Critical Utility Maintenance Technician – Life Sciences Facility

Talascend, LLC; Westborough (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and disability insurance

401(k)

EAP

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

The Talascend Life Sciences facility in Westborough, MA seeks a Utility Maintenance Technician to operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair critical utility systems, including HVAC, purified water, boilers, and clean steam, ensuring regulatory compliance and minimal downtime.

You will perform preventive maintenance, respond to after-hours calls, document actions in CMMS, and support QA and validation activities per SOPs, FDA, and cGMP standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3–5 years hands-on experience maintaining industrial utility systems in pharmaceutical/biotech environments.
• EPA 608 certification for refrigerant handling.
• Experience with BAS, PLCs, and energy management systems.
• Ability to read P&IDs, electrical schematics, and mechanical drawings.
• Strong troubleshooting and preventive maintenance skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor, and maintain central utility plant equipment including chillers, boilers, cooling towers, air handling units, and BAS.
• Perform preventive maintenance on purified water systems and clean steam generators per cGMP.
• Maintain compressed air, nitrogen, CO2, and vacuum systems to meet quality specs.
• Monitor HVAC to control temperature, humidity, and differential pressure in cleanrooms and labs.
• Diagnose and resolve utility system failures to minimize downtime.
• Respond to after-hours calls for utility issues and environmental excursions.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate maintenance with researchers to minimize disruption of experiments.
• Maintain logs, calibration certificates, and equipment histories in CMMS.
• Follow SOPs, FDA regs, and ISO/cGMP standards during maintenance.
• Support IQ/OQ/PQ activities and qualifications.
• Assist in regulatory inspections with technical documentation on utilities.
• Follow OSHA and biosafety requirements.

Skills

HVAC & utility systems operation

Chillers, boilers, cooling towers

BAS/PLCs/Energy management

P&IDs & drawings reading

Electrical troubleshooting & plumbing

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Universal EPA 608 certification

Tools

CMMS knowledge

Job description

The Talascend Life Sciences facility in Westborough, MA seeks a Utility Maintenance Technician to operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair critical utility systems, including HVAC, purified water, boilers, and clean steam, ensuring regulatory compliance and minimal downtime.

You will perform preventive maintenance, respond to after-hours calls, document actions in CMMS, and support QA and validation activities per SOPs, FDA, and cGMP standards.