Senior Manager Maintenance and Facilities - Exton, PA

dsm-firmenich•Exton, PA

2d•$135,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Maintenance and Facilities role is a critical leadership position responsible for ensuring reliability, compliance, and operational continuity across 3 manufacturing sites with a combined maintenance organization of approximately 20 employees, including 2 maintenance and facilities supervisors. This role oversees both equipment maintenance and facility infrastructure, which are essential to supporting regulated manufacturing operations and ensuring production uptime. This role oversees both equipment maintenance and facility infrastructure, which are essential to supporting regulated manufacturing operations and ensuring production uptime.

Requirements

~10 years of experience in maintenance with 5 years of supervision experience
Previous experience in a GMP biotech/pharmaceutical/food environment preferred
Experienced user of Blue Mountain software used for maintenance and calibration management
Requires a knowledge of machines and tools, including their design, uses, repair and maintenance
Requires a knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources
Requires the ability to read schematics, specifications, blueprints, and technical drawings
Requires knowledge of preventive, predictive and planned maintenance, and typical mechanical work such as pipefitting, hydraulics, and welding
Expertise in the use of MS Office, Word and Excel, and experience in BAS (Building Automation system) is preferred
Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills
Accuracy, a detail orientation, initiative to multi-task with deadlines, flexible can-do attitude, and ability to adjust workload to meet varying schedules
Extensive knowledge and experience working with Facility systems associate plant operations (Boilers, Chillers Cooling tower, Substation, emergency generator, Un-interruptible power supplies, MCC panels and detailed electrical delivery equipment tools
Execute the job within the applicable DSM, OSHA, EPA, ISO, FDA, CE, IBC, NEC & other requirements
Must be available to be on call to handle emergencies or any extra hours as required

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in a GMP biotech/pharmaceutical/food environment
Experience in BAS (Building Automation system)

Responsibilities

Contribute to developing the facilities and maintenance strategy and plan aligned to the manufacturing plan.
Ensure that any installation is maintained in a technically sound, safe and environmentally acceptable manner, by complying with all DSM requirements, Manufacturing work processes and other relevant requirements and best practices.
Responsible for overall repair and maintenance of facility and equipment to minimize down time, meet production requirements, and pass audits.
Maintain inventory of critical spare parts to ensure repairs can be made in an acceptable time frame.
Develops and Updates Department SOPs as needed.
Ensures availability for after hours and weekend maintenance issues.
Set targets and Key Performance Indicators and ensure adequate management reporting of the performance of the maintenance and facilities groups.
Select, manage, coach and develop staff, in line with dsm-firmenich values and HR requirements and procedures.