Facilities Manager
(Ventura Operations)
AVITA Medical® is a regenerative medicine company leading the development and commercialization of devices and autologous cellular therapies for skin restoration. Our FDA-approved RECELL® System technology platform treats patients with thermal burn wounds and full-thickness skin defects and is used for re-pigmentation of stable depigmented vitiligo lesions by harnessing the regenerative properties of a patient’s own skin to create Spray-On Skin™ cells.
We believe that patients are at the heart of everything we do, our employees are the lifeblood of AVITA Medical, passion is key to making a difference, quality impacts everything we do, and integrity is essential to our success.
Position Summary: The Facilities Manager is responsible for overseeing the maintenance and operations of the company's Ventura facilities. This includes managing building maintenance, coordinating with vendors, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and overseeing facility-related projects. The Facilities Manager will work closely with various departments to ensure that the facilities meet the needs of the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Guide and develop one or more maintenance technician(s).
- Maintain the facility in a clean and safe state and operating at peak condition, complying with identified Standards, Regulations, and Avita QMS.
- Respond to facility-related emergencies and coordinate appropriate responses.
- Maintain records of facility maintenance and repairs.
- Schedule facility walks and assigns action items to address issues and for continuous improvement.
- Identify potential facility upgrades, present to management and manage the work.
- Oversee repairs and replacements and/or schedule maintenance of equipment, systems, tools and fixtures. Identify issues with the facility and equipment.
- Qualify, oversee, and document the repair of facility issues, equipment, tools, and fixtures.
- Determine and document the validation scope for newly acquired equipment, tools, fixtures. This includes temperature controlled rooms, ovens, refrigerators, and pneumatic equipment. Write validation protocols and report.
- Assure equipment is operating within needed parameters. Schedule and follow-up on calibrations and maintenance for equipment, tools, and fixtures. Review the calibration reports and make a disposition.
- Maintain the continuous temperature monitoring system. Keep the subscription current and qualify firmware upgrades. Address temperature excursions in refrigerators, freezers, and in the temperature controlled rooms.
- Ensure the cleanroom and the compressed air system comply with ISO standards and AVITA specifications at all times. Determine the scope of cleanroom certification tests, schedule the tests, oversee the tests, and approve the test reports.
- Address calibration non-conformance of equipment, tools, and fixtures.
- Maintain and oversee the compliance calendar for permits for EPA, Fire Department, State Water Control Board, City of Ventura, and others as identified.
- Schedule and oversee hazardous waste pick-ups.
- Maintain Safety Data sheets (SDS’s).
- Develop and manage Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) programs and procedures.
- Develop, maintain, and implement facility management policies and procedures.
- Maintain service agreements and manage relationships with calibration vendors, maintenance vendors, pest control vendor, janitorial service vendor, and with the landlord.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Proven experience in facilities management or a related role.
- Strong knowledge of building systems, maintenance procedures, and safety regulations.
- Understand the use of dataloggers and temperature sensors.
- Capable of troubleshooting HVAC, compressed air system, and diesel generator issues.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Proficiency in facility management software and tools.
- This position will be based in Ventura.
Pay: 90,000 – 120,000 with annual bonus
AVITA Medical is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
Work Environment
This job operates in an office environment and may require routine exposure to warehouse and production areas with elements such as moving machinery, noise, dust, odors, and fumes.
Your Physical Work Environment Will Require: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear, stand, walk and/or balance, use hands and fingers to type, handle, feel, grasp, push, and pull. Hand-eye coordination necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The individual is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, and repetitive motion. The individual is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The individual may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
The employee could be exposed to heat and cold weather, noise, and oils as well as subjected to hazards such as, but not limited to, moving parts and vehicles, heat, and chemicals and electrical current.
AVITA Medical is an E-Verify participant.
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