Scott Sands
Oxford,NJ
Summary
Dynamic maintenance leader skilled in coordinating cross-departmental operations, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and optimizing preventative maintenance programs. Committed to driving performance improvements and cultivating effective communication among teams to achieve organizational goals. Leverage preventative and predictive maintenance programs to reduce downtime and increase efficiency. Results-driven Associate Manager with expertise in utilities operations and equipment troubleshooting. Proven ability to enhance efficiency while maintaining safety standards.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Manager of Utilities and Facilities
Halo Pharmaceutical
Whippany, New Jersey
03.2026 - Current
- Responsible for managing the strategic operations of the Whippany Facility and Equipment to ensure they are maintained and operated in a safe and efficient manner.
- Looks for opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
- Works in cooperation with site management and department heads to ensure the needs of the organization are maintained.
- Is responsible for cost center operating budgets.
- Effectively communicates site goals to direct reports.
- Ensures that appropriate equipment preventative maintenance activities (CMMS) are performed in an effective and timely manner.
- Conducts activities using sound business practices to optimize expenditures and profitability.
Senior Supervisor: Utilities & Maintenance
Halo Pharmaceutical
Whippany , NJ
04.2021 - Current
- Owned preventative maintenance and work order program for all departments onsite, including maintenance, production, packaging, and laboratories.
- Facilitated communication between departments and maintenance personnel to execute preventative maintenance tasks and on-demand repairs.
- Scheduled with contractors repairs and maintenance for equipment, including but not limited to boilers, air compressors, air dryers, chillers, purified water systems, etc.
- Supervised daily operations ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
- Mentored staff on best practices and standard operating procedures.
- Coordinated staffing schedule for the maintenance group and boiler operators to ensure 24-hour coverage.
- Establish employee goals, and provide performance evaluations each year.
- Provide guidance for capital projects necessary for maintaining facility infrastructure.
- Monitored inventory levels and coordinated restocking with suppliers.
- Championed behavioral-based safety program to instill safe working practices into company culture.
Boiler Room Supervisor
Halo Pharmaceutical
Whippany , NJ
08.2018 - 03.2021
- Assume responsibility for all Boiler Room equipment supplying the facility with critical utilities necessary for pharmaceutical production.
- Oversee High Pressure Steam system, Chilled Water system, Pharmaceutical Air, Vacuum system, Emergency Generator, and 45 GPM Mixed Bed Deionizing Water System.
- Assign Preventative maintenance activities and work orders to boiler operators’ and maintenance personnel to ensure equipment’s functionality and longevity while also meeting CGMP and FDA regulations.
- Constantly evaluating current Preventative Maintenance Schedule to make sure equipment is being adequately maintained and make necessary corrections that will result in cost savings and reduction of downtime.
- Create Purchase Requisitions for yearly blanket accounts as well as for individual purchases. Maintain detailed physical and digital files of P.O.s, Requisitions, Invoices, Quotes, Service Reports, and Balance Sheets for blanket accounts.
- Make routine and non-routine purchases of materials and services as needed.
- Work with a variety of Vendors and Contractors in order to maintain and upgrade systems. Scheduling work to minimize downtime that would affect production.
- Approve time-off requests and verify the accuracy of weekly timecards.
Utilities Operator
Halo Pharmaceutical
Whippany , NJ
09.2015 - 08.2018
- Apply manual dexterity, basic math knowledge, and mechanical aptitude in order to maintain the mechanical function of all boiler room systems, as well as troubleshoot and repair equipment.
- Adheres to strict safety procedures in order to navigate potentially hazardous conditions.
- Operate all central plant equipment using standard Boiler House and Chiller Plant operating procedures.
- Perform routine maintenance on control devices and operating equipment. Observe, record, and maintain records as required.
Maintenance Mechanic
Halo Pharmaceutical
Whippany, NJ
09.2013 - 09.2015
- Responsible for the overall maintenance of several facilities, with a work scope including plumbing, electrical, operating a scissor lift, painting, sheetrock repair, tile work, installing laboratory cabinets and countertops, moving office furniture, hanging whiteboards, and changing lights and ballasts.
- Participated in preventive maintenance programs in an effort to keep production running efficiently. P.M.s involved quarterly and monthly inspections of exhaust, heating, and cooling systems, as well as inspection and replacement of belts, hoses, filters, motors, and bearings.
- Used creative thinking to provide solutions to any number of issues that arise within a facility, and be able to use available materials and machines to fabricate solutions.
- Key in implementing a program aimed at promoting cleanliness, safety, and efficiency within the workplace.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ05-2012
Skills
- Utilities operations
- Regulatory compliance
- Schedule development
- Proficiency in CMMS Platforms: SAP, Master Control, Trackwise, Blue Mountain Ram
- Equipment troubleshooting
- Cross functional Team coordination
- Employee Development and Relations
- Effective communication
Certification
Blue Seal Boiler Operators License
Timeline
Manager of Utilities and Facilities
Halo Pharmaceutical
03.2026 - Current
Senior Supervisor: Utilities & Maintenance
Halo Pharmaceutical
04.2021 - Current
Boiler Room Supervisor
Halo Pharmaceutical
08.2018 - 03.2021
Utilities Operator
Halo Pharmaceutical
09.2015 - 08.2018
Maintenance Mechanic
Halo Pharmaceutical
09.2013 - 09.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Montclair State University