Manager Site Operations, Facilities Maintenance, Second shift

AstraZeneca • Gaithersburg, MD

12d • $89,874 - $134,812 • Onsite

About The Position

Join a collaborative, tech-enabled team using data, analytics, and current engineering to boost asset performance and sustainability. You’ll turn metrics into action, lead a high-performing team, and deliver projects that strengthen infrastructure and reduce environmental impact—shift after shift. AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company. We focus on discovering, developing and commercialising prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. But we are more than one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science, challenge convention and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. To embrace differences and take bold actions to drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges. There is no better place to make a difference in medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture where you will connect different thinking to generate new and valuable opportunities. Where you will find a commitment to lifelong learning, growth and development for all. Our Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) mission is to create an inclusive and equitable environment where people belong, using the power of our diversity to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to the success of our company, because innovation requires breakthrough ideas that only come from a diverse workforce empowered to challenge conventional thinking. We’re curious about science and the advancement of knowledge. We find creative ways to approach new challenges. We’re driven to make the right choices and be accountable for our actions. As an organisation centred around what makes us human, we put a big focus on people. Across our business, we want colleagues to wake up excited about their day at the office, in the field, or in the lab. Along with our purpose to bring life-changing medicines to people across the globe, we have a promise to you: to help you realise the full breadth of your potential. Here, you’ll do work that has the potential to change your life and improve countless others. And, together with your team, you’ll shape a culture that unites and inspires us every day. This is your life at AstraZeneca.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Engineering, Facilities Management, or a related technical discipline. Equivalent work experience (5 years) may be considered.
• 5+ years of experience in Maintenance, Engineering, or Facilities Management.
• Experience with maintenance software, AutoCAD, and other specialized programs used in operations.
• Maintenance leadership on sophisticated, cGMP-related infrastructure with 24/7 reliability expectations.
• Strength in utilities, BMS monitoring, CMMS (SAP), planning/scheduling, and KPI-driven improvement.
• Experience delivering facilities capital projects and managing vendors/contracts.
• Proven safety, cGxP/FDA compliance, and quality systems ownership.
• Track record in investigations (RCA/CAPA) and team development.
• Strategic influence across departments with budget, schedule, and policy accountability.

Nice To Haves

• cGMP lab/pilot plant/manufacturing experience; second-shift or 24/7 leadership.
• Certifications (PMP, CMRP), Lean/Six Sigma, and energy/sustainability (LEED, ISO 14001).
• Analytics for BMS/CMMS to enable predictive maintenance and asset health.
• Managing multi-contractor environments and long-term service agreements.

Responsibilities

• Keep campus-critical systems running through preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance; ensure uninterrupted utilities for cGMP operations and respond to BMS alarms 24/7.
• Build and optimize PM programs, follow KPIs, and lift uptime and asset health.
• Partner with Planning and Scheduling; drive accurate CMMS (SAP) data and effective work execution.
• Set stocking and reordering strategies to protect reliability.
• Lead facilities capital projects from plan to handover—on scope, budget, schedule, and sustainability targets.
• Oversee reviews, permitting, commissioning, and collaborator communications for safe, smooth delivery.
• Source, debate, and lead to quality and value.
• Ensure cGxP/FDA/SOP adherence; handle changes, deviations, and training/qualification.
• Lead root cause analyses; champion SHE, hazard assessments, training, and PPE.
• Cut carbon, waste, and cost; optimize energy and resources with partner teams.
• Coach technicians, engineers, and contractors; build capability and strong cross-functional ties.
• Contribute to site planning, procedures, budgets, schedules, and performance metrics; brief senior stakeholders.

Benefits

• Qualified retirement programs
• Paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves)
• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Eligibility for various incentives—an opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager