Manager, Refrigeration

Grifols SA • Los Angeles, CA

73d • $124,000 - $135,000

About The Position

Grifols is a global healthcare company that since 1909 has been working to improve the health and well-being of people around the world. We are leaders in plasma-derived medicines and transfusion medicine and develop, produce and market innovative medicines, solutions and services in more than 110 countries and regions. The Manager, Refrigeration is a key member of our management team responsible for the day to day operations of the refrigeration department.

Requirements

• BS/BA in Science or Engineering, or technical field required.
• 5+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment and 2+ years of maintenance management experience.
• Must have demonstrated interpersonal and leadership skills to promote teamwork.
• Excellent supervision skills utilizing sound judgment, evaluation and critical thinking.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Medical manufacturing, cGMP experience preferred.
• Knowledge of freezers and cooling systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide a leadership role ensuring employee health and safety. Monitor and drive improvements in OSHA incident rates.
• Manage predictive, preventative and corrective maintenance efforts as required to improve constraint/critical equipment availability.
• Oversee department expense budget.
• Responsible for coaching, mentoring, motivating staff of Refrigeration Dept.
• Manage equipment related to freezers and temperature gauges.
• Support a smooth transition of new equipment or troubleshooting equipment to manufacturing.
• Analyze/trend maintenance costs, prioritize improvement activities.
• Conduct timely/competent root cause analyses. Recommend/implement innovative, efficient and effective corrective actions resulting in stable and capable processes.
• Perform personnel performance reviews.
• Support vendor negotiations, including purchasing of spare parts, equipment and service contracts.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO
• up to 5% 401(K) match
• tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees