Maintenance Specialist

Kite Pharma • Oceanside, CA

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About The Position

We’re here for one reason and one reason only – to cure cancer. Every moment is dedicated to developing treatments and every action moves us one step closer to our goal. We’ve made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But we're not finished yet. Join Kite, as we make even bigger advances in cancer therapies, and help shape where our business and medical science goes next. We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Kite and help create more tomorrows. Job Description Knowledge: Demonstrates extensive understanding and application of maintenance methods, procedures, and standards. Demonstrates proficiency in current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and safety regulations. Demonstrates excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant experience and a high school diploma.
• Current Leaving Certificate and Trades Certificate.
• GSL.
• Demonstrates extensive understanding and application of maintenance methods, procedures, and standards.
• Demonstrates proficiency in current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and safety regulations.
• Demonstrates excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Procures spare parts, labor, special tools, contracts, documentation (such as CRRA’s, SOP’s) and equipment availability for work execution.
• Ensures that Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and all other regulatory requirements are followed.
• Develops the weekly, and plant shutdown schedule / work lists.
• Identifies external resources as needed for recovery activities.
• Functions as project lead.
• Provides refresher training to departmental size groups.
• Revises SOPs and other controlled documentation as necessary.
• Controls inventory and specialized tools.
• Receives all work orders from the requesting departments of the areas to which he/she is assigned, except for emergency work that is requested of the appropriate maintenance supervisor for immediate attention.
• Ensures the safety needs are given a top priority in work planning and scheduling.
• Estimates jobs showing sequence of steps, the number of mechanics and required man-hours for each step.
• Estimates cost of each work order in terms of direct labor, materials required and total cost.
• Maintains backlog files of work orders awaiting scheduling in accordance with their priority and requested completion date.
• Attends meetings with the production planning department and participates in the overall plant scheduling of the following week's work, and negotiates for downtime "windows" during which preventive and corrective maintenance requiring downtime can be performed.
• Follows up with Team Leaders and Maintenance Technicians to ensure the schedules and work orders are executed at the proper time.
• Carefully reviews completed schedules and corresponding work orders returned by the maintenance area supervisors, monitors work order progress, and prepares associated reports.
• Reviews with the maintenance area supervisors the actual labor expended versus estimated labor and material used for completed jobs, in order to determine cost-effective measures needed to improve the accuracy of estimating and improving methods of doing work.

Benefits

• This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package.
• Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
• For additional benefits information, visit: https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing
• Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees