Do you have facility maintenance, management, manufacturing, or facilities engineering experience in a GMP environment? Are you passionate about making a huge impact as a Facilities Manager in a company that follows science and turns ideas into life-changing medicines? If so, then this is the role for you!

AstraZeneca is at an exciting time of new products and launches. We get to work with innovative and scientific products on our leading-edge end to end supply chain, using the latest technologies and modern facilities

In Operations, we have a big ambition – to deliver more medicines to patients, quicker and more affordably. Backed by the investment, leadership, and a clear plan to get there, we bring personal dedication and out-of-the-box thinking.

Join the team where everyone feels a personal connection to the people that we impact. From our science labs to manufacturing at scale, we are committed to delivering at the highest quality. It’s inspiring and rewarding work, influencing every part of the product lifecycle to deliver life-changing medicines. To ultimately make people’s lives better – from patients and their families to all of us in society.

AstraZeneca has expanded and strengthened its respiratory products portfolio, We have made strides in bringing therapies to asthma patients. Our mission and vision are to develop differentiated therapeutics for widely prevalent respiratory disease conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), by utilizing a proprietary drug delivery platform and existing therapeutic agents administered in metered-dose inhalers (MDIs).

The Facilities Manager will lead the Facilities Group in supporting commercial and clinical manufacturing operations at the Redwood City Site. Ensures that the facility, facility equipment, and associated business processes operate in a safe, compliant, and reliable manner.

• Ensure that the Facilities Group adheres to all SHE policies and practices. Lead the group in identifying potential safety issues, supporting safety investigations, and following safety programs (hot work, hazardous energy, arc flash, confined space, working at height, etc.).

• Ensure all aspects of the facility and associated equipment are operating acceptably. Ensure that facility systems deviations are promptly reported, investigations are thorough and on time, and any resulting CAPA is effective and implemented according to an agreed-upon schedule.

• Oversee the Preventive Maintenance and Calibration Program, including on-time execution, spare parts, contractor management

• Maintain facility documentation and drawings in AutoCAD (equipment, maintenance, and calibration records, etc.) for GMP compliance

• Oversee team budget, facility shutdowns, capital projects (including planning, budgeting, scheduling, monitoring, and inspecting facility modifications).

• TPM and reliability-centered maintenance ​

Education:

• BS degree in an engineering field​

Required:

• Minimum of 7 years of facility maintenance or manufacturing engineering experience.

• Minimum 3 years in a leadership role within a engineering group.

• AutoCAD proficiency

• SAP Plant Maintenance proficiency

• Minimum 5 years of experience with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)

• Working knowledge of cleanroom/GMP utilities/systems including HVAC, Purified Water, Process Gases.​

Preferred:

• Experience with SAP Materials Management Module

• Commercial GMP manufacturing experience

• Experience in implementing reliability-centered maintenance (RCM).

• Calibration program experience

• Smart factory experience​

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca, we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration. Always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development.

So, what’s next

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you!

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.