Maintenance Supervisor

As a CBRE Technical Supervisor, you will lead a team that supports senior technical business leaders through administrative coordination, process improvement, financial oversight, and technical execution within a cGMP-regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. This role combines leadership and technical expertise to ensure preventive maintenance, repairs, documentation, and operational excellence across equipment, building systems, and utility infrastructure that support pharmaceutical manufacturing operations.

You'll act as a key liaison, driving efficiency, resolving priorities, supporting compliant maintenance practices, and modeling CBRE's RISE values while guiding your team toward innovative, safe, and cGMP-aligned solutions.

This job is part of the Engineering and Technical Services job function. They are responsible for providing support, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs on equipment and systems, including non-product-contact utility systems that support pharmaceutical manufacturing, laboratory, warehouse, and facility operations.

What You'll Do

• Act as liaison with technical business leaders, facilities managers, quality, manufacturing, engineering, and other internal and external clients to forecast workload demand, maintenance priorities, shutdown windows, and project deliverables within a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
• Manage, plan, coordinate, schedule, and oversee the workload, deadlines, and day-to-day activities of the support team members to ensure effective delivery of services in accordance with site procedures, safety requirements, cGMP expectations, and operational needs.
• Support operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair activities for utilities and facility infrastructure, which may include boilers, plant steam, chilled water, heating hot water, compressed air, cooling towers, wastewater systems, domestic water, HVAC support systems, pumps, valves, piping, and related utility equipment.
• Work with business leaders, manufacturing stakeholders, engineering, and quality representatives to resolve conflicting priorities while minimizing impact to pharmaceutical production, validated systems, and site compliance requirements.
• Coordinate and supervise the team's daily activities, ensuring work is performed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable SOPs, work instructions, permits, lockout/tagout requirements, and cGMP expectations.
• Apply advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives while maintaining compliance with pharmaceutical manufacturing standards and site quality systems.
• Ensure maintenance activities, work orders, logbooks, equipment histories, and other required documentation are completed accurately, legibly, and contemporaneously in accordance with Good Documentation Practices.
• Showcase expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within the organization function, including facilities maintenance, utility operations, mechanical systems, electrical systems, and regulated maintenance practices
• Coach others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function, including cGMP awareness, documentation practices, safe work execution, maintenance planning, and troubleshooting of utility systems.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values, client site expectations, safety culture, and pharmaceutical compliance standards.
• Anticipate potential objections and persuade others, often at senior levels and of divergent interest, to adopt a different point of view while balancing operational needs, quality requirements, safety expectations, and regulatory compliance.
• Impact the achievement of customer, operational, project, compliance, or service objectives across multi-discipline teams. Work is guided by functional policies, site SOPs, and quality requirements which impact the design of procedures and policies.
• Contribute to new products, processes, standards, maintenance strategies, and/or operational plans in support of achieving functional goals and maintaining reliable utility operations in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Communicate difficult and complex ideas with the ability to influence, including maintenance risks, utility system impacts, shutdown needs, compliance considerations, and operational priorities.
• Support investigations, corrective actions, change control activities, and continuous improvement initiatives as needed for maintenance-related events, equipment reliability concerns, or utility system performance issues.
• Partner with quality, engineering, EHS, manufacturing, and facilities teams to ensure maintenance work is appropriately planned, documented, and executed in a manner that protects product quality, personnel safety, and site operations.

What You'll Need

• High School Diploma, Associates Degree / trade school diploma / job-related experience (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing preferred)- in lieu of diploma, a combination of experience and education will be considered. Prior shift leader or supervisory experience is essential.
• Experience working in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, food, chemical, or other regulated manufacturing environment preferred.
• Prior experience supporting facility utilities, dark utilities, mechanical systems, or industrial maintenance operations in a manufacturing or critical facility environment preferred
• Working knowledge of cGMP, Good Documentation Practices, SOP compliance, work order documentation, and regulated maintenance expectations preferred.
• Meet the physical requirements of this role including stooping, standing, walking, climbing stairs/ladders, working in mechanical spaces, and the ability to lift/carry heavy loads of 50 lbs. or more.
• The innovative mentality to develop methods that go beyond existing solutions while remaining aligned with site procedures, safety requirements, quality standards, and cGMP expectations.
• Ability to solve unique problems using standard and innovative solutions having a broad impact on the business, including utility reliability, maintenance execution, compliance, and operational continuity.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc. Experience with CMMS or electronic work order systems preferred.
• Expert organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset and the ability to prioritize maintenance activities in a fast-paced pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
• Highly sophisticated math skills. Ability to calculate somewhat complex figures such as percentages, fractions, measurements, utility readings, maintenance metrics, and other financial-related calculations.
• Ability to communicate clearly with maintenance technicians, client stakeholders, quality representatives, manufacturing personnel, vendors, and senior leaders.
• Ability to follow and enforce safety procedures, permit requirements, lockout/tagout practices, and site-specific procedures while working around industrial utility systems.

Why CBRE?
When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values - respect, integrity, service and excellence - and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.

BENEFITS

• Benefits start 1st of the month: Medical, dental vision, PTO, 401k, etc.
• Internal advancement available after 6 month mark
• Work/life balance
• Competitive Pay

Disclaimers
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Applicant AI Use Disclosure
We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills, and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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