Facilities Technician

TAI; Washington (District of Columbia, MD); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

Annual profit sharing

Paid time off (PTO)

Health benefits

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

TAI is seeking an Instrument Technician for a highly automated manufacturing operation in Washington, DC. You will troubleshoot, maintain, calibrate, and optimize instrumentation, electrical, controls, and automation systems to keep production running at peak performance.

You will work with cross-functional teams to improve equipment reliability and plant performance, tackling complex technical challenges and applying cutting-edge automation technology in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting facilities, engineering, maintenance, reliability, or technical investigations in regulated environments.
• Ability to interpret equipment records, maintenance history, and operational data.
• Strong written and verbal communication for technical reports and status updates.

Responsibilities

• Perform site inspections, condition assessments, and field verifications to identify issues.
• Review maintenance histories, drawings, specs, and operation trends to support investigations.
• Document evidence through interviews, photos, measurements, and field observations.
• Support root cause investigations across facility systems and utilities.
• Prepare technical reports, event chronologies, and recommendations.
• Assist with refrigerant leak and F-Gas investigations and compliance.
• Coordinate CAPA activities and track corrective action effectiveness.
• Provide regular status updates and escalate safety or regulatory concerns.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Documentation

Communication

Job description

About The Role

Join a highly automated manufacturing operation as an Instrument Technician, where you’ll play a critical role in keeping advanced production systems running at peak performance. In this hands‑on position, you'll troubleshoot, maintain, calibrate, and optimize instrumentation, electrical, controls, and automation systems while partnering with cross‑functional teams to improve equipment reliability, efficiency, and overall plant performance. This is an excellent opportunity for a technician who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and working with cutting‑edge automation technology.

About The Role

Join a highly automated manufacturing operation as an Instrument Technician, where you’ll play a critical role in keeping advanced production systems running at peak performance. In this hands‑on position, you'll troubleshoot, maintain, calibrate, and optimize instrumentation, electrical, controls, and automation systems while partnering with cross‑functional teams to improve equipment reliability, efficiency, and overall plant performance. This is an excellent opportunity for a technician who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and working with cutting‑edge automation technology.

About TAI

TAI brings together engineering, construction, systems integration, on‑site services, and technical services — combining proven execution with trusted expertise to support clients across the entire project lifecycle. Team members at TAI are capable, well‑rounded, flexible, and optimistic. We have found that the best employees are the ones who recognize the importance of what they do and the ones who let that guide them in the actions they take. More than any skill, we seek people who make decisions that support the common good. We work for our clients, and we work for one another.

Here’s a Glimpse Into Your Day To Day

• Conduct facility and infrastructure investigations by performing site inspections, condition assessments, system walkdowns, and field verification activities to identify issues and assess operational performance.
• Gather, review, and analyze technical documentation including maintenance histories, work orders, equipment records, drawings, specifications, service records, alarms, calibration data, and operational trends to support investigations.
• Collect and document investigation evidence through interviews, photographs, measurements, utility tracing, field observations, and verification of installed conditions and completed repairs.
• Support root cause and failure investigations involving facility systems, utilities, HVAC, refrigeration, compressed air, steam, chilled water, controls, and related infrastructure, including coordination with OEMs and specialized vendors when required.
• Prepare technical documentation and investigation deliverables, including assessment reports, event chronologies, evidence packages, technical narratives, findings, and recommendations for client review.
• Assist with refrigerant leak and F‑Gas investigations by reviewing equipment history, validating corrective actions, documenting compliance evidence, and escalating potential regulatory reporting concerns.
• Support Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) activities by coordinating field execution, tracking implementation progress, verifying effectiveness of corrective actions, and collecting objective evidence of completion.
• Provide regular status updates and exception reporting while ensuring timely escalation of safety concerns, regulatory issues, GMP/product impact risks, data integrity concerns, or activities outside the approved scope of work.

You’ll Be a Perfect Fit If You Have

• Experience supporting facilities, engineering, maintenance, reliability, construction, or technical investigations in industrial, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, laboratory, or other regulated environments.
• Knowledge of facility inspections, condition assessments, field investigations, technical drawing and specification review, maintenance record analysis, and evidence collection.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills with the ability to interpret equipment records, maintenance history, operational data, and technical documentation.
• Ability to conduct system walkdowns, verify field conditions, collect photographs and measurements, interview personnel, and organize investigation evidence.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing technical reports, investigation summaries, and status updates while coordinating with cross‑functional teams.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, track action items, meet deadlines, and provide accurate reporting.
• High attention to detail with a commitment to data integrity, accurate recordkeeping, confidentiality, and documentation best practices.
• Working knowledge of Good Documentation Practices (GDP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Proficiency with electronic documentation and business systems, with the ability to maintain complete, traceable, and audit‑ready records.
• Ability to perform onsite field activities while adhering to safety, security, permit, and operational procedures.

Compensation And Benefits

• Pay: $28-38 hourly (depending upon experience).
• Eligible for overtime pay
• Annual Profit Sharing Bonus (variable)
• PTO and Paid Holidays
• Health Benefits: Employee through family level coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurances. Company funded life and long‑term disability insurances. Short Term Disability, FSA, HSA, EAP, and supplemental life insurances (employee – family) are also available!
• 401(k)with employer match

Other Offerings

• The opportunity to make a real impact on a variety of industry‑leading projects.
• The ability to balance your work and family activities.
• Flexible work schedule
• Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment that values creativity and innovation.
• A chance to learn and grow alongside some of the brightest minds in engineering.
• Professional Development, Tuition Reimbursement, and Association Membership Reimbursements.

Discover what makes TAI a top‑20 manufacturing partner, according to Engineering News‑Record (ENR), and one of the top‑50 fastest‑growing private companies in the Baltimore Business Journal. Learn more about us at https://www.tai.inc/