Associate Director, Facilities & Maintenance

Fujifilm•Morrisville, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Director, Facilities & Maintenance leads facilities operations, maintenance, and reliability programs across multiple sites or a large campus, ensuring safe, compliant, and cost-effective workplaces. The role owns strategic planning, preventive and predictive maintenance, utilities and reliability, vendor and contract management, capital planning, and continuous improvement. It partners with EHS, Real Estate, Engineering, IT, Security, and functional leaders to support business growth, sustainability objectives, and operational resilience. The position manages 2–5 direct reports and up to 30–60 indirect reports. The role develops and executes a 3–5-year facilities and maintenance strategy, manages capital and operating budgets, and leads building systems, utilities, critical environments, grounds, and maintenance programs. It oversees compliance, safety, business continuity, vendor performance, capital projects, space needs, and sustainability and energy initiatives. The Associate Director also leads and develops a multidisciplinary team, serves as the senior facilities point of contact for executive stakeholders, and administers relevant company policies and employee-related processes. The position is based at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies’ site in Morrisville and Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The role must be flexible to support a 24/7 manufacturing facility and may involve respiratory protection, hearing protection, mechanical or production areas, outdoor conditions, and other physical and environmental demands.

Requirements

At least 6 years of experience supervising or managing supervisors or managers.
One of the following education and related-experience combinations: high school diploma or GED and 10+ years; associate degree and 8+ years; bachelor’s degree and 6+ years; or master’s degree and 4+ years.
Familiarity with GMP/GLP.
Ability to coach, lead, and develop individual contributors.
Ability to effectively present information to others.
Flexibility to support a 24/7 manufacturing facility.
Safety-first mindset and risk-management capability.
Skills in vendor and contract optimization, team leadership and talent development, collaboration and executive communication, and data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in a science-based or engineering field with 4+ years of experience.
10+ years in facilities, maintenance, or operations, including 4–6 years managing managers and multi-site or large-campus operations.
Track record owning budgets, vendor portfolios, and capital plans, with experience using CMMS/EAM and reliability programs.
Degree with an emphasis in life sciences.
Experience in large pharmaceutical or biotechnology operations or projects.
Experience in manufacturing biological products and familiarity with GMP/GLP requirements.
Demonstrated success in compliance-driven environments; experience in life sciences, manufacturing, technology, or data centers.
Life Sciences/GxP experience with GMP utilities such as WFI and clean steam, calibration/validation, change control, and quality systems.
Experience with regulatory inspections, investigations, and change management.
Experience leading others in a pharmaceutical or biological manufacturing facility.
Relevant certifications such as CFM, PE, PMP, LEED AP, CRL, or CMRP.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a 3–5-year facilities and maintenance strategy aligned with company growth, risk, and sustainability objectives.
Build and manage long-range capital plans and annual operating budgets; forecast, track, and report performance.
Drive asset lifecycle planning, standards, and governance for critical systems and infrastructure.
Lead facilities operations across sites, including building systems, utilities, critical environments, and grounds.
Establish and monitor preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs using CMMS/EAM.
Set and monitor KPIs such as asset uptime, response time, preventive maintenance compliance, energy intensity, cost per square foot, and work-order cycle time.
Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards, including OSHA, NFPA, local building codes, and relevant FDA cGMP, ISO, and GxP requirements.
Partner with EHS to promote a proactive safety culture and conduct audits, root-cause investigations, and corrective action planning.
Own business continuity and site resilience plans for critical utilities and infrastructure.
Lead sourcing strategies for facilities services, MRO, and utilities; negotiate SLAs, KPIs, and performance-based contracts.
Oversee integrated facilities management or outsourced partners to improve quality, service, and cost.
Oversee small-to-medium capital projects, refurbishments, and fit-outs; partner with Real Estate and PMO on large initiatives.
Ensure design standards, commissioning or qualification where required, and turnover of projects to operations.
Drive energy efficiency, water stewardship, waste reduction, and carbon-footprint reporting aligned with ESG goals.
Implement metering, analytics, and optimization programs; evaluate renewable or low-carbon solutions where feasible.
Lead and develop managers, engineers, and technicians; define organizational structure and succession plans.
Foster a culture of safety, continuous improvement, Lean/TPM, and data-driven decision-making.
Influence cross-functional leaders and serve as the senior facilities contact for executive stakeholders.
Administer company policies, including those related to time off, shift work, and inclement weather.
Complete administrative tasks such as timecard and time-off approvals and expense reports.
Coach and guide direct reports to support their professional development.
Participate in recruitment and retention strategies as needed.
Address performance gaps and employee questions or concerns, partnering with HR as needed.