Senior Maintenance Technician

Merck • Durham, NC

4d • $77,700 - $122,300 • Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering & Maintenance department within the company's manufacturing facility in Durham, NC is seeking a highly motivated Senior Mechanic to provide maintenance, troubleshooting, and technical support for site utility, clean utility, facility, and environmental control systems. The Senior Mechanic works closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Technical Operations, Validation, Automation, and Engineering to ensure reliable operation of critical systems supporting BCG vaccine production. This position is responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting utility and clean utility systems including boilers, chillers, cooling towers, HVAC systems, air compressors, clean steam generation, Water for Injection (WFI) generation and distribution systems, reverse osmosis systems, compressed gas systems, and waste deactivation equipment. The role supports a day shift schedule with rotational on-call responsibilities.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 5 years of maintenance experience supporting industrial utility, facility, HVAC, refrigeration, or clean utility systems.
• Working knowledge of SAP or CMMS maintenance systems.
• Knowledge of utility systems including boilers, chillers, HVAC, compressed air, WFI, and clean steam systems.
• Available to participate in rotational on-call coverage and emergency response activities.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to climb ladders, stairs, and elevated platforms.
• Walking, bending, crawling, and stooping required.
• Required to wear appropriate PPE including safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, hard hats, and fall protection equipment.
• Ability to work in mechanical rooms, utility spaces, manufacturing areas, and outdoor environments as required.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and urgent operational issues.
• Mechanical aptitude with working knowledge of utility and facility systems.
• Ability to read and interpret: P&IDs Electrical Drawings Mechanical Drawings Equipment Manuals Control System Documentation
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
• Strong planning, scheduling, and execution skills.

Nice To Haves

• Technical School Diploma or associate degree preferred.
• Experience in GMP or regulated manufacturing environments preferred.
• Experience with PLC, BAS, or DCS-controlled systems preferred.
• Associate Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Systems, HVAC, Instrumentation, or related field.
• Refrigeration License or HVAC certification.
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated manufacturing facilities.
• Knowledge of SAP, Siemens Apogee, Allen-Bradley PLCs, and GMP maintenance practices.
• Experience with reliability-centered maintenance, equipment lifecycle management, and utility system performance monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, installation, and commissioning activities on utility and clean utility equipment.
• Execute preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and calibration activities in accordance with site procedures.
• Diagnose equipment failures and lead technical troubleshooting efforts to restore equipment reliability.
• Support utility outages, shutdown activities, startup activities, and emergency response situations.
• Develop and revise SOPs, maintenance procedures, PM plans, task lists, and engineering documentation.
• Execute SAP transactions including work order management, notifications, confirmations, and material tracking.
• Assist with validation testing, commissioning, qualification activities, and change control implementation.
• Support root cause investigations, deviations, CAPAs, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate work with contractors, vendors, and cross-functional site teams.
• Maintain accurate GMP documentation and ensure compliance with safety and environmental requirements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, compliance, maintenance effectiveness, and energy utilization.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days
• annual bonus
• long-term incentive

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED