Plant Maintenance & Facilities Manager – GMP Operations

Edwards Lifesciences LLC; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Edwards Lifesciences is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership for plant maintenance, facilities, and engineering in a GMP manufacturing environment. You will ensure equipment reliability, facility performance, safety, regulatory compliance, and cost‑effective project execution.

You will lead maintenance teams, oversee preventive and corrective activities, and manage capital projects while collaborating with cross‑functional teams to meet

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years in maintenance, facilities, or engineering with leadership experience.
• Experience in regulated manufacturing, preferably medical devices or pharma.
• Strong problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance and facilities teams, manage staffing, establish priorities, and develop technical capabilities.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance to minimize downtime and improve equipment performance.
• Ensure GMP, SOP, GDP, and regulatory compliance, including deviations, CAPAs, and change controls.
• Manage capital projects, facility improvements, equipment upgrades, commissioning, and qualification.
• Maintain accurate records, work orders, risk assessments, and equipment history through CMMS (Maximo).
• Partner with cross-functional teams and contractors while enforcing EHS, LOTO, JSA, and risk management requirements.
• Monitor KPIs, optimize resources, and manage operating and capital budgets.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Regulated manufacturing

GMP knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Maximo CMMS

Job description

Edwards Lifesciences is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to provide strategic and operational leadership for plant maintenance, facilities, and engineering in a GMP manufacturing environment. You will ensure equipment reliability, facility performance, safety, regulatory compliance, and cost‑effective project execution.

You will lead maintenance teams, oversee preventive and corrective activities, and manage capital projects while collaborating with cross‑functional teams to meet