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 County’s ‘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 people’s lives better, there’s 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.

The Director of Facilities provides strategic, operational, and organizational leadership for the site’s Facilities function 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, compliant, reliable, cost-effective, and technologically efficient support for site operations.

The role is future-focused and accountable for advancing site infrastructure capabilities through master 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.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

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

• Lead the Facilities function with responsibility for facilities operations, maintenance, utilities, engineering support, and technical services across the site.
• Direct engineering support to existing operations and provide leadership for new capital construction, installation, commissioning, and infrastructure improvement activities.
• Ensure reliable utility and facility operations in support of manufacturing, laboratory, warehouse, and office areas, with accountability for uptime, service responsiveness, compliance, and operational continuity.
• Develop and execute 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, manage, and oversee 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 meaningful financial savings.
• Drive Lean, reliability-based maintenance, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve asset performance, reduce downtime, optimize maintenance strategies, and enhance service delivery.
• Establish departmental goals, policies, procedures, and performance standards that 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 experience across 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 discipline, and support for critical site functions.
• Provide cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management with 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, execute, and recommend modifications to organizational and company policies based on operational needs, business priorities, and future-state goals.
• Influence long-range goals and organizational objectives related to infrastructure, engineering support, operational readiness, and site growth.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Lead through subordinate managers and functional leaders to achieve departmental and site objectives.
• Establish organizational structures, roles, and supervisory relationships that support performance, accountability, and scalability.
• Build and sustain a high-performing team culture grounded 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 change and lead transformation initiatives related to systems, processes, technologies, and operating models.
• Promote clear communication and alignment across all levels of the organization, including interactions with senior management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline
• Significant progressive experience in facilities, engineering, maintenance, utilities, capital projects, or technical operations
• Leadership experience in a GMP-regulated environment supporting manufacturing and/or laboratory operations
• Experience managing capital projects, operating budgets, and contract service providers
• Experience leading teams through managers, supervisors, or senior technical leaders
• Demonstrated knowledge of facilities systems, utility operations, maintenance programs, and engineering support functions

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Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or related field
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biologics, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments
• Experience in site master planning, infrastructure strategy, and asset lifecycle management
• Formal experience with Lean, Six Sigma, reliability-centered maintenance, or operational excellence programs

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Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong leadership and change management skills
• Ability to lead Lean and continuous improvement initiatives, including reliability-based maintenance
• Strong technical problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills in a cross-functional environment
• High degree of organizational effectiveness and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong strategic thinking and business acumen
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of management, including senior leadership
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret a wide variety of technical instructions, diagrams, and mathematical information
• Ability to manage both abstract and concrete variables in complex decision-making environments

Decision-Making Authority

This role operates with a high degree of autonomy. Assignments are generally received in objective-oriented terms, and the incumbent is expected to determine departmental objectives, interpret organizational policies, and establish operating procedures affecting subordinate organizational units.

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

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Scope and Impact

Working Conditions

Work is performed in a combination of office, manufacturing, laboratory, warehouse, utility, and construction environments. The role may require presence in operational areas, participation in off-hours issue escalation, 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
• Stakeholder satisfaction
• Team capability, engagement, and succession readiness
• Continuous improvement and operational excellence outcomes

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Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Leadership: Translates business priorities into long-term facilities and engineering strategies.
• Organizational Leadership: Builds structure, accountability, and capability through leaders and teams.
• Stakeholder Management: Develops trusted, productive relationships across functions and levels.
• Execution Excellence: Delivers results through disciplined planning, prioritization, and follow-through.
• Change Leadership: Leads teams successfully through transformation, modernization, and growth.
• Financial Acumen: Manages 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 $141,750- $212,626. 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 experience. In 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.

Date Posted

28-May-2026

Closing Date

10-Jun-2026

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