Manager, Refrigeration
GRIFOLS, S.A.
Summary
Key member of our management team responsible for the day to day operations of the refrigeration department.
Job description
Job Summary
Key member of our management team responsible for the day to day operations of the refrigeration department.
Essential Job Duties
- Provide a leadership role ensuring employee health and safety.
- Monitor and drive improvements in OSHA incident rates.
- Manage predictive, preventative and corrective maintenance efforts as required to improve constraint/critical equipment availability.
- Oversee department expense budget.
- Responsible for coaching, mentoring, motivating staff of Refrigeration Dept.
- Manage equipment related to freezers and temperature gauges.
- Support a smooth transition of new equipment or troubleshooting equipment to manufacturing.
- Analyze/trend maintenance costs, prioritize improvement activities.
- Conduct timely/competent root cause analyses.
- Recommend/implement innovative, efficient and effective corrective actions resulting in stable and capable processes.
- Perform personnel performance reviews.
- Support vendor negotiations, including purchasing of spare parts, equipment and service contracts.
Job Requirements
- BS/BA in Science or Engineering, or technical field required.
- 5+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment and 2+ years of maintenance management experience.
- Must have demonstrated interpersonal and leadership skills to promote teamwork.
- Excellent supervision skills utilizing sound judgment, evaluation and critical thinking.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Medical manufacturing, cGMP experience preferred.
- Knowledge of freezers and cooling systems.
Requirements
- BS/BA in Science or Engineering, or technical field required
- 5+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
- 2+ years of maintenance management experience
- Demonstrated interpersonal and leadership skills to promote teamwork
- Excellent supervision skills utilizing sound judgment, evaluation and critical thinking
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Knowledge of freezers and cooling systems
- Medical manufacturing, cGMP experience preferred
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Life Insurance
- PTO
- Paid Holidays
- 401(k) Matching
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Bonus Pool up to 15%
Company overview
Grifols, S.A. is a global healthcare company and leading producer of plasma-derived medicines, founded in Barcelona, Spain in 1909. As the European leader and third largest plasma-derived medicine manufacturer worldwide, Grifols specializes in developing, producing, and marketing essential plasma-derived protein therapies for patients suffering from rare, chronic, and life-threatening conditions. The company operates across four main business units: Biopharma (plasma-derived medicines), Diagnostic (transfusion medicine and clinical diagnostics), Bio Supplies (biological materials for research), and Healthcare Solutions for Hospitals. With over 23,800 employees serving more than 110 countries, Grifols maintains 15 industrial facilities across seven countries and operates approximately 400 plasma donation centers globally. The company focuses on therapeutic areas including immunology, infectious diseases, pulmonology, hematology, hepatology, intensive care, and neurology, with more than 1,200 researchers working across 12 R&D centers worldwide. Grifols is publicly traded on both the Madrid Stock Exchange (GRF) and NASDAQ (GRFS), generating approximately €7.2 billion in annual revenue.