Maintenance Team Lead

Kite Pharma•Frederick, MD

21h•Onsite

About The Position

We’re here for one reason and one reason only – to cure cancer. Every moment is dedicated to developing treatments and every action moves us one step closer to our goal. We’ve made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But we're not finished yet. Join Kite, as we make even bigger advances in cancer therapies, and help shape where our business and medical science goes next. We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Kite and help create more tomorrows.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree with at least 5 years of relevant maintenance experience. OR Masters Degree with at least 3 years of relevant maintenance experience.
Current Leaving Certificate and Trades Certificate (GSL) required.
Demonstrated experience supervising maintenance personnel in a manufacturing environment.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
Experience working in highly regulated manufacturing environments (GMP, FDA, EMA).
Strong background in maintenance planning, scheduling, and cost control.

Responsibilities

Supervise Maintenance Technicians, including task prioritization, training, performance coaching, and completion of performance reviews.
Schedule and oversee daily maintenance activities, including repair, calibration, and preventive maintenance of mechanical and electrical systems within assigned areas.
Ensure all maintenance activities comply with SOPs, cGMPs, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
Procure spare parts, labor, special tools, contracts, and documentation (e.g., SOPs, CRRAs) required for maintenance execution.
Develop weekly maintenance schedules and plant shutdown work plans, identifying external resources as needed for recovery activities.
Serve as project lead for assigned maintenance or equipment initiatives.
Deliver refresher training to departmental groups to maintain compliance and technical proficiency.
Revise and maintain SOPs and other controlled documentation; manage inventory and specialized maintenance tools.
Receive and prioritize work orders from assigned departments, excluding emergency requests routed for immediate attention.
Ensure safety is the top priority in work planning, scheduling, and execution.
Estimate maintenance jobs, including task sequencing, staffing requirements, and labor hours.
Develop cost estimates for work orders, including labor, materials, and total execution cost.
Maintain and manage the maintenance backlog, ensuring work orders are scheduled according to priority and requested completion dates.
Participate in production planning meetings to coordinate plant schedules and negotiate equipment downtime windows for preventive and corrective maintenance.
Finalize schedules to ensure optimal utilization of available man‑hours and balanced workloads.
Follow up with Team Leaders and Maintenance Technicians to ensure scheduled work is executed as planned.
Review completed schedules and returned work orders; monitor progress and prepare maintenance performance reports.
Analyze actual labor and material usage versus estimates and partner with maintenance leadership to improve estimating accuracy and work methods.