Manager/Associate Manager, Maintenance & Utilities
18 hours ago
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OnsiteFull-timeSenior
Summary
Forge Biologics is seeking a Manager/Associate Manager, Maintenance & Utilities to join their team in Columbus, OH. The role involves overseeing a team of technicians to maintain site infrastructure, utilities, and building systems in a compliant, audit-ready state.
About the Role
As the Manager/Associate Manager, Maintenance and Utilities, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, safety, and performance of both GMP and non-GMP systems. Your duties will include managing the operation and maintenance of site utilities, leading facility maintenance strategies, and training and mentoring staff. You will also coordinate vendor services and ensure compliance with quality and safety standards.
About You
Required:
- 8+ years of experience in facility & utility operations, including complex mechanical systems.
- Proven experience supporting facility infrastructure and critical utility systems (e.g., HVAC, boilers, chillers, WFI, clean steam, compressed gases, etc.).
- Demonstrated experience with equipment lifecycle management and preventive/predictive maintenance strategies.
- Ability to mentor and train staff, set performance expectations, and support employee growth.
Preferred:
- Knowledge of cGMP, FDA, EMA, and/or ISO regulations as they relate to facilities, utilities, and equipment maintenance.
- Proficiency with CMMS platforms (e.g., BMRAM or equivalent).
- Experience organizing and managing facility shutdown activities.
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance that starts on your first day at Forge, with 90% of premiums covered for team members as well as dependents.
- Competitive paid time off plan.
- Annual bonus for all full-time employees.
- 401(K) company match.
- Fully-stocked kitchen with free food/drinks.
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Wellness benefits (financial planning services, mental health counseling, employer paid disability).
- Onsite fitness facility.
- Professional & Personal development resources.
Forge Biologics
Forge, a member of Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services, is a gene therapy development engine, focused on enabling access to life changing gene therapies and helping bring them from idea into reality. We partner with innovators in the gene therapy community: scientists, physicians, biotech/pharma companies, and patient groups. We bring expertise in gene therapy manufacturing and therapeutics development to the table, helping champion teams that are navigating the long road from the lab bench to the bedside. With a patients-first approach, we are forging new models for working together to better accelerate these transformative medicines to reach those who need them most.
Columbus, OH