Facilities Manager

About Tosoh Quartz

Tosoh Quartz is a global leader in high-precision silica glass products, where innovation and quality drive our success in the semiconductor industry. As part of the diversified Tosoh Corporation family, our teams in the US and the UK collaborate across continents to deliver cutting-edge semiconductor industry solutions through advanced engineering and a commitment to continuous improvement. With over 300 dedicated employees and a reputation for excellence, we offer a dynamic environment focused on developing new products, fostering professional growth, and shaping the future of technology.

Position Summary

The Facilities Manager takes ownership of complex systems, values disciplined execution, and is motivated by turning legacy infrastructure into a dependable, well-governed operation that supports long-term manufacturing stability. They are accountable for the performance, reliability, and compliance of facilities, utilities, and infrastructure across a multi-building manufacturing campus.

This role leads the evolution of facilities operations from reactive, undocumented maintenance to a structured, system-driven, and audit-ready program. The Facilities Manager ensures that aging and complex infrastructure safely supports manufacturing operations while meeting environmental, insurance, regulatory, and customer expectations.

This is a hands-on, highly operational leadership role that blends facilities management, preventive maintenance program development, capital project execution, and compliance enablement in a high-scrutiny manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

Facilities & Utilities Operations

• Own day-to-day performance of building systems, including HVAC, exhaust, electrical, water, gas, compressed air, and specialized manufacturing utilities
• Ensure infrastructure reliability in support of current production and future capacity needs
• Serve as first-line responder and lead coordinator for facility-related incidents and emergencies

Preventive & Corrective Maintenance

• Design, implement, and sustain a disciplined preventive maintenance program
• Shift facilities execution from reactive response to planned, risk-based maintenance
• Ensure all work is scheduled, documented, and traceable within ERP/CMMS systems (IFS preferred)

Capital Projects & Infrastructure Improvements

• Lead facilities capital and non-capital projects from scope definition through execution
• Manage contractors, engineers, design firms, and service providers
• Ensure permitting, safety, and regulatory requirements are met
• Balance urgent remediation with long-term infrastructure strategy and lifecycle planning

Compliance, Documentation & Audit Readiness

• Take ownership of legacy facilities documentation, including drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, and utility records
• Establish controlled, versioned documentation systems that are defensible and maintainable
• Support insurance inspections, customer audits, and compliance reviews
• Partner with Safety, Health, Environmental, and Quality teams to prevent facilities-driven findings

Financial & Planning Accountability

• Develop and manage facilities operating and project budgets
• Forecast capital and expense needs tied to infrastructure condition and risk
• Support reinvestment decisions with clear, data-driven business cases

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the facilities point of contact for lessors, utilities, insurance carriers, contractors, and corporate partners
• Participate in customer site walkthroughs and infrastructure reviews when required
• Communicate risks, priorities, and execution status clearly and proactively to leadership

Systems & Data Enablement

• Drive effective use of ERP and maintenance management systems
• Ensure facilities data integrity, traceability, and auditability
• Utilize MS Office tools for planning, reporting, and communication

People Leadership

• Lead and develop Facilities Specialists with clear expectations and accountability
• Set execution standards and reinforce safe, disciplined work practices
• Address performance gaps and support continuous improvement
• Build a culture of ownership, teamwork, and follow-through

The Environment You'll Support

Facilities responsibilities span multiple owned and leased buildings supporting discrete manufacturing, including:

• Aging infrastructure across various lifecycle stages
• Cleanroom-adjacent operations
• Acid management and hydrogen systems
• High-capacity HVAC and exhaust systems
• Heavy CNC machining and glassblowing operations
• Semiconductor customer, insurance, and regulatory oversight

Qualifications

Required

• 10+ years of facilities or infrastructure management experience
• 5+ years of people leadership experience
• Experience supporting manufacturing or industrial facilities
• Demonstrated success managing aging infrastructure in active production environments
• Commercial construction and project management experience
• Strong contractor and vendor management capability
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, HVAC, and utility systems

Preferred

• Experience in semiconductor, semiconductor materials, or high-purity manufacturing
• Experience with IFS ERP or comparable CMMS/ERP platforms
• Background in regulated, audit-intensive manufacturing environments
• Familiarity with insurance inspections, landlord coordination, and regulatory reviews

Why You'll Love Working at Tosoh Quartz

Located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Tosoh Quartz offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well‑being, and long‑term growth, including:

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• $500 annual wellness reimbursement
• 401(k) with Company match
• Generous PTO accrual and 10 paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Dependent scholarship and education assistance
• Columbia Sportswear Employee Store access
• Additional perks that make Tosoh Quartz a great place to build your career

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Please note: All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to successfully complete pre-employment drug and background screenings.