Senior Facilities Manager, Reliability - Site based Redmond, WA

Evotec•Redmond, WA

78d•$92,400 - $126,500•Onsite

About The Position

At Just Evotec Biologics, we believe that curiosity is the spark that drives innovation and success. As a forward-thinking team, we thrive on challenging the status quo, learning from each other, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. We're on a mission to create a place where curiosity isn't just encouraged—it’s celebrated. Just Evotec Biologics is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented and driven Reliability Engineering, Sr. Manager Facilities that desires a significant opportunity to improve worldwide access to biotherapeutics. This position plays a key role in enhancing the reliability, continuous improvement, and equipment availability of JPOD and JPLANT manufacturing and support equipment. The Reliability Engineering, Sr. Manager Facilities will act as a central liaison across operations, facilities maintenance, manufacturing, automation, quality assurance, validation, and utilities engineering—driving cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement in equipment performance and system reliability.

Requirements

Associate degree required; Bachelor’s degree preferred
Minimum 10 years plus of experience in pharmaceutical facilities maintenance management
5 years plus of direct or indirect leadership experience preferred
Proficient in the use and administration of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
Must be able to lift, push, pull and carry up to 50 lbs
In general, the position requires a combination of sedentary work and walking around observing conditions in the facility
Must be able to work in controlled environments requiring special gowning. Will be required to follow gowning requirements and wear protective clothing over the head, face, hands, feet, and body.

Nice To Haves

Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) preferred.
Strong communication skills.
Able to effectively lead cross-functional meetings and effectively engage management
Strong Facilities Management background of GMP Pharmaceutical Manufacturing operations
Strong computer skills including Microsoft office
Proactively looks for opportunities to educate group and external departments
Able to influence within the organization and provide leadership to the team
Ability to multi-task in a highly dynamic and diverse environment
Must be knowledgeable with respect to the operation and maintenance of the manufacturing facilities
Demonstrate thorough knowledge of manufacturing equipment and utilities process, using P&Id’s, equipment manuals, specifications, and standard operating procedures
Use proper judgment when deciding about the scope of work for any corrective work order
Possess good mechanical knowledge and skills
Demonstrated ability to coordinate and prioritize maintenance related issues with managers, manufacturing, Facilities and Engineering, QC, supply chain, CMMS, cleaning, and QA personnel

Responsibilities

Schedule and document maintenance related services for manufacturing equipment activities, including facilities and utilities.
Actively partner and communicate with key internal/external stakeholders to develop a maintenance strategy and definition of facilities maintenance activities within the manufacturing, QC, PD and utilities and facilities areas.
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for facilities and utilities reliability centered maintenance for control systems; including support to predictive maintenance to main electrical distribution systems and life safety systems to ensure full compliance with the good facilities management guidelines and regulations.
Develop maintenance strategies, plans, SOPs, parts lists, BOMs, and frequency schedules for new and modified equipment.
Collaborate with safety, quality engineering, and manufacturing teams to perform equipment assessments.
Review, improve, and update maintenance SOPs, parts lists, BOMs, and ensure CMMS data integrity for existing equipment.
Analyze CMMS data to identify trends and prioritize areas for improvement.
Conduct functional equivalency assessments for spare parts.
Support or lead equipment troubleshooting efforts in collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and facilities maintenance team.
Lead and facilitate Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
Drive Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) improvement initiatives within assigned areas.
Serve as the Reliability Engineering subject matter expert (SME) during audits.
Lead the implementation of predictive maintenance technologies to enhance equipment up time.
Participate in technical reviews for equipment design projects.
Contribute to Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and commissioning of new or modified equipment as needed.
Identify and lead cost, waste, and energy reduction opportunities.
Lead carbon footprint reduction initiatives.
Manage assigned tasks related to change control, Quality CAPAs, and Safety CAPAs.
Track, maintain, and publish maintenance performance metrics/statistics.
Perform other duties as assigned.