Twist Bioscience · 1 day ago
Manager, Facilities
USA - Portland, OR
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expTwist Bioscience is looking for a Facilities Manager to oversee their facilities in Wilsonville, Oregon, as well as support facilities in other locations worldwide. The role involves managing facility operations, ensuring safety compliance, and collaborating with various departments to maintain and improve facility functions.
B2BBiotechnologyChemicalHealth CareLife Science
Responsibilities
Responsible for the management of an assigned Twist facility
Hire, lead, coach, performance manage, develop and discipline members of the Facilities team, including Supervisors and Sr Supervisors
Primary point of contact for all facilities related issues in the assigned location. Acting as liaison to property management, contractors, and Twist personnel
Along with the EH&S Specialist, champion safety within the site, assists with the annual OSHA 300 report and influence all managers to maintain safe working conditions in labs and common spaces
Monitor and maintain building functions, including lighting, HVAC, backup power, life safety, and all other building support functions, working closely with outside facilities engineers as necessary
Manage vendor services at local facility and inspect/audit facility for cleanliness and proper 5S efforts
Work with Supply Chain to manage moves, offsite storage and other logistics functions
Work closely and cooperatively with Engineering and Operations Departments to maintain and PM all lab support hardware; for example, vacuum, clean dry air, and UPS
Interface with Federal, State, County, and City agencies as required for ongoing operations
Oversee facility planning, design, and execution, including reconfiguration and expansion
Follow regulatory and ISO 13485 requirements
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience in similar function
7+ years of facilities management experience
EH&S management experience
Prior experience in Biotech, ideally with GMP and ISO experience
Demonstrated success in maintaining similar size and function facilities (approximately 80,000+ square feet, 50% lab, 50% office), including build-outs, moves, renovations, and reconfigurations
Capability to communicate with all levels of employees and outside vendors and contractors
Demonstrated strong collaborative skills
Strong oral, writing and interpersonal communication skills
Well organized and stays on schedule, able to function under pressure in a rapidly changing environment, emphasis on quality
Experience with tools and simple mechanical, plumbing and electrical work
Able to supervise trades as necessary
Able to lift and move up to 70 lbs
Ideally forklift certified and experienced working with rigging companies to move heavy, expensive, and delicate equipment safely
Experience maintaining autoclaves, laboratory dishwashers, DI systems, CDA, vacuum and other laboratory systems
Company
Twist Bioscience
Twist Bioscience is a biotechnology company that offers synthetic DNA solutions, gene synthesis, and variant libraries.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$553.11MKey Investors
Capital World InvestorsBiomatics Capital PartnersIllumina
2022-02-09Post Ipo Equity· $250M
2020-01-27Post Ipo Equity· $50M
2018-10-30IPO
Leadership Team
Emily Leproust
CEO
Siyuan Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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