Facilities/EHS Specialist

Lonza Biologics Porriño SLU; Minnesota; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in life sciences as a Facilities/EHS Specialist in Minnesota. This role involves maintaining facilities and ensuring compliance with environmental and safety regulations while enhancing operational efficiency. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in manufacturing environments and strong mechanical skills, contributing to the organization's commitment to quality and safety.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in manufacturing operations.
• Class 1B Boiler License required.
• Registered Unlicensed Maintenance Electrical License required.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations and maintenance of company facilities.
• Coordinate with suppliers for building repairs.
• Supervise and report on reliability metrics.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Fabrication skills

Process knowledge

EHS compliance

Education

HS Diploma

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

MS Office Suite

EHS software/tools

Job description

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Join Lonza AG as a Facilities/EHS Specialist in Cohasset, MN, USA, and contribute to our ambitious journey towards flawless operations. This engineering position provides an outstanding opportunity to maintain facilities and uphold environmental, health, and safety regulations. You will manage and enhance environmental safety protocols, implement top-notch safety standards, and ensure our physical infrastructure meets organizational needs. Our growth is fueled by dedicated individuals like you, committed to making a positive impact.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for daily operations and maintenance of the company's facilities, including building systems, mechanical, and electrical systems.
• Coordinate with suppliers, contractors, and vendors for building repairs and equipment maintenance outside of scope.
• Deploy a robust CMMS system to supervise and optimize planned vs unplanned maintenance PM compliance and asset management.
• Supervise and report reliability metrics to continuously improve equipment reliability.
• Complete Total Predictive Maintenance (TPM) to ensure minimal downtime and efficient production processes.
• Supervise and report MRO and inventory costs to the Site Manager.
• Collect environmental/sustainability samples for compliance and reporting purposes.
• Assist with safety training & compliance, ensuring that safety orientations and refresher training are conducted, along with alignment to the MOC (Management of Change) process.
• Implement any safety improvements.
• Provide support on both shifts with fixing equipment or process-related issues.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Key requirements:

• HS Diploma or equivalent experience required; advanced degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Class 1B Boiler License and Registered Unlicensed Maintenance Electrical License required.
• 5-10 years of experience in manufacturing operations, preferably in lumber mill and/or chemical process environments.
• Strong mechanical, fabrication skills, and process knowledge, including operation of Bridgeport milling machine, arc, Mig, and Tig welding, Oxy/Acetylene, and Plasma cutting.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite and EHS software/tools.
• Travel <10% required.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as meaningful as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving sophisticated problems and developing new insights in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.