Facilities & Maintenance Manager
About The Position
The Facilities & Maintenance Manager is responsible for overseeing Maintenance Technicians and GMP Facilities staff members to ensure effective and compliant execution against individual and departmental responsibilities at both Silgan Unicep locations. This role involves ensuring buildings and production equipment are maintained in compliance with company and regulatory requirements, providing troubleshooting and repair support, developing asset management strategies, managing inventory and maintenance activities using CMMS software, preparing capital asset requests, developing and managing budgets, engaging with vendors, monitoring machine uptime, participating in continuous improvement activities, and ensuring compliance with GMP, FDA, OSHA, and other regulatory requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or certification in a related field required.
- Seven (7) or more years of Supervisory or Managerial experience required with direct oversight of maintenance functions preferred.
- Five (5) years or more of GMP and Pharma experience required.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to lead or work as part of a team to complete projects.
- Ability to prioritize resources to meet established budgets and timelines.
- Ability to read and interpret equipment manuals and work instructions.
- Knowledge of OSHA regulations required.
- Ability to recognize and adhere to quality standards.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Travel between facilities to support operations when necessary and as required by leadership.
Nice To Haves
- Five (5) years prior experience in an FDA regulated manufacturing facility preferred.
- Mechanically inclined with experience in plumbing, HVAC systems, steam, and manufacturing operations preferred.
- Knowledge of cGMP regulations preferred.
Responsibilities
- Oversight of and assignment of work to all GMP Facilities staff to ensure that buildings are maintained and that preventative maintenance activities are completed in a timely and compliant manner.
- Oversight of schedule, performance, and documentation of preventive maintenance on electrical, heating, ventilation, plant systems and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, USP Purified Water treatment system, oil-less compressor, and heated dryer system.
- Oversight of and assignment of work to Maintenance Technicians to ensure that production equipment is maintained in compliance with company and regulatory requirements.
- Provide direct troubleshooting and repair support for critical equipment failures.
- Assist technicians with complex mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation issues.
- Ensure that facility and equipment operations are maintained to be free from safety hazards for employees and visitors.
- Develop long-term asset management and replacement strategies.
- Utilize CMMS software systems to actively manage parts/spares inventory and maintenance activities.
- Prepare and submit Capital Asset Requests (CARs) for project-based facility or equipment capital spend.
- Develop and manage maintenance and facility budgets.
- Engage with vendors to establish and maintain contract services as appropriate.
- Monitor machine uptime and set-up/teardown/changeover efficiency and identify and implement strategies to improve performance.
- Participate in or lead continuous improvement activities that involve modification or integration of existing machinery, systems and process improvements intended to improve quality, increase throughput, decrease costs, and strengthen safety measures.
- Work interdepartmentally to ensure that equipment manuals and work instruction changes are identified and properly implemented.
- Partner with Quality, Operations, and Engineering teams to resolve compliance issues and implement corrective actions.
- Ensure that department training records are maintained in a current state and that individuals are provided with required training to meet job competencies.
- Ensure compliance with GMP, FDA, OSHA, and all other regulatory requirements in accordance with company policy.
- Maintain audit-ready facilities and documentation at all times.
- Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits.
- Regular attendance.
- Adhere to company safety requirements.
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Associate degree
