Maintenance Specialist - Berkeley, CA

Bayer AG; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision

Dental

Retirement

PTO

Sick leave

Job summary

Bayer AG is seeking a field-based maintenance operations specialist to coordinate contractor activities, develop preventive maintenance strategies, and support GMP and environmental compliance in a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing setting.

You will work with maintenance and production teams to optimize equipment availability, perform data-driven improvements, and ensure accurate documentation in CMMS systems.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent certification with 6+ years of work experience, including 3+ years in maintenance within a regulated environment.
• Experience coordinating or supervising contractor/vendor work activities in the field.
• Hands-on familiarity with CMMS platforms (e.g., SAP PM, Maximo, Trims) for work order creation, updates, and closure.
• Working knowledge of GMP, OSHA, and environmental compliance in pharmaceutical settings.
• Knowledge of permit-to-work systems (hot work, confined space, LOTO, line break).
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, mechanical drawings, manuals, and job plans.
• Strong communication and coordination skills across planning, engineering, craft, and operations.
• Field presence and accountability to ensure work is completed to spec.

Responsibilities

• Review work orders, job plans, permits, and readiness to ensure maintenance activities are prepared.
• Coordinate equipment downtime, parts staging, and site readiness.
• Lead pre-job safety briefings and verify required permits and controls.
• Provide field oversight to ensure compliance with plans, safety standards, GMP, and environmental expectations.
• Act as liaison among craft, operations, and engineering; monitor progress and escalate issues.
• Verify completion to specification and close out permits and punch lists.
• Support continuous improvement and small maintenance projects.
• Assist with investigations and CAPA-related actions with field information.

Skills

Contractor coordination

Communication

Field operations

Reading P&IDs

Education

Associate degree or equivalent certification

Tools

CMMS (SAP PM)

CMMS (Maximo)

CMMS (Trims)

Job description

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

Serve as a field-based maintenance operations specialist responsible for coordinating and overseeing vendor-performed maintenance and repair activities, supporting safe execution, quality completion, compliant documentation, improvement projects, and DR/CAPA-related actions in a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment; You will work closely with maintenance and production teams to organize and schedule maintenance activities that optimize equipment availability and performance and to develop preventive maintenance strategies using data analysis to enhance overall maintenance effectiveness.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review work orders, job plans, permits, and site readiness to confirm maintenance activities are properly prepared before execution;
• Coordinate equipment downtime, operational clearances, and the staging of required parts, tools, and materials at the job site;
• Lead pre-job safety briefings and verify all required permits, hazard controls, and crew understanding are in place before work begins;
• Provide field oversight during execution to ensure work follows approved plans, procedures, safety standards, GMP requirements, and environmental expectations;
• Serve as the primary field liaison among craft, operations, and engineering by monitoring progress, tracking labor and equipment status, and escalating issues or scope changes promptly;
• Verify work is completed to specification, ensure permits and punch-list items are closed out, confirm equipment return to service, and complete accurate CMMS/work order documentation;
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and small maintenance improvement projects by coordinating field execution, tracking actions, and helping implement changes that improve equipment reliability, work execution, safety, and compliance;
• Support deviation, DR, and CAPA activities by gathering field information, assisting with investigations, documenting maintenance-related actions, and helping ensure corrective and preventive actions are completed effectively and on time.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent certification and 6+ years' total work experience, including 3+ years in maintenance, reliability, or manufacturing operations within a regulated environment (pharmaceutical, biotech, food, or chemical);
• Demonstrated experience coordinating or supervising contractor/vendor work activities in the field;
• Hands-on familiarity with CMMS platforms (e.g., SAP PM, Maximo, Trims, or equivalent) for work order creation, updates, and closure;
• Working understanding of GMP, OSHA, and environmental compliance requirements as they apply to maintenance activities in a pharmaceutical setting;
• Knowledge of permit-to-work systems including hot work, confined space, LOTO, and line break permits;
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, mechanical drawings, equipment manuals, and job plans;
• Strong communication and coordination skills to bridge planning, engineering, craft personnel, operations, and external vendors;
• Field presence, situational awareness, attention to detail, and accountability to ensure work is completed to specification and properly documented.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with reliability concepts and standard maintenance practices that support equipment performance improvements;
• Demonstrated problem-solving and escalation skills, time management, and ability to coordinate multiple concurrent repair activities.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $96,480.00 - $144,720.00 . Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.

This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

This posting will be available for application until at least 10/02/2026.

Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

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