Facilities Manager

Senior Facilities & Maintenance Manager : South Plainfield, NJ | Onsite

Our client, a global leader in semiconductor test hardware and solutions, is seeking an experienced Senior Facilities & Maintenance Manager to oversee facility operations and provide strategic leadership across maintenance, equipment reliability, infrastructure, and capital projects within a high-tech manufacturing environment.

This is a senior leadership position responsible for the overall condition, reliability, and operational readiness of the facility. You will oversee building systems and manufacturing-support infrastructure while strengthening the maintenance organization and building more structure around asset management, work orders, equipment priorities, and long-term capital planning. We’re looking for someone who can operate at both a strategic and practical level, working directly with technicians and equipment vendors while partnering with engineering, operations, procurement, finance, and leadership on larger facility and equipment initiatives.

What YOU get to DO at this growing company:

• Own the overall condition, reliability, and operational readiness of the facility, including building systems and manufacturing-support infrastructure.
• Lead and develop the maintenance organization, including technicians, contractors, and equipment vendors.
• Strengthen preventive maintenance practices and move the organization from reactive toward proactive maintenance.
• Establish stronger structure around asset management, work orders, maintenance documentation, and equipment priorities.
• Manage CMMS use and reporting to drive visibility into equipment performance and maintenance activity.
• Plan and manage CAPEX and OPEX budgets, including equipment replacement and long-term capital planning.
• Lead capital-equipment projects, including installation, commissioning, and facility expansion.
• Partner with engineering, operations, procurement, finance, and executive leadership on larger facility and equipment initiatives.
• Stay hands-on where it counts, working alongside technicians and vendors to resolve issues and keep operations running.

What you NEED to SUCCEED in this challenging role:

• 7+ years of progressive facilities, maintenance, reliability, or manufacturing operations experience.
• Previous leadership experience managing maintenance, facilities, technical teams, contractors, or a combination of these groups.
• Strong understanding of industrial facility systems and manufacturing-support infrastructure.
• Experience managing preventive maintenance programs and equipment-maintenance priorities.
• Hands-on experience with a CMMS, including work orders, asset structures, maintenance documentation, and reporting.
• Experience managing or supporting CAPEX/OPEX budgets and capital-equipment projects.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, operations, procurement, finance, vendors, and executive leadership.
• Strong project-management, organizational, and communication skills.
• Comfort operating in a fast-changing manufacturing environment where systems and processes continue to evolve.

What will make you STAND OUT:

• Experience in printed circuit board manufacturing or a similar precision, high-tech, or chemically intensive manufacturing environment.
• Exposure to wet-process manufacturing equipment, automated process lines, CNC equipment, imaging/inspection equipment, or industrial utilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Facilities Management, Reliability Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience supporting equipment installation, commissioning, facility expansion, or manufacturing-site development.
• Experience improving an organization from reactive maintenance toward preventive and proactive maintenance.
• Strong financial and business understanding of budgeting, capital expenditures, equipment replacement, and return on investment.

What’s in it for you at this industry-leading company?

• A senior leadership role with real ownership of facility reliability and infrastructure.
• The chance to build structure and best practices in a growing maintenance organization.
• High visibility with engineering, operations, finance, and executive leadership.
• A fast-paced, innovative culture at the center of the semiconductor value chain