Director of Facility & Production Maintenance

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Who is Harrow?

Harrow (NASDAQ: HROW) is one of the leading U.S. ophthalmic-focused pharmaceuticals companies.  Aside from being a for-profit company, from a cultural perspective, all members of the Harrow Family are proud of our commitment to (1) innovation, (2) patient access to, and affordability of, our medicines, and (3) that we have never turned down an ophthalmologist doing mission work around the world – to provide free-medicines – to support their work to give to the gift of sight to those most in need.    

Harrow owns numerous branded pharmaceutical products, including Iopidine, Maxitrol, Moxeza, Triecense, Vigamox, Maxidex, Nevanac, Ilevro, and Iheezo. In addition, Harrow owns and operates ImprimisRx, the nation’s leading ophthalmology-focused compounded pharmaceuticals, including its FDA-registered and FDA-inspected 503B outsourcing facility and a 50-state mail order pharmacy – both of which are in Ledgewood, New Jersey.

Harrow also holds non-controlling equity positions in Eton Pharmaceuticals, Surface Ophthalmics, and Melt Pharmaceuticals, all of which started as Harrow Health subsidiaries, and owns royalty rights in four clinical-stage drug candidates being developed by Surface Ophthalmics and Melt Pharmaceuticals. 

At Harrow, we foster our individual and collective entrepreneurial and creative spirits. We focus on pursuing opportunities for drug candidates in underserved markets. We are data-driven and use our access to real-world clinical experience to lower the investment risks of our work. We concentrate on the commercial appeal of high-value assets, and our objective is to seek to make paradigm-shifting medicines available to patients as soon as possible. Our approach to finding high-value opportunities and balancing risk with real-world experience can deliver exceptional value for all our stakeholders

Position Summary

The Director of Facilities & Production Maintenance leads a team that manages all facility activities and projects, including routine and preventative maintenance, metrology, project or capital improvements, and facility upkeep to support production operations and ensures a safe, presentable, and compliant workplace. This role regularly communicates the status of all repair and project work to site leadership. The Director of Facilities & Production Maintenance also drives the creation, improvement, and execution of maintenance and plant standards to achieve maximum availability of production equipment. This is an onsite position

Duties/Responsibilities

 

• Assumes overall responsibility for managing building, equipment, and grounds.
• Manages the team of managers, technicians, mechanics, and support staff to maintain the facility and equipment to the required availability, cleanliness, and order standards.
• Ensures appropriate staffing, proper training and development, and performance management for the team.
• Manages capital and non-capital projects to improve capacity, quality, efficiency, utilization, and safety.
• Responsible for planning and forecasting as well as departmental budget.
• Responsible for plant or manufacturing equipment projects to maximize output, minimize cost, and support new or existing equipment efficiencies.
• Maintains relevant files, drawings, and records as appropriate.
• Consults and cooperates with divisional/corporate / supplier personnel as authorized and required, maintaining effective communications and working relations.
• Keeps abreast of and supports plant personnel on water systems, HVAC, plant and equipment layouts, water treatment, air systems, expansions, structural details, material handling, and auxiliary equipment.
• Be involved with and knowledgeable of programs, regulations, and the requirements of city, state, and federal environmental agencies as it relates to the business.
• Supports the GMP efforts in the plant as they relate to the facility.
• Works closely with Operations personnel on all equipment-related issues to minimize downtime while meeting our customer’s needs.
• Manages or delegates departmental projects as appropriate.
• Manage emergency preparedness program.
• Implement security an