Facilities manager CAR-T EMEA

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Job Function:
Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:
Facilities Engineering

Job Category:
People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:
Gent, East Flanders, Belgium, Zwijnaarde, East Flanders, Belgium

Job Description:

THE OPPORTUNITY

Johnson & Johnson is responsible for bringing innovative medicines to patients around the world.

Within J&J, E&PS FM is responsible for managing the facilities and utilities at all sites.

In Belgium the scope of E&PS FM includes the sites in Beerse, Geel, Olen, La Louvière, Courcelles and Ghent.

In Ghent J&J is operating CAR-T: chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.

This is a new and innovative approach to eliminate cancer cells.

It works by harnessing the power of a patient’s own immune system.

That power is created from the patients’ T cells and is engineered to eliminate cancer cells expressing a specific antigen.

The Ghent E&PS FM team manages the critical installations, facilities and utilities (steam, cooling installations, heating equipment, water systems, compressed air, high voltage, etc.) of/for the Ghent manufacturing hubs.

The main goal of the E&PS team in Ghent is to ensure that the building and building systems are available 24/7 in a safe and compliant manner for the occupants and their activities.

To join, assist, support and lead the team, the EP&S FM team in Ghent is recruiting a facilities manager for the 2 production sites in Ghent and the future expansions.

The position will be based in Ghent (Belgium), reporting into the senior facilities manager.

Close collaboration with several related departments and partners is indispensable for the functioning of the Ghent E&PS FM team.

Amongst many others there are the E&PS FM team based in Beerse, the MAM team in Ghent and the Legend Biotech maintenance team.
 

Major responsibilities include:


* Mentor / lead a team of engineers, planners, specialists, technicians and contractors who are all together as a team responsible for ensuring the 24/7 continuous operational readiness of our sites.


* Establish and maintain excellent relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and our partners.


* Together with the senior manager of the team, act as the points of contact towards building users, quality, EHS², compliance and the entire E&PS organization.


* System owner during start-up/construction phase of new projects and installation and liaison between business units and contractor...