Facility Manager

Job Description: Facility Manager – Mesa, AZ

Position Overview
The Facility Manager – Mesa, AZ leads a multidisciplinary maintenance team, including Facility Maintenance Technicians, Compounding Mechanical Specialists, and Facility Support Specialists, to uphold the physical, mechanical, and environmental performance of Strive Pharmacy’s three Mesa, AZ sites. These sites include a 365k square foot flagship pharmaceutical compounding facility and corporate headquarters that is currently under construction, a 65k square foot warehouse and office building, and an 8k square foot legacy pharmaceutical compounding facility.

The Facility Manager – Mesa, AZ is responsible for ensuring that these sites within their portfolio are capable of reliable, compliant, and efficient operations. This role manages preventive and corrective maintenance programs, housekeeping functions, vendor relationships, building systems, and utility infrastructure in support of production and administrative functions. The Facility Manager serves as the primary contact for equipment reliability, building performance, and maintenance compliance activities and is expected to perform hands-on tasks, in addition to their management responsibilities, when necessary.

While technical proficiency in facility management is essential, this role also highly prioritizes leadership competency and the ability to manage complex human and capital resources.

Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt, On-Site

Location: Mesa, AZ

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & Team Management: Develop and direct a team of maintenance, mechanical, and facility support personnel to achieve operational excellence, maintenance and housekeeping goals, and compliance standards.


• Facility Infrastructure: Maintain building systems, such as HVAC, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, security, and fire/life safety systems, and specialized systems, such as compressed air, refrigeration, and sterilization systems, to ensure continuous operation and compliance with regulations.


• Preventive & Corrective Maintenance: Supervise day-to-day maintenance operations, including both preventative and corrective maintenance, directing internal technicians and coordinating external service providers or contractors. Troubleshoot facility and equipment issues to minimize downtime and ensure system reliability.


• Equipment Reliability: Oversee lifecycle management of compounding equipment, including laminar flow hoods, sterilizers, and automated compounding systems, among other equipment.


• Housekeeping Oversight: Manage the cleaning and housekeeping operations for non-laboratory areas, ensuring a professional, safe, and well-maintained environment throughout the facility.


• Regulatory Compliance: In consultation with relevant Strive Departments, ensure all facility and equipment maintenance and upkeep programs align with applicable standards including USP <795>, <797>, and <800>, and OSHA safety protocols.


• Project Management: In conjunction with other Strive resources, support capital improvement and renovation projects involving HVAC upgrades, new equipment installation, or facility expansion. Coordinate with vendors, engineers, and contractors to maintain project schedules and quality standards.


• Budget & Procurement: Serve as a good steward of company resources, ensuring maintenance budgets are maximized through contracted services procurement and proper approvals are obtained for major expenses.


• Inspections & Audits: Assist facility leadership with facility walkthroughs and readiness reviews for regulatory inspections, safety audits, and internal quality assessments.


• Site Safety: In partnership with Strive safety teams and site leadership, maintain site safety and emergency response programs, including fire, security, and environmental systems.


• Performance Monitoring: Develop and track facility KPIs (e.g., equipment uptime, PM schedule adherence, corrective maintenance response time, housekeeping metrics). Ensure all technical maintenance and housekeeping work meets Strive’s high standards or excellence.


• Communication and Standard Setting: Contribute to national Strive standards for facility management through collaboration with the rest of the Pharmacy Development and Facilities Organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience, required.


• Minimum 7 years of facilities or equipment maintenance management experience, with at least 2 years in a medical, pharmacy, or other technical, regulated environment, highly preferred. Specific experience with compounding pharmacies, preferred.


• Demonstrated knowledge of complex building systems, required. Familiarity with cleanroom building systems, preferred.


• Certification in Facilities Management (CFM), Plant Maintenance Management (CPMM), or OSHA Safety, preferred.


• Experience managing and successfully developing multidisciplinary maintenance and support teams.


• Strong organizational, troubleshooting, and communication skills.


• Proficiency with CMMS platforms, maintenance scheduling tools, and productivity software.

Travel
Frequent between local sites. Up to 10% travel to other national locations.

Reports To
National Facilities Senior Manager