Manager Site Operations, Facilities Maintenance, Second shift
AstraZeneca · Gaithersburg, MD · 2 mo ago
Manufacturing$90k–$135k/yrFull-time
About the role
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.
Responsibilities
- Facilities and utilities: Keep campus-critical systems running through preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance; ensure uninterrupted utilities for cGMP operations and respond to BMS alarms 24/7.
- Maintenance excellence: Build and optimize PM programs, follow KPIs, and lift uptime and asset health.
- Work management: Partner with Planning and Scheduling; drive accurate CMMS (SAP) data and effective work execution.
- Materials and spares: Set stocking and reordering strategies to protect reliability.
- Projects: Lead facilities capital projects from plan to handover—on scope, budget, schedule, and sustainability targets.
- Construction and commissioning: Oversee reviews, permitting, commissioning, and collaborator communications for safe, smooth delivery.
- Vendors and contracts: Source, debate, and lead to quality and value.
- Compliance and quality: Ensure cGxP/FDA/SOP adherence; handle changes, deviations, and training/qualification.
- Investigations and safety: Lead root cause analyses; champion SHE, hazard assessments, training, and PPE.
- Sustainability and CI: Cut carbon, waste, and cost; optimize energy and resources with partner teams.
- People leadership: Coach technicians, engineers, and contractors; build capability and strong cross-functional ties.
- Site stewardship: Contribute to site planning, procedures, budgets, schedules, and performance metrics; brief senior stakeholders.
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.
Skills
- 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.
Benefits
- Qualified retirement programs.
- Paid time off (vacation, holiday, and leaves).
- Health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.
- Eligibility for various incentives—short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles, and commissions for sales roles.
Pay
The annual base pay for this position ranges from $89,874.40 - $134,811.60.
Date Posted: 03-Aug-2026