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Facility Manager - Asset Management
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp · 🇺🇸 US – Tarzana – CA
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 99 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Content Production Delivery Manager” (Project Management Specialists) in DE: $169k–$169k, median $169k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp
The US Department of Labor certified 99 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
At AstraZeneca, we are seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance function within a cell therapy manufacturing environment. You will be responsible for ensuring the safe, compliant and reliable performance of manufacturing, laboratory, utility and facility assets that support highly regulated and time-sensitive operations. A key focus of this position is to develop and mature the site’s maintenance planning, scheduling, MRO storeroom management and maintenance metrics framework, improving the overall Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) methodology . You will play a central role in reducing reactive work, strengthening asset-care strategies, improving spare-parts readiness and building a data-driven maintenance organization that supports uninterrupted manufacturing operations. Working closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Validation, Supply Chain, Warehouse, Automation and EHS, you will drive continuous improvement and help ensure maintenance practices meet business, compliance and patient-supply needs. What you’ll do • Lead the site maintenance function supporting cell therapy manufacturing, laboratories, critical utilities and facility systems. • Develop and implement a structured maintenance planning and scheduling process, including work identification, prioritization, backlog management, weekly scheduling and schedule-compliance review. • Establish and sustain effective CMMS-based work-management processes for preventive, predictive, corrective and emergency maintenance. • Improve RAM performance by analyzing equipment history, downtime trends, failure modes and maintenance effectiveness, then translating findings into practical reliability improvements. • Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance strategies to improve uptime, reduce recurring failures and increase planned-work execution. • Lead MRO storeroom improvements, including spare-parts governance, critical-spares identification, inventory accuracy, min/max optimization and service-level improvement. • Define and track maintenance KPIs, including PM completion, schedule compliance, planned versus unplanned work, backlog age, MTBF, MTTR, equipment uptime and storeroom performance. • Partner with cross-functional teams to investigate equipment issues, support root-cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions. • Ensure compliance with GMP/ GxP requirements, site procedures, documentation standards, change control, deviation management and audit-readiness expectations. • Manage internal team members, contractors and service providers to deliver safe and efficient maintenance execution. • Support shutdown and maintenance-window planning to maximize work quality and minimize operational disruption. • Manage budgets and costs associated with maintenance labor, contractors and spare-parts inventory while maintaining compliance and reliability standards. • Coach and develop the maintenance team through clear expectations, training, performance management and standard work practices. Essential for the role • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering , Maintenance Management, Industrial Technology or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience. • 7+ years of experience in maintenance, reliability, facilities or engineering within a regulated manufacturing environment. • 3+ years of leadership experience managing maintenance teams, planners, supervisors or technical support personnel. • Experience in biopharmaceutical, medical device, cell therapy, gene therapy, aseptic manufacturing or another highly regulated industry. • Demonstrated experience developing or improving maintenance planning and scheduling processes. • Demonstrated experien