Facility Director

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We combine deep engineering expertise with global-scale manufacturing to deliver the storage systems that make AI possible, powering hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure worldwide.

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The Facility Director is responsible for the overall leadership, strategic direction, operational performance, reliability, and continuous improvement of site facilities, utilities, and infrastructure. This role ensures safe, reliable, compliant, cost-effective & sustainable facility operations that support manufacturing excellence, business continuity & future site growth.

The Facility Director leads the Facilities, Engineering & Maintenance (FEM) organization & provides strategic oversight of Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) partners, contractors & service providers. The role drives operational excellence through reliability engineering, asset management, sustainability initiatives, digital transformation & infrastructure investment planning.

Overall Accountability

The Facility Director is accountable for ensuring the site facilities and infrastructure remain safe, reliable, compliant, resilient, sustainable, digitally enabled & capable of supporting current operations and future business growth. The role is responsible for delivering world-class operational performance while optimizing cost, reliability, risk & environmental stewardship.

Responsibilities

Provide overall leadership and direction for Facilities, Engineering, Maintenance, and Utilities operations.; Ensure reliable operation of critical facility systems supporting manufacturing and business operations.; Establish and maintain facility strategies, standards, procedures & performance metrics.; Drive operational excellence, equipment reliability & continuous improvement initiatives.; Lead response and recovery efforts during utility interruptions, facility incidents, and emergencies.; Ensure facility availability and operational readiness meet current and future business requirements.; Oversee the reliability, performance, and lifecycle management of critical facility systems, including:; Electrical distribution systems, substations, transformers, generators, UPS & power quality systems.; HVAC systems, chillers, cooling towers, AHUs, MAUs & cleanroom environmental controls.; Process utilities including CDA, nitrogen & vacuum; RO/DI & Wastewater treatment and water reclaim systems.; Building Management Systems (BMS), SCADA & facility monitoring systems.; Fire protection, life-safety & emergency systems.; Building infrastructure and facility support services.; Lead facility engineering, infrastructure planning, and capacity expansion initiatives.; Develop and execute capital improvement and major repair projects.; Establish long-term facility master plans and infrastructure roadmaps.; Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget & according to required quality standards.; Review and approve engineering designs, commissioning plans & operational handover requirements.; Ensure adequate utility capacity, redundancy & resilience for future business growth.; Develop and implement asset management strategies for critical facility infrastructure.; Drive preventive, predictive, condition-based & reliability-centered maintenance programs.; Monitor equipment performance, reliability trends, lifecycle costs & maintenance effectiveness.; Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA), 8D investigations & corrective action programs.; Ensure appropriate resilience strategies, including N+1 redundancy for critical systems.; Ensure compliance with all applicable environmental, health, safety, building, electrical & statutory requirements.; Promote a strong safety culture across employees, contractors & service providers.; Ensure timely completion of inspections, permits, licenses, certifications & regulatory submissions.; Lead risk assessments, Management of Change (MOC) & emergency preparedness programs.; Support site business continuity and operational resilience initiatives.; Lead initiatives related to energy efficiency, water conservation, waste reduction, emissions management & resource optimization.; Establish and achieve site sustainability targets aligned with corporate ESG goals.; Drive renewable energy, water reclaim, carbon reduction & environmental improvement programs.; Ensure environmental infrastructure operates reliably and meets regulatory requirements.; Identify opportunities to reduce operating costs while improving environmental performance.; Digital Transformation & Smart Facilities; Provide strategic oversight of IFM partners and outsourced facility service providers.; Establish governance structures, service-level agreements & performance metrics.; Monitor contractor safety, quality, compliance, delivery & cost performance.; Ensure adequate staffing, competency, and technical capability to support site operations.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.; Minimum 15 years of relevant experience, including leadership responsibility within manufacturing, semiconductor, high-tech, or other critical facility environments.; Proven experience managing large-scale facility operations, multidisciplinary engineering teams & critical utility infrastructure.; Strong knowledge of electrical systems, HVAC, cleanrooms, process utilities, water/wastewater treatment & facility infrastructure.; Demonstrated success leading facility reliability, asset management & continuous improvement programs.; Experience managing large capital projects, operating budgets, contractors & service providers.; Experience managing Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) partnerships is highly preferred.; Strong understanding of EHS compliance, risk management, business continuity, and sustainability practices.; Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication & decision-making skills.