Facilities Technician Supervisor

About the role

The Facilities Technician Supervisor oversees the day-to-day operations, maintenance and technical personnel responsible for plant utilities and building infrastructure within a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. The role ensures that GMP-critical systems (cleanrooms, HVAC, clean utilities and BMS) operate reliably, safely and in strict compliance with cGMP, FDA/regulatory standards and EHS guidelines. The position is on-site in Singapore.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise, roster and mentor a shift team of multi-skilled facilities technicians, managing performance, technical training and task allocation.
• Oversee site maintenance through the CMMS (SAP/Maximo), tracking work order completion, PM compliance and MTTR.
• Act as first-line technical escalation for equipment alarms, system failures and emergency repairs.
• Direct preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance of critical utilities: Purified Water (PW/WFI), Clean Steam, Clean Compressed Air, Process Gases and Waste Treatment.
• Oversee black utilities and environmental systems: chillers, boilers, cooling towers, emergency generators, fire protection and cleanroom HVAC (AHUs, HEPA filtration, differential pressure cascades).
• Monitor BMS/SCADA parameters (temperature, humidity, pressure differentials) and act immediately on deviations.
• Enforce Good Documentation Practices and SOPs, lead deviation investigations, root cause analyses, CAPA and change controls, and maintain audit readiness for internal audits and external regulatory inspections (FDA, EMA, local authorities).
• Manage Permit-to-Work, Lockout/Tagout, confined space entry and vendor safety briefings.
• Supervise third-party contractors on site and manage critical spare parts inventory.

Required profile

• ITE or diploma.
• 7+ years of experience.