Senior Manager Maintenance and Facilities - Exton, PA

Senior Manager Maintenance and Facilities

Exton, PA

The Senior Manager, Maintenance and Facilities role is a critical leadership position responsible for ensuring reliability, compliance, and operational continuity across three manufacturing sites with a combined maintenance organization of approximately 20 employees, including two maintenance and facilities supervisors. This role oversees both equipment maintenance and facility infrastructure, which are essential to supporting regulated manufacturing operations and ensuring production uptime.

• Contribute to developing the facilities and maintenance strategy and plan aligned to the manufacturing plan.
• Ensure that any installation is maintained in a technically sound, safe and environmentally acceptable manner by complying with all DSM requirements, manufacturing work processes and other relevant requirements and best practices.
• Responsible for overall repair and maintenance of facility and equipment to minimize downtime, meet production requirements, and pass audits.
• Maintain inventory of critical spare parts to ensure repairs can be made in an acceptable time frame.
• Develops and updates Department SOPs as needed.
• Ensures availability for after‑hours and weekend maintenance issues.
• Set targets and key performance indicators and ensure adequate management reporting of the performance of the maintenance and facilities groups.
• Select, manage, coach and develop staff, in line with dsm‑firmenich values and HR requirements and procedures.

• A rich history and a promising future of bold scientific innovation and passionate creation with our customers.
• A space to grow by encouraging and supporting curiosity and an open mindset.
• A culture that prioritizes safety and well‑being, both physically and mentally.
• The opportunity to work for a company where sustainability is much more than a claim and is core to our strategy and purpose.
• A flexible work environment that empowers people to take accountability for their work and own the outcome.
• Barrier‑free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected—regardless of their background, beliefs, or identity.
• A firm belief that working together with our customers is the key to achieving great things.
• An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future.

• ~10 years of experience in maintenance with 5 years of supervision experience.
• Previous experience in a GMP biotech/pharmaceutical/food environment preferred.
• Experienced user of Blue Mountain software used for maintenance and calibration management.
• Requires knowledge of machines and tools, including their design, uses, repair and maintenance.
• Requires knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Requires the ability to read schematics, specifications, blueprints, and technical drawings.
• Requires knowledge of preventive, predictive and planned maintenance, and typical mechanical work such as pipe fitting, hydraulics, and welding.
• Expertise in the use of MS Office, Word and Excel, and experience in BAS (Building Automation system) is preferred.
• Excellent problem solving and decision‑making skills.
• Accuracy, a detail orientation, initiative to multi‑task with deadlines, flexible can‑do attitude, and ability to adjust workload to meet varying schedules.
• Extensive knowledge and experience working with facility systems and plant operations (boilers, chillers cooling tower, substation, emergency generator, un‑interruptible power supplies, MCC panels and detailed electrical delivery equipment tools).
• Execute the job within the applicable DSM, OSHA, EPA, ISO, FDA, CE, IBC, NEC and other requirements.
• Must be available to be on call to handle emergencies or any extra hours as required.

Salary: $ – $. In addition to base salary, we also offer a comprehensive total rewards package, inclusive of annual incentive pay, a retirement savings plan, health care coverage, paid time off, recognition programs…