GMP Stationary Engineer – Plant Utilities & Clean Systems

Penn Life Sciences; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation with annual-b

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, vision and life ins

Career growth opportunities

Tuition reimbursement and childcare

Job summary

Penn Life Sciences is seeking a Stationary Engineer to operate and maintain critical facility utilities essential for aseptic manufacturing. You will monitor boilers, HVAC, steam, purified water, and clean utilities within a validated GMP environment to ensure continuous, compliant operations.

The role requires hands-on maintenance, proactive monitoring, alarm response, and meticulous record-keeping in CMMS systems. A background in regulated pharma settings and appropriate licenses is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience operating and maintaining plant utilities in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience in pharmaceutical/biotech cGMP environments strongly preferred.
• Boiler operation and HVAC system experience required.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor plant utility systems including boilers, plant steam, chilled water, HVAC systems, compressed air, and purified water systems.
• Support clean utility systems including WFI, purified water, clean steam, and process gases to maintain validated states.
• Perform routine inspections and system rounds to verify equipment performance and identify deviations.
• Adjust system controls to maintain environmental conditions for cleanrooms and aseptic manufacturing.
• Respond to alarms and troubleshoot issues to minimize downtime and production impact.
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance per SOPs and schedules.
• Maintain accurate documentation of readings, inspections, and maintenance in logbooks and CMMS.

Skills

Boilers

HVAC systems

Plant utilities

P&IDs

SCADA

BMS

GMP/ALCOA basics

Education

High school diploma

Technical training or apprenticeship

Tools

CMMS

GMP documentation

Job description

Penn Life Sciences is seeking a Stationary Engineer to operate and maintain critical facility utilities essential for aseptic manufacturing. You will monitor boilers, HVAC, steam, purified water, and clean utilities within a validated GMP environment to ensure continuous, compliant operations.

The role requires hands-on maintenance, proactive monitoring, alarm response, and meticulous record-keeping in CMMS systems. A background in regulated pharma settings and appropriate licenses is preferred.