Facility Services Lead

**Facilities Services Manager**

We have an amazing opportunity for dynamic individual with experience, resilience, and perseverance, as well as a great eye for detail and a natural curiosity to join the team as a Facilities Services Manager.
- An exciting Permanent full-time opportunity
- Genuine leadership role with site responsibility for sustainability program, initiatives, and reporting
- Facilitate stakeholder engagement with your strong service orientation

**About AstraZeneca**

Join the team where everyone feels a personal connection to the people that we impact. From our science labs to manufacturing at scale, we are committed to delivering at the highest quality. It’s inspiring and rewarding work, influencing every part of the product lifecycle to deliver life-changing medicines. To ultimately make people’s lives better - from patients and their families to all of us in society.

The North Ryde manufacturing facility remains an important centre for both AstraZeneca and manufacturing in Australia. We are proud of our long heritage in Australia, where for more than 65 years, AstraZeneca has been providing medicines to treat many cancers and chronic diseases, saving lives and extending life for millions of Australians.

**What you’ll do**

As the Facilities Services Manager you will be responsible for the availability and compliance of all facilities, utilities, and services at the North Ryde site. Your responsibilities will include:

- Negotiate, execute, and manage contracted services across portfolio of responsibility
- Develop and maintain a detailed knowledge of facilities management practices and standards
- Lead or participate in investigations (SHE, quality or other) as required and in accordance with site procedures and policies.
- Manage Facility Services SLAs including scope of works and performance reviews
- Ensure the execution of facility and services maintenance and improvement works are carried out in conjunction with the appropriate internal forms, policies, and procedures, and meet all organisational, quality and safety requirements and applicable statutory standards
- Develops and maintains risk management and business continuity plans for the facilities and service group
- Assist in developing and maintaining in developing a training and development plan to maintain the necessary skills flexibility with the team.
- Identify improvement opportunities in line with SHE targets and programs
- Actively drive improvement in Site quality standards with regard to facilities.
- Identify and implements cost saving initiatives to further improve financial performance of area of responsibility

**Essential for the role**
- Degree qualifications in Engineering
- Pharmaceutical/FMCG or Medical industry experience
- Comprehensive understanding of the asset management techniques.
- High level negotiation and contract management skills
- Broad knowledge of Environmental standards and other regulations relating to frontline services and the supported functions. Understanding of Maintenance management principles
- Proven successes in building strong external and internal relationships
- Effective communication, influencing and networking skills
- Drive to be a self-starter, with confidence in your personal presentation and the ability to make a positive impact

**Desirable for the role**
- Strong knowledge of TGA requirements and International cGMPs
- Knowledge of Sterile Manufacturing.
- Knowledge of critical services within sterile manufacturing

**Why AstraZeneca**

At AstraZeneca we’re dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

AstraZeneca in Australia has been formally recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). As an organisation we stand with confidence on our gender equality initiatives including pay equity, leadership development programs, and zero tolerance for gender-based harassment. This achievement exemplifies our commitment to building high performing, inclusive and diverse teams that collaborate across our enterprise, aligned to our values and strategic priority of being a Great Place to Work

**So, what’s next?**
- Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.
- Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant We have a seat available, and we hope it’s yours.

**Where can I find out more?