Supervisor, Facilities Maintenance

Facilities Maintenance Supervisor

Location: Tampa, FL

Day Shift

The Facilities Supervisor leads maintenance technicians supporting facility infrastructure and utility systems in a cGMP manufacturing environment. Reporting to the Manager, Facilities Maintenance, this role is responsible for team performance, maintenance execution, safety, compliance, documentation quality, and employee development.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise, coach, develop, and evaluate technicians and lead technicians.
• Manage staffing, scheduling, training, qualifications, overtime, and on-call coverage.
• Coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance activities, resources, permits, and work priorities.
• Oversee facility and utility systems including HVAC, purified water, compressed air, chilled water, electrical distribution, emergency power, and building infrastructure.
• Lead response to equipment and utility issues, alarms, outages, and maintenance escalations.
• Ensure compliance with safety, GMP, GDP, SOP, and change-control requirements.
• Lead maintenance investigations, CAPAs, root cause analysis, and reliability improvement efforts.
• Ensure accurate CMMS documentation, equipment history, and work order management.
• Manage contractors, spare parts coordination, and maintenance spending within approved limits.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, Automation, and other functions to support site performance, projects, shutdowns, and equipment readiness.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 7+ years of maintenance experience.
• 2+ years in a lead or supervisory role.
• Experience with CMMS work management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical degree or training in Engineering Technology, Industrial Maintenance, or related field.
• Pharmaceutical/cGMP manufacturing experience.
• Formal people leadership experience.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of HVAC, purified water, compressed air, chilled water, pumps, valves, electrical systems, and backup power.
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, wiring diagrams, OEM documentation, and BMS/EMS systems.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with SOPs, PM programs, investigations, GMP documentation, and root cause analysis.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in manufacturing and utility environments.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, climb, and lift up to 25 lbs.
• Ability to work around noise, temperature extremes, chemicals, and PPE requirements.
• Availability for off-shift support, emergencies, weekends, and planned shutdowns as needed.

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone's ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that's the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you're ready to help turn our customers' breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.