Global Facilities Excellence Associate Director

Becton Dickinson Medical Devices•Vernon Hills, IL

About The Position

The Associate Director, Global Facilities BD Excellence leads the deployment of BD Excellence across Global Facilities Operations and establishes enterprise standards, governance, performance management systems, and continuous improvement programs for facilities, utilities, maintenance, and infrastructure operations. The role is the enterprise owner for Facilities Excellence, Utility Performance, Reliability Excellence, Asset Management Standards, and Operational Continuous Improvement. It partners with site and regional facilities teams and global functions to improve asset reliability, reduce utility consumption, strengthen resiliency, and deliver measurable productivity and cost savings. The position establishes a facilities operating system supporting safe, reliable, sustainable, and cost-effective infrastructure for BD manufacturing, R&D, laboratory, warehouse, and office operations worldwide. The Associate Director directs and coordinates facility and continuous improvement activities across Becton Dickinson and Company, supporting Facility and Project Managers with planning, control, organization, integration, execution, and completion of facility activities. The role leads global facilities improvement and governance, develops operating standards and procedures, supports capital projects and regulatory inspections, and tracks performance across the facilities portfolio. It has an estimated direct impact on approximately $640 million in addressable global facilities spend and supports the goal of delivering $100 million in savings by 2032. Travel is up to 25%, and the role may require work outside normal business hours for facilities projects, events, or emergencies.

Requirements

10+ years of Facilities, Utilities, Engineering, Manufacturing, or Reliability leadership experience.
Experience managing global or multi-site operations.
Demonstrated expertise in utility systems and infrastructure operations.
Continuous improvement and lean leadership experience.
Experience delivering productivity and cost savings programs.
Experience with CMMS, BMS, Energy Management Systems, and asset reliability programs.
Experience leading facilities improvement initiatives involving maintenance, space planning, and technology.
In-depth technical knowledge of medical device and infrastructure engineering.
Knowledge, experience, or training in facilities management principles, HVAC systems, building automation controls, energy management, electrical systems, central plant utilities, and laboratory equipment.
Strong equipment maintenance and repair knowledge, including technical understanding of building central plant systems, machinery, PLCs, servo-controlled systems, and automation controls.
Ability to analyze technology and resource needs and demand to plan and assess project feasibility.
Ability to support planning and scheduling for Site Engineering Operations and direct installation, testing, operation, maintenance, and repair of facilities and equipment.
Ability to understand complex processes and lead cross-functional design and construction teams.
Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field, such as engineering or technology.
Excellent writing capabilities and ability to create clear, concise, technically excellent documents with strong attention to detail.
Strong interpersonal, leadership, public involvement, and oral communication skills; ability and desire to work with diverse interest groups.
Self-motivated, with the ability to manage projects and budgets.
Ability to motivate teams and manage change associated with continuous improvement outcomes.
Ability to work outside normal business hours for certain facilities operations projects, events, or emergencies.

Nice To Haves

Project Management training or certification, such as PMP or similar.
Six Sigma training or certification and a proven track record facilitating Kaizen and continuous improvement events; Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent preferred.
Experience in space planning, facility design, corporate interior and office layout, and workplace solution strategies.

Responsibilities

Lead deployment of BD Excellence methodologies across Global Facilities Operations and establish a Facilities Excellence roadmap aligned with operational excellence objectives.
Establish enterprise standards, governance, performance management systems, and continuous improvement programs for facilities, utilities, maintenance, and infrastructure operations.
Lead Facilities Excellence, Utility Performance, Reliability Excellence, Asset Management Standards, and operational continuous improvement initiatives.
Direct, coordinate, and exercise functional authority for facility and continuous improvement activities across the company.
Support Facility and Project Managers with planning, control, organization, integration, execution, and completion of facility activities.
Establish and standardize problem-solving, tier management, visual management, Gemba routines, loss elimination, and zero-loss practices.
Lead cross-functional work on technical issues, change management, site strategies, and facilities improvement initiatives.
Ensure compliance with applicable OSHA, EPA, FDA, DEA, GxP, GLP, federal, state, and local regulations and BD policies and procedures.
Develop, review, and update SOPs, TGDs, and WPs for the Facility Management Network.
Develop and improve strategies for maintenance of buildings, grounds, utilities, and operations; monitor utility systems and initiate energy and operating cost savings.
Prepare analyses and cost estimates for renovations, expansions, and other facility work as needed.
Support critical facilities capital projects, oversee alignment with site expectations, and help ensure projects do not adversely affect facility operations.
Prevent or reduce facility and equipment downtime through predictive and preventive maintenance activities.
Support regulatory inspections and tours, meet with auditors and inspectors as needed, and conduct self-audits and sustainability tours.
Enforce FDA, GxP, and GLP requirements within Site Engineering functions.
Perform administrative duties, including reviewing documents, preparing presentations and reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, and making decisions.
Coordinate and maintain quality assurance while minimizing risks to projects, facilities, and Site Operations; ensure project targets for cost, timelines, and quality are met.
Motivate site facility and project teams and share best practices and expertise across BD office and R&D facilities.
Track and report KPI portfolio performance, providing a real-time, comprehensive, prioritized view of Facilities Operations tasks and initiatives.
Assist Facility and Asset Care Managers with site cost efficiencies and project design.
Serve as BD Governance Lead for Facility Project Management Teams.
Build enterprise capability in operational excellence, reliability engineering, and utilities optimization; facilitate Kaizen events and continuous improvement initiatives across the network.
Partner with Digital teams to expand CMMS adoption, develop facilities and utility dashboards, implement predictive analytics, leverage BMS and energy management systems, use IoT and Smart Factory technologies, and improve enterprise asset and utility visibility.
Interface and coordinate facility and engineering policies with site associates, particularly in higher-risk laboratory and production environments; guide policy updates and facility procedures and interface with regulators, inspectors, and internal stakeholders.
Work with facility design teams on scope of work, value engineering, project timelines, and project delivery methods.
Lead a global network of Facilities Excellence Engineers, coach Reliability Engineers and Utility Specialists, develop regional Utilities & Excellence Engineers, and foster cross-functional collaboration and improvement communities of practice.
Serve as executive sponsor for major facilities transformation initiatives and manage the indirect leadership of the Facility Management Network.
Ensure work is executed professionally, with adequate resources, on time, within cost, and at the required quality; define technical standards and drive technical improvements.