Senior Equipment & Facilities Engineering Leader

Symmetrio; South Carolina; On-site; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Retirement Plan (401K, IRA)

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, &

Job summary

Symmetrio seeks an Equipment and Facilities Engineering Manager to lead engineering and maintenance at its Richland manufacturing site. The role owns equipment reliability, facility readiness, capital projects, and regulatory compliance while leading technical staff and outside service partners.

It collaborates with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, R&D, and EHS. The candidate will oversee maintenance programs, capital projects, and GMP-related activities, ensuring ISO

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, industrial, manufacturing, chemical engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of facilities engineering, manufacturing engineering, maintenance engineering, reliability engineering, or related technical field.
• 4+ years of leadership experience managing engineers, maintenance personnel, contractors, or technical teams.
• Experience supporting regulated manufacturing operations and managing facility infrastructure, utilities, manufacturing equipment, and maintenance programs.
• Experience leading capital projects from planning through execution and closeout.
• Demonstrated experience with preventive maintenance, reliability programs, root-cause analysis, technical troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.
• Experience managing contractors, vendors, budgets, resources, and multiple projects, with strong communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the equipment and facilities engineering function, including engineering staff, maintenance technicians, contractors, and service providers.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs, reliability metrics, maintenance KPIs, and asset management to improve equipment uptime and lifecycle performance.
• Lead capital projects, including facility expansions, equipment installations, process improvements, utility upgrades, and infrastructure modernization, from planning through closeout.
• Support equipment commissioning, qualification, validation, and startup activities, including IQ, OQ, and PQ documentation when applicable.
• Manage critical facility systems, utilities, cleanrooms, and controlled manufacturing environments, including HVAC, electrical distribution, compressed air, water, environmental controls, and security.
• Partner with Quality and Regulatory Affairs to support ISO 13485, FDA, and cGMP compliance, including audits, inspections, SOPs, and equipment documentation.
• Lead root-cause investigations, CAPAs, corrective actions, and continuous-improvement initiatives involving equipment, utilities, and facility performance.
• Manage capital and operating budgets along with engineering service providers, contractors, equipment suppliers, and maintenance vendors.
• Support new product introductions, process transfers, and manufacturing scale-up by ensuring equipment and facility readiness.
• Maintain emergency-response, business-continuity, and facility risk-management plans and provide regular updates to executive leadership.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Project management

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, industrial, manufacturing, chemical engineering, or a related technical discipline

Tools

CMMS

ERP systems

Asset-management systems

Job description

Symmetrio seeks an Equipment and Facilities Engineering Manager to lead engineering and maintenance at its Richland manufacturing site. The role owns equipment reliability, facility readiness, capital projects, and regulatory compliance while leading technical staff and outside service partners.

It collaborates with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, R&D, and EHS. The candidate will oversee maintenance programs, capital projects, and GMP-related activities, ensuring ISO