Facilities and Maintenance Manager
About The Position
The Facilities and Maintenance Manager performs facility and laboratory maintenance and safety training, supports shipping and receiving operations, and serves as the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) point of contact. The role includes purchasing supplies, inspecting facilities and equipment, performing preventive and corrective maintenance, and maintaining accurate maintenance records. The manager works with external vendors, maintains inventories of reagents and supplies, oversees waste management, and guides laboratory personnel in research safety training. The position is responsible for preventive maintenance and reliability of laboratory equipment and critical utility systems, including DI water, electrical infrastructure, and HVAC. It also coordinates equipment calibration, repairs, service contracts, upgrades, and large-scale facility changes such as laboratory reorganizations or expansions. Occasional responses to laboratory emergencies outside regular hours may be required. The role is based in an R&D laboratory and industrial environment, with potential exposure to biohazardous agents up to BSL2, hot and cold temperatures, noise, fumes, limited dust, and oily coolants. The employee must comply with the company PPE policy, which may require safety glasses, appropriate attire, safety shoes, a hard hat, and hearing protection. Candidates undergo a pre-employment background check; additional job-related investigations may also be conducted. Debut is an equal opportunity employer.
Requirements
- BS or MS degree and at least 5 years of experience in a biotechnology setting.
- Wet-lab experience and broad knowledge of standard laboratory and facility equipment, including plumbing, electrical, and HVAC systems are identified as ideal qualifications.
- Experience with laboratory housekeeping procedures, including maintaining inventories and equipment, ordering supplies, and maintaining a clean and safe laboratory environment.
- Knowledge of EHS regulations and laboratory safety requirements, including methods for handling, cleaning, and disposing of waste.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer-service skills to work effectively with a diverse workforce.
- Willingness to work with biohazardous agents up to BSL2.
- Ability to meet the physical demands described, including frequent walking, standing, stair climbing, bending, twisting, squatting, reaching, and occasional lifting or carrying of materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to work in an R&D laboratory and industrial environment with exposure to hot and cold temperatures, noise, fumes, limited dust, and oily coolants, and to comply with the company PPE policy.
Nice To Haves
- Working knowledge of MaintainX CMMS.
- Experience maintaining and rebuilding valves, mechanical seals, pumps, boilers, chillers, compressors, fermenters, and similar equipment and machinery.
Responsibilities
- Organize, prioritize, and execute preventive maintenance initiatives to minimize downtime and extend equipment life while meeting safety and compliance standards.
- Develop, implement, and manage equipment, spare-parts, and preventive-maintenance-schedule inventories using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
- Order, ship, receive, and maintain supplies, labware, and instruments needed for laboratory operations.
- Manage laboratory equipment calibration, preventive maintenance, repairs, service-contract renewals, and upgrades.
- Independently monitor critical utility systems, including DI water supply, electrical infrastructure, and HVAC, to ensure performance and reliability.
- Establish relationships with external vendors.
- Plan and coordinate large-scale facility changes, including laboratory reorganizations and expansions.
- Anticipate, troubleshoot, and resolve problems in the laboratory, including occasional off-hours responses to laboratory emergencies.
- Serve as the EHS point of contact for inspections and waste-handling services.
- Perform facility and laboratory maintenance and safety training, support shipping and receiving, purchase supplies, inspect equipment, and maintain accurate maintenance records.
- Maintain inventories of reagents and supplies, oversee waste management, and guide laboratory personnel in research safety training.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
