Director of Facilities

Our Frederick Manufacturing Center (FMC) creates life-changing medicines for people around the world and has been recognized by our local community as being a Top 50 Business in Frederick and awarded Frederick Countys Best Place to Work. This distinctive biologic manufacturing facility with over 800 employees makes a direct contribution to treating people with cancer respiratory and autoimmune conditions across the globe. We work hard to deliver life-changing medicines to patients and we take time to have fun and celebrate our accomplishments. From catered site festivities to competitive events community outreach activities environmental and wellness showcases and team-building functions we take time to recognize our achievements and celebrate our diversity. We are dedicated to creating a culture of inclusion and collaboration and are committed to continuous learning by offering ongoing skill building and training for our staff. Fueled by our aspiration to deliver accelerated growth for our company and to make peoples lives better theres never been a more exciting time to join the team and shape the future of AstraZeneca Operations.

Are you ready to take the lead in a dynamic fast-paced environment We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Supervisor / Senior Supervisor for our day shift production team. This role is a unique opportunity to contribute to our ambitious sustainability strategy and make a real difference in our Operations department.

TheDirector of Facilities provides strategic operational and organizational leadership for the sitesFacilitiesfunction in support of manufacturing laboratory warehouse and office operations. This role is responsible for directing the operation of site facilities maintenance and utilities as well as project execution to ensure safe reliable cost-effective and technologically efficient support for site operations.

The role is future-focused and accountable for advancing site infrastructure capabilities throughmaster planning asset lifecycle management energy optimization digital enablement continuous improvement and organizational capability building. The Director ensures the function has the appropriate structure talent training governance and oversight needed to meet operational and regulatory expectations without compromising quality.

-This position is 5 days/week M-F onsite

-Director of 24/7 shift teams (4 teams) supporting Preventative Maintenance; Corrective Maintenance calibrations and work orders

-This position will require flexing of hours to cover periodic all-hands meetings and shift

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following duties are representative of the role and are not intended to be all-inclusive.

• Lead the Facilities functionwith responsibility for facilities operations maintenance utilities engineering support and technical services across the site.
• Direct engineering support to existing operationsand provide leadership for new capital construction installation commissioning and infrastructure improvement activities.
• Ensure reliable utility and facility operationsin support of manufacturing laboratory warehouse and office areas with accountability for uptime service responsiveness compliance and operational continuity.
• Develop and complete the site facilities strategy in alignment with business objectives regulatory requirements and long-range site master planning.
• Support site master planning activities including infrastructure capacity planning asset strategies future expansion readiness and long-term capital planning.
• Prepare lead and be responsible for capital and operating budgets including forecasting prioritization resource allocation and financial performance tracking.
• Lead site energy conservation and sustainability efforts including identification and execution of initiatives that improve energy efficiency reduce utility consumption and provide important financial savings.
• Drive Lean reliability-based maintenance and continuous improvement initiativesto improve asset performance reduce downtime optimize maintenance strategies and enhance service delivery.
• Establish departmental goals policies procedures and performance standardsthat support efficient operations and alignment with organizational and company policies.
• Act as a senior advisor to subordinate leaders and staff helping resolve technical operational scheduling resource and organizational challenges.
• Ensure appropriate staffing qualifications training and practical experienceacross the function so that departmental responsibilities are carried out effectively and without compromising quality or oversight.
• Maintain strong governance over processes personnel and procedures to ensure appropriate accountability operational focus within the subject area and support for critical site functions.
• Provide cross-functional leadership and customer managementwith manufacturing quality technical operations laboratories EHS supply chain finance procurement and senior site leadership.
• Represent the department in internal and external meetings including technical reviews operational briefings contractor meetings and senior leadership discussions.
• Interpret implement and recommend modifications to organizational and company policiesbased on operational needs business priorities and future-state goals.
• Influence long-range goals and organizational objectivesrelated to infrastructure engineering support operational readiness and site growth.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Lead through subordinate managers and functional leadersto achieve departmental and site objectives.
• Establish organizational structures roles and supervisory relationshipsthat support performance accountability and scalability.
• Build and sustain a high-performing team culturegrounded in safety compliance collaboration responsiveness and continuous improvement.
• Coach and develop leaders and technical staff including succession planning talent development and capability building.
• Drive organizational changeand lead transformation initiatives related to systems processes technologies and operating models.
• Promote clear communication and alignmentacross all levels of the organization including interactions with senior management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree inEngineeringor a related technical discipline
• 10 years of significant experience infacilities engineering maintenance utilities capital projects or technical operations
• 5 years of leadership experience in aGMP-regulated environmentsupporting manufacturing and/or laboratory operations
• Experience handlingcapital projects operating budgets and contract service providers
• Experience leading teams throughmanagers supervisors or senior technical leaders
• Demonstrated knowledge offacilities systems utility operations maintenance programs and engineering support functions

• Experience leading Quality record management on deviations OPT (out of process tolerance)

• Experience coordinating with scheduling team for routine and exceptional activities and repairs

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree inEngineering Business Operations or related field
• Experience supportingpharmaceutical biologics or other highly regulated manufacturing environments
• Experience insite master planning infrastructure strategy and asset lifecycle management
• Formal experience withLean Six Sigma reliability-centered maintenance or operational excellence programs

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Strongleadership and change managementskills
• Ability to leadLean and continuous improvement initiatives including reliability-based maintenance
• Strongtechnical problem-solvingand analytical skills
• Excellentsocial skillsin a cross-functional environment
• High degree ofinterpersonal effectivenessand ability to lead multiple priorities
• Strongcritical thinkingandbusiness acumen
• Excellentverbal and written communicationskills
• Ability to interact effectively withall levels of management including senior leadership
• Ability to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret a wide variety oftechnical instructions diagrams and mathematical information
• Ability to manage bothabstract and concrete variablesin complex decision-making environments

Decision-Making Authority

The role is accountable for decisions that influence:

• Operational continuity and infrastructure reliability
• Financial performance and budget adherence
• Employee and contractor effectiveness
• Regulatory and quality compliance
• Public and organizational reputation
• Achievement of major site and business objectives

Working Conditions

Work is performed in a combination ofoffice manufacturing laboratory warehouse utility and construction environments. The role may require presence in operational areas participation in off-hours issue customer concern and oversight of active construction or maintenance activities. Appropriate safety and GMP behaviors are required at all times.

Success Measures

Success in this role may be measured by performance in the following areas:

• Facilities and utility reliability
• Maintenance effectiveness and asset performance
• Capital project delivery
• Budget performance
• Energy efficiency and sustainability improvements
• Compliance and inspection readiness
• Customer satisfaction
• Team capability engagement and succession readiness
• Continuous improvement and operational excellence outcomes

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Leadership: Translates business priorities into long-term facilities and engineering strategies.
• Interpersonal Leadership: Builds structure accountability and capability through leaders and teams.
• Partner Management: Develops trusted productive relationships across functions and levels.
• Execution Excellence: Delivers results through focused planning prioritization and follow-through.
• Change Leadership: Leads teams successfully through transformation modernization and growth.
• Financial Savvy: Leads budgets and investments with strong business judgment.
• Technical Credibility: Provides sound engineering and operational leadership in complex environments.
• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Champions Lean reliability and data-driven performance improvement.

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $141750- $212626. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including market location job-related knowledge skills and addition our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles) to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles) and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program 401(k) plan; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and health benefits including medical prescription drug dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired employee will be in an at-will position and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.

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