Head of Maintenance & Reliability – Warehouse Ops

Sanofi Group; Northborough (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi Group in Northborough, MA is seeking a Head of Maintenance for a warehouse facility. You will lead maintenance execution, ensuring safety, compliance, and reliability across the site, while directing contractors and managing budgets.

This role reports to the Site Engineering & Maintenance leadership and partners with Operations, Quality, and Finance teams. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in regulated manufacturing with strong leadership, cGMP knowledge, and experience in shutdowns and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, maintenance management, life sciences, or related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience, including 3+ years leading technical teams in regulated manufacturing.
• Experience in maintenance execution, reliability, calibration, contractor management, budgeting, and shutdown support.

Responsibilities

• Lead preventive, corrective, condition-based maintenance, calibration, and periodic qualification.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with HSE, cGMP, data integrity, permits, LOTO, and documentation requirements.
• Improve asset reliability and lifecycle performance through failure analysis and condition monitoring.
• Oversee maintenance workflows from work intake through closure; manage contractors and vendors for safety, quality, and cost.
• Manage staffing, budgets, service contracts, overtime, materials, and cost improvements without compromising safety or reliability.
• Provide maintainability input for projects, commissioning, qualification, turnover, and equipment changes, and support shutdowns and start-ups.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Regulated manufacturing

Cross-functional leadership

Decision-making

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, maintenance management, life sciences, or a related field

Tools

CMMS/EAM

Job description

Sanofi Group in Northborough, MA is seeking a Head of Maintenance for a warehouse facility. You will lead maintenance execution, ensuring safety, compliance, and reliability across the site, while directing contractors and managing budgets.

This role reports to the Site Engineering & Maintenance leadership and partners with Operations, Quality, and Finance teams. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in regulated manufacturing with strong leadership, cGMP knowledge, and experience in shutdowns and