Senior Maintenance Technician – Utilities – Day Shift

Amgen•Holly Springs, NC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. Amgen is building its newest and most advanced drug substance manufacturing plant, the FleX Batch facility. This facility will combine disposable technologies with traditional stainless-steel equipment for operational flexibility. It will feature best-in-class drug substance manufacturing technologies with industry 4.0 capabilities and integrate sustainability innovations to reduce carbon and waste, aligning with Amgen's goal to be a carbon-neutral company by 2027. The Senior Maintenance Technician – Utilities – Day Shift role is crucial for supporting the plant's utility systems and daily operations.

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

5+ 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.
3+ 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

Provide technical expertise and guidance supporting the start-up of plant utilities and daily operations.
Perform intermediate installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, testing, and documentation/logs of process and utility equipment.
Perform operations, maintenance, and repair activities on utility equipment and systems providing utilities for Manufacturing, Lab, and various operations across the ANC site.
Specific plant systems include: steam, chilled water, compressed air, cooling tower water, and heating hot water.
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).
Maintenance activities include: inspections, testing, minor/major equipment overhauls, pump rebuild/replacements, valve rebuild/replacements, HVAC troubleshooting/repair, piping modification/repair, etc.
Partner with maintenance service providers and equipment vendors.
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.