Senior Maintenance Technician – Utilities, Lead

Amgen•Holly Springs, NC

About The Position

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. Senior Maintenance Technician – Utilities, Lead What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this valuable role you will provide technical expertise and guidance supporting the start-up of the utilities and daily operations. This position is scheduled Monday through Friday (7am to 4pm), with rotating on call. Perform intermediate installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, testing and documentation/logs of utility and process equipment. Perform operations, maintenance and repair activities on utility equipment and systems providing utilities serving Manufacturing, Lab, and various operations across the ANC site: Specific Manufacturing and Lab utility systems include: clean steam, water for injection (WFI), process cooling water, process air, process gases, process waste, HVAC systems, walk-in cold rooms and freezers, and other environmental control units (chambers). Specific plant systems include: steam, chilled water, compressed air, cooling tower water, and heating hot water. Maintenance activities include: inspections, testing, minor/major equipment overhauls, pump rebuild/replacements, valve rebuild/replacements, HVAC troubleshooting/repair, piping modification/repair, etc. Additional responsibilities include partnering with maintenance service providers and equipment vendors. Management of work orders for craft, including scheduling of work orders. Ensuring work orders are assigned and completed on time. Complete quality and safety documentation and completion of work in a safe, compliant, and timely manner according to planning and predefined schedules with minimal impact to production while aligning with GMPs, SOPs and Amgen policies and regulations. Work in a highly productive and efficient manner to maximize the quantity of activities completed with focus on maintenance excellence. Ensure work is appropriately communicated to system operators and key stakeholders. Ensure work order documentation is completed accurately. Review maintenance reports, forms, plans and records. Identify waste, work-flow interrupters, and other opportunities for improvement, recommend solutions, and assist with implementation. Identify opportunities to learn new skills and actively participate in development that will improve overall team performance. Represent the Utilities Maintenance team in discussions and meetings with management and peers. Provide facility and manufacturing support as needed with on-call rotation - this may be outside of normal working hours including nights, weekends and holidays.

Requirements

High School Diploma / GED and 2 years of Utility Operations or Maintenance experience OR Associate’s Degree and 6 months of Utility Operations or Maintenance experience

Nice To Haves

7+ years knowledge of utility operations and mechanical maintenance with an emphasis on plant utility equipment and systems (chillers, boilers, cooling towers, air compressors, etc.) and ability to effectively perform associated maintenance activities.
5+ years knowledge of pneumatic, mechanical, and hydraulic systems and ability to effectively perform associated maintenance activities.
Knowledge and experience within a cGMP or other highly regulated environment.
Experience executing and documenting maintenance work orders in a computerized maintenance management system.
Ability to interpret P&ID's.
Ability to work with minimum direction.
Ability to effectively communicate issues and status of tasks in a timely manner.
Ability to interact constructively with peers/teams.

Responsibilities

Perform intermediate installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, testing and documentation/logs of utility and process equipment.
Perform operations, maintenance and repair activities on utility equipment and systems providing utilities serving Manufacturing, Lab, and various operations across the ANC site
Maintenance activities include: inspections, testing, minor/major equipment overhauls, pump rebuild/replacements, valve rebuild/replacements, HVAC troubleshooting/repair, piping modification/repair, etc.
Partnering with maintenance service providers and equipment vendors.
Management of work orders for craft, including scheduling of work orders.
Ensuring work orders are assigned and completed on time.
Complete quality and safety documentation and completion of work in a safe, compliant, and timely manner according to planning and predefined schedules with minimal impact to production while aligning with GMPs, SOPs and Amgen policies and regulations.
Work in a highly productive and efficient manner to maximize the quantity of activities completed with focus on maintenance excellence.
Ensure work is appropriately communicated to system operators and key stakeholders.
Ensure work order documentation is completed accurately.
Review maintenance reports, forms, plans and records.
Identify waste, work-flow interrupters, and other opportunities for improvement, recommend solutions, and assist with implementation.
Identify opportunities to learn new skills and actively participate in development that will improve overall team performance.
Represent the Utilities Maintenance team in discussions and meetings with management and peers.
Provide facility and manufacturing support as needed with on-call rotation - this may be outside of normal working hours including nights, weekends and holidays.