravljeni na naslednji korak v karieri?
Prijavo z življenjepisom v angleškem in slovenskem jeziku lahko oddate najpozneje do 30. julija 2026.

Zakaj Sandoz? 

Sandoz je vodilni svetovni proizvajalec generičnih in podobnih bioloških zdravil – segmenta zdravstvene industrije, ki zagotavlja 80 % vseh zdravil na svetu po 30-odstotni ceni ter s tem vpliva na življenja več kot milijarde ljudi v več kot 100 državah. Čeprav smo ponosni na svoje dosežke, si prizadevamo narediti še več, da bi vsakdo imel dostop do temeljne človekove pravice – pravice do dobrega zdravja.

Z naložbami v nove razvojne zmogljivosti, proizvodne lokacije, nove pridobitve in partnerstva imamo priložnost oblikovati prihodnost Sandoza ter še večjemu številu ljudi omogočiti trajnostni dostop do cenovno ugodnih in visokokakovostnih zdravil.

Naš zagon temelji na odprti kulturi sodelovanja, katere srce so naši talentirani in ambiciozni sodelavci in sodelavke. V okolju, kjer so raznoliki načini razmišljanja dobrodošli in kjer se podpira osebna rast, imajo v zameno za uporabo svojih znanj možnost v celoti izkusiti delo v agilnem in povezovalnem okolju ter razvijati svojo uspešno kariero. 

Pridružite se nam in nam pomagajte povečati pravičnost in hitrost zdravstvenega varstva.

Prihodnost je v naših rokah.

Predani smo raznolikosti in vključenosti:

Zavzemamo se za raznolikost, enake možnosti in vključenost. Prizadevamo si za oblikovanje raznolikih timov, saj ti predstavljajo naše bolnike in skupnosti, ki jih oskrbujemo. 

  

#Sandoz

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