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From lipids for tomorrow’s medicines, biosurfactants for green detergents, additives for plastics recycling or membranes to help drive forward the energy transition, you’ll play an essential part in helping the world’s most essential industries succeed.\nOur success hinges on a diversity of ideas powered by people, not egos. Whether you’re a scientist or engineer, new to the team or established, in business, production, or anything in between - we cheer each other on. Because we believe we can do anything. Explore everything. And Be Part of Something Special!\nFind out more about the many benefits we offer:\nhttps://www.evonik.com/en/careers/why.html\nMeet the team and get to know the people behind Evonik:\nhttps://www.evonik.com/en/news/meet-the-team.html\nThe Building Manager is responsible for leading the safe, reliable, compliant, and efficient operation of a significant manufacturing facility within Evonik's pharmaceutical manufacturing network.\nThis is a high-impact leadership opportunity at a time of significant investment and transformation. The Building Manager will play an important role in supporting this transformation-ensuring the facility, infrastructure, manufacturing environment, and supporting systems are capable of meeting current operational requirements while preparing the site for future growth.\nThe role combines facility leadership, operational planning, technical expertise, capital-project coordination, safety, compliance, continuous improvement, and people leadership within a complex cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\nLead and manage the overall operation and performance of the assigned building/facility, ensuring safe, reliable, compliant, and efficient execution of manufacturing and supporting activities.\nPartner closely with manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, quality, EHS, supply chain, and project teams to ensure facility capabilities support production requirements and business objectives.\nDevelop and execute annual and longer-term operating plans, translating strategic objectives into actionable priorities, resource requirements, project plans, and measurable performance targets.\nDevelop production and facility plans that account for capacity, equipment availability, infrastructure requirements, workforce needs, maintenance activities, projects, and dependencies across the organization.\nMonitor performance against safety, quality, reliability, cost, capacity, and operational KPIs, identifying trends and taking corrective action when performance falls below expectations.\nAssess facilities, infrastructure, processes, systems, and equipment to identify opportunities to improve capacity, reliability, safety, quality, compliance, and efficiency.\nLead and support continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives, using structured problem solving and root-cause analysis to eliminate inefficiencies and improve performance.\nEnsure facility and operational activities comply with applicable cGMP, quality, EHS, regulatory, and company requirements.\nIdentify operational risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies to protect employees, products, equipment, facilities, and business continuity.\nManage significant financial and human resources, including operating budgets, staffing requirements, project resources, and business cases.\nPartner with engineering and project organizations on capital improvements, facility upgrades, equipment installations, and modernization initiatives.\nEstablish clear accountability and performance expectations while developing employees and building a culture focused on safety, quality, reliability, learning, and continuous improvement.\nLead organizational change associated with facility modernization, new technologies, process improvements, and evolving business requirements.\nCommunicate facility strategy, priorities, performance, and required actions to employees, leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders.\nREQUIREMENTS\nBachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, operations, facilities management, or a related technical discipline.\nSignificant experience in facilities, engineering, manufacturing, operations, or a related technical environment, preferably within pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnology, or another highly regulated industry.\nDemonstrated experience developing and executing strategic and operational plans within a complex organization.\nStrong technical understanding of facilities, infrastructure, manufacturing processes, equipment, and operational systems.\nExperience working within a cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing environment and applying quality and regulatory requirements to operational decisions.\nDemonstrated ability to manage significant budgets, resources, projects, and competing priorities while delivering against demanding timelines.\nStrong knowledge of EHS/HS&E, risk management, quality systems, compliance, and safe systems of work.\nDemonstrated continuous-improvement and problem-solving capabilities, including identifying root causes and implementing sustainable solutions.\nExperience supporting or leading capital projects, facility modernization, automation, infrastructure upgrades, or expansion initiatives.\nProven people-leadership and organizational-development skills, including leading through change, developing talent, and establishing accountability.\nEvonik offers a comprehensive benefit package, subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. Benefits included, but not limited to:\nMedical, dental, and vision benefits\n\nPaid time off plan\n\n401(k) savings plans\n\nHealth Savings Account (HSA)\n\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)\n\nEmployee Assistance Program\n\nVoluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts\n\nDisability benefits\n\nLife Insurance\n\nParental leave\n\nTuition Reimbursement\n\nThe Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach. Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.\nYour Application\nTo ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. 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