Senior Facilities Operations Manager

BioSpace; Chittoor; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare options

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

USP seeks an experienced Facilities & Engineering professional to oversee operations across all sites, ensuring high standards of buildings, machinery, plant, and equipment. You will drive maintenance plans, safety, and cost efficiency while maintaining compliance with pharma standards.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in pharma, a B.E. in electrical engineering, GMP/QMS exposure, and ISO audit experience, with strong leadership and multitasking skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering is required.
• Pharma GMP/QMS exposure and ISO audit experience are advantageous.
• Strong leadership, coordination, and multitasking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Facilities & Engineering operations across USP sites to ensure high standards of buildings, machinery and equipment.
• Develop and implement annual maintenance plans aligned with organizational strategy.
• Manage service providers and Building Management Systems, ensuring safety and compliance.

Skills

Self-motivated

Team player

Result oriented

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Job description

Who is USP?

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world’s leading health and science experts to develop rigorous quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. At USP, we believe that scientific excellence is driven by a commitment to fairness, integrity, and global collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more than 1,300 professionals across twenty global locations, working to strengthen the supply of safe, high-quality medicines worldwide.

Description

Who is USP?

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world’s leading health and science experts to develop rigorous quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. At USP, we believe that scientific excellence is driven by a commitment to fairness, integrity, and global collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more than 1,300 professionals across twenty global locations, working to strengthen the supply of safe, high-quality medicines worldwide. At USP, we value inclusive scientific collaboration and recognize that attracting diverse expertise strengthens our ability to develop trusted public health standards. We foster an organizational culture that supports equitable access to mentorship, professional development, and leadership opportunities. Our partnerships, standards, and research reflect our belief that ensuring broad participation in scientific leadership results in stronger, more impactful outcomes for global health. USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and is committed to ensuring fair, merit-based selection processes that enable the best scientific minds—regardless of background—to contribute to advancing public health solutions worldwide. We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and uphold policies that create an inclusive and collaborative work environment.

How will YOU create impact here at USP?

As part of our mission to advance scientific rigor and public health standards, you will play a vital role in increasing global access to high-quality medicines through public standards and related programs. USP prioritizes scientific integrity, regulatory excellence, and evidence-based decision-making to ensure health systems worldwide can rely on strong, tested, and globally relevant quality standards. Additionally, USP’s People and Culture division, in partnership with the Equity Office, invests in leadership and workforce development to equip all employees with the skills to create high-performing, inclusive teams. This includes training in equitable management practices and tools to promote engaged, collaborative, and results-driven work environments.

Function Of The Position

This position is responsible for Facilities & Engineering operations at all USP sites to ensure high standard of building, machinery, plant, furniture, fixtures and equipment in all the facilities. Achieve total employee satisfaction and organizational profitability through effective utilization of all resources

• Assist the budgeting process for CapEx and OpEx
• Develop the systems and implement the procedures ensuring the safety of employees, properties, machinery
• Create a work environment that is high in employee morale and provides constant learning and development and use feedback from the stakeholders to draw an action plan.
• Develop and Implement the Annual maintenance plans using the framework, linking the department’s objectives to the organization strategy
• Direct, supervise and monitor the performance of the service providers
• Responsible for the Building Management Systems

Job Responsibilities

• Review and update the departmental procedures from time to time and ensure the effectiveness of the procedures.
• Monitor the spares and inventory management
• Develop and implement process improvement/sustainability initiatives
• Operate and Maintain the Building Management System
• Ensure implementation and follow the effective maintenance plan, measuring the MTTR and MTBF.
• Responsible for Statutory compliance in liaison with Government agencies.
• Cross functional collaboration with EHS, Security & Administration
• Responsible for modification works aligning with business requirements.

Who is USP Looking For?

The Successful Candidate Will Have a Demonstrated Understanding Of Our Mission, Commitment To Excellence Through Inclusive And Equitable Behaviors And Practices, Ability To Quickly Build Credibility With Stakeholders, Along With The Following Competencies And Experience

• Minimum 10 Years of experience in pharmaceutical industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
• Pharma GMP/QMS Exposures and experience will be an added advantage.
• Experience in ISO/Regulatory audit certifications
• Self-motivated, result oriented, team player and should have ability to multitask.

Additional Desired Preferences

• Prior experience in pharmaceutical and scientific R&D industry.
• Results driven, demonstrated with successful outcomes.
• Ability and desire to work well with diverse employees and customers in a cooperative and friendly manner.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Able to work flexible hours when needed. In addition to normal business hours serves on the Emergency Response Team provide 24 hour a day, 7 days a week response to emergency alarm calls and can be available on short notice to support requests during unusual hours, especially early or late in the day during the business week.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None, this is an individual contributor role.

Benefits

USP provides the benefits to protect yourself and your family today and tomorrow. From company-paid time off and comprehensive healthcare options to retirement savings, you can have peace of mind that your personal and financial well-being is protected.

Note: USP does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies and is not responsible for fees from recruiters or other agencies except under specific written agreement with USP.

Job Category

Distribution/Facilities

Job Type

Full-Time