Manager of Facilities Maintenance - Support Buildings

Manager, Facilities Maintenance Operations
- Support Buildings

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The Manager, Facilities Maintenance Operations
- Support Buildings is responsible for leading 24/7 maintenance execution across a campus totaling approximately 235,000 sq. ft. across 8 buildings. This role ensures reliable, compliant, and efficient operation of facility systems through effective workforce leadership, maintenance execution, and backlog management.

• Maintenance Operations & Execution
• Lead all maintenance execution activities (preventive, corrective, and emergency) across a 24/7 operation
• Ensure high reliability and uptime of critical facility and utility systems
• Serve as escalation point for complex or critical equipment/system failures
• Drive standardization and consistency of maintenance practices across all shifts
• Backlog & Work Management
• Own and drive reduction of maintenance backlog through prioritization, scheduling discipline, and resource alignment
• Ensure effective planning and scheduling of work orders to optimize labor utilization
• Monitor and improve key CMMS performance metrics, including: PM compliance, schedule adherence, backlog levels, work order closure rates
• Workforce Leadership & Staffing
• Directly manage 1 maintenance supervisor and indirectly lead ~4-8 maintenance personnel
• Establish clear performance expectations and accountability at all levels of the organization
• Evaluate staffing models and labor utilization to support 24/7 operations
• Partner with HR to support recruiting, onboarding, and retention strategies
• Drive a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement
• GMP Compliance & Quality Systems
• Ensure all maintenance activities are executed in compliance with GMP requirements and site procedures
• Own execution of facilities-related quality records, including change controls, CAPAs, minor deviations
• Ensure timely initiation, investigation, and closure of quality events
• Partner with Quality Assurance to maintain audit readiness and inspection compliance
• Maintain data integrity across CMMS and quality systems
• Financial Management (OPEX)
• Develop and manage the facilities maintenance operating budget
• Control labor, materials, and contractor spend
• Identify and implement cost-saving and efficiency improvement opportunities
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with Reliability Engineering to implement optimized maintenance strategies and improve asset performance
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, and Engineering to align maintenance activities with production and compliance requirements
• Coordinate contractor activities to ensure safe and compliant execution of work
• Ownership of the site ladder safety program
• Performance Management & Continuous Improvement
• Establish and monitor maintenance KPIs to drive performance and accountability
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce downtime
• Support site initiatives related to productivity, safety, and operational excellence

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field (or equivalent experience) preferred.
• Minimum of 8+ years of maintenance experience in an industrial or GMP-regulated environment
• Minimum of 3+ years of leadership experience managing supervisors and/or technical teams
• Demonstrated experience managing maintenance operations in a 24/7 environment
• Hands-on experience with CMMS systems (e.g., SAP or equivalent)

• Strong knowledge of maintenance execution, planning, and scheduling processes
• Experience managing maintenance backlog and workforce productivity
• Working knowledge of industrial systems (mechanical, electrical, utilities)
• Experience with compliance requirements and regulated environments
• Hands-on experience with quality systems, including change control, CAPA, deviation management
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to lead in a fast-paced, multi-shift operational environment

• Experience supporting client and regulatory inspections
• Familiarity with predictive or condition-based maintenance execution

• 24/7 manufacturing environment with on-call escalation responsibilities
• Ability to work across shifts as needed to support operations
• Combination of office and field-based work, including indoor and outdoor environments
• Exposure to typical industrial facility conditions

• Maintenance backlog…