About the Company
The Senior Facilities Manager is an essential role within Operations Center to support the day-to-day effective functioning of the site.
About the Role
In this role you will lead the facility and maintenance function and be responsible for the planning, scheduling and execution all maintenance activities and projects (including routine maintenance, PM, project, or capital expenditure types of work) to support the facilities or production operations and communicate status with all work with site leadership.
Responsibilities
- Assumes overall responsibility for the management of building, equipment, and grounds.
- Maintain relevant files, drawings, and records as appropriate.
- Manages the team of technicians, mechanics, and support staff required to maintain the facility and equipment to required standards of availability, cleanliness, and order.
- Manage capital and non-capital projects to improve capacity, quality, efficiency, utilization and safety.
- Prepare PERs as appropriate.
- Responsible for 5-year capital plan and forecasting as well as departmental budget.
- Act as Program Manager to oversee all capital projects, new equipment installations, and, equipment relocations.
- This includes; planning, FAT, SAT, installation, validation, writing PM procedures, training, etc.
- Responsible for plant or manufacturing equipment projects to maximize output, minimize cost and support efficiencies on new or existing equipment.
- Consult and cooperate with divisional / corporate / supplier personnel as authorized and required, maintaining effective communications and working relations.
- Keep abreast of and provide support to plant personnel on water systems, HVAC, plant and equipment layouts, water treatment, air systems, expansions, structural details, material handling and auxiliary equipment.
- Assist in the transfer of technology to other West plants, the development of corporate engineering standards and/or development of capital budget along with our Corporate Engineering staff.
- Ensure appropriate staffing, proper training and development and performance management for the team.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required
Required Skills
- Minimum 10 years prior industrial maintenance experience involving mechanical, electrical and electronics types of work.
- Biomedical or pharmaceutical industry work required.
- Experience with qualified environmental monitoring systems and cold storeage for pharmaceutical product
Preferred Skills
Must have extensive experience with capital expenditure and project related work.
- Prefer effective organizational, trouble-shooting, problem solving and interpersonal skills.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with others (both verbally and in writing)
- Must be able to effectively use AutoCAD, MS Project, and MS Office programs such Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Must possess good negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Working knowledge of the principles of electricity, electronics, mechanical and plant operating systems
- Must be able to read blueprints and schematic drawings; knowledge of such items as plant systems and related equipment/utilities appropriate to this role.
- Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description
- Support and contribute in Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target
- Able to comply with the company’s safety policy at all times
- Able to comply with the company’s quality policy at all times.
