Maintenance Supervisors (multiple openings)

Our client - a global and growing BioPharma CDMO company needs 3 Maintenance supervisors with Manufacturing Industry experience at their expanding plant in WA state, Excellent Salary + Shift Differential + excellent Benefits (starting day 1) + Generous Relocation Bonus. If needed client will support H1B visa transfer.


Job Posting # 2717A


Job Title: Maintenance Supervisors Qty = 3 needed - one in each shift

Location: Spokane, WA


Shifts: See note 1 below

R elocation: Client offers a generous Sign on Bonus for relocation assistance

Compensation: Annual Salary range $85K - $125K (Based on Level I or II) + Differential 10-12.5%

Full Benefits - right away: Medical, Dental, 15 days ' vacation/Sick time, Holidays, 401k (match up to 4%) .

Company Info:

Our client is a growing CDMO company in the Pharmaceutical Industry. They are a part of a global parent company with sites in many countries.


This is an integrated contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) offering specialized Aseptic Sterile manufacturing, filling and lyophilization of drug products in Vials.

They have around 1,300 people at this manufacturing site in Spokane , WA

Group Info: Be part of the Equip ment Maintenance group supporting the existing and expansion site in Spokane, WA. The group has 4 supervisors for weekday and weekend working 24*7 in 12 hr. shifts with around 20 maintenance Technicians under the 4 supervisors.

Job Summary:

Responsibility to maintain production equipment throughout the manufacturing facility.


Supports all Maintenance tasks related to preventive maintenance.


Supports facility work-orders initiated by Maintenance Management, Project Engineering, or other departments.

Note 1: 3 shifts needing 1 supervisor each, working 12 hrs. per shift as follows:

A: Weekday Night - Mon - Wed with every other Thursday. 6pm - 6am . Differential pay + 10%

B: Weekend Day - Fri - Sun . with every other Thursday. 6am - 6pm . Differential pay + 10%

C: Weekend Night - Fri - Sun . with every other Thursday. 6pm - 6am . Differential pay + 12.5%

Note 2: Salary based on Maint. Supervision experience: Level I (3+ years) - level II (5-7 years).

Note 3: This group supports only the equipment maintenance for the plant. They have separate groups for Facility/Utility Management, Reliability and Engineering.

Note 4: Client wil l support transfer of existing TN1 or H1B Visa for this permanent direct hire role, but will not sponsor for a new H1B visa.

Job Descriptions:

• Must be able to work independently and complete work orders in a professional and timely manner.
• Must have an excellent understanding of facility maintenance functions.
• Provide leadership during critical repair situations and direct people in a proficient and safe manner.
• Read and understand construction and machine blue prints, including machine drawings, building construction floor plans, P&ID diagrams, and electrical drawings.
• Understanding of DC, AC circuits and measuring techniques. Also provide troubleshooting methods and baseline rational of what procedures to follow and document described situations.
• Responsible for understanding the proper use of engineering and maintenance documentation, which is required under cGMPs. Examples include the Maintenance Work Order System, the Critical Change Request System, SOP documentation, Validation documentation, etc.
• Supervise Maintenance technician's pre-shutdown activities include setting up ILCs, populating rosters, scanning reference documents for courses, and recording completion of trainings in LMS.
• Maintain office supplies inventory for Maintenance, Engineering, Metrology, and Validations.

Candidate Must Have:

• Associates of Science; Vocational Training in related field required
• Maintenance experience in manufacturing plant environment.
• 3+ Years of Maintenance Lead/Supervision Experience for Level I
• 5 - 7 Years of Maintenance lead/Supervision Experience for Level II
• Working knowledge in Microsoft Office required
• Mechanical aptitude functional expert level required
• Functional expert in reading/understanding construction & machine blue prints required
• Understanding of GMPs, SOPs, Lock Out Tag Out, and OSHA regulations

Candidate-Nice to Have:

• Automation support experience using Rockwell PLC/HMI/SCADA systems
• Experience in BioPharma , cGMP manufacturing environment.
• Experience working in a fast-paced Pharma Contract Manufacturing Organization (CDMO)
• Sterile Aseptic Liquid manufacturing, filling, packaging is a huge plus.
• Working knowledge of CMMS - Computerized Maintenance Management System

Keywords: Maintenance, reliability, Pharma, CDMO, manufacturing, plant, FDA, GMP, Sterile Aseptic liquid filling, clean rooms, Lyophilization, contract Manufacturing, Supervisor , Lead, CMMS,