Maintenance Technician

BioSpace; Swiftwater (Monroe County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi is seeking a Maintenance Technician - Vaccines at the Swiftwater, PA site to join the Engineering & Maintenance team. The role focuses on equipment reliability, root-cause analysis, and compliance in a 7/24 GMP environment at a vaccines manufacturing site.

You will troubleshoot, perform preventive maintenance, and collaborate with technicians while adhering to ISO training and safety standards to ensure uptime and safe operation.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma with 3 years of experience and knowledge of industrial and/or process equipment.
• Associate degree preferred with 1 year experience and equipment knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot equipment failures and repair site-wide equipment.
• Perform preventive/predictive maintenance on GMP and non GMP equipment.
• Complete work orders and SAP time entries.
• Train and mentor Associate Maintenance Technicians.
• Maintain a safe work environment and comply with safety requirements.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Electrical systems

Reading blueprints

VFDs & VAVs

Troubleshooting

Team mentoring

Education

High School Diploma

Associate degree in a trade

Tools

SAP

PLCs

Chart recorders

Air Handling Units

Job description

About The Job

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families. Your job, as a Maintenance Technician - Vaccines within our Engineering & Maintenance, will have the potential to transform the practice of medicine, turning the impossible into possible for millions of people. Position will be off shift Tuesday-Saturday or Sunday-Thursday depending on business needs. Training will initially be held on dayshift.

Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Location: Swiftwater, PA

About The Job

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families. Your job, as a Maintenance Technician - Vaccines within our Engineering & Maintenance, will have the potential to transform the practice of medicine, turning the impossible into possible for millions of people. Position will be off shift Tuesday-Saturday or Sunday-Thursday depending on business needs. Training will initially be held on dayshift.

About Sanofi

Werean R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving peoples lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system and innovative pipeline enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve peoples lives.

Main Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot equipment failures, determine root cause, repair/replace site wide equipment
• Preventive/Predictive Maintenance - Daily checks, PM02s and PMMMs of GMP and non GMP equipment at the site
• Assist and support other maintenance technicians performing preventive maintenance and /or repairs of site wide equipment
• Completion of work orders and time entries into the SAP system
• Completion of all assigned training modules, SOPs, SWIs, safety, and compliance requirements in the ISO train system
• Responsible for maintaining a safe work environment
• Train and mentor Associate Maintenance Technicians
• All other duties as assigned

Context Of The Job/Major Challenges

The Maintenance Technician is a member of a FFIP maintenance team that supports GMP and/or non GMP areas at the Swiftwater site.

The ability to multitask, troubleshoots, evaluate and repair site wide equipment is critical to the success of this role and the maintenance department. This position requires the technician to work on intricate and site-specific equipment and systems. The equipment and systems include both GMP and non GMP areas.

The 7/24 GMP production environment requires maintenance technicians to work up to 25% overtime with short notice and working various shifts depending on business needs and production cycles.

The Maintenance Technician interfaces closely with the customer to provide reliable, safe, and efficient equipment operation and uptime.

Dimensions/Scope

The Maintenance Technician can influence and impact the Technical Services maintenance and contractor spending budgets with the recommendations and decisions that are made to repair and/or replace faulty equipment.

The Maintenance Technician also can influence and impact the productivity and efficiency of manufacturing operations and other site support functions with the recommendations and decisions that are made to repair and/or replace equipment or facilities.

The work performed by the Maintenance Technician and documentation of this work has a direct impact on the manufacturing operations and quality results of the site.

About You

Basic Qualifications:

Education And Experience

• High School Diploma with 3 years of experience and a working knowledge of industrial and/or process equipment.
• Associate degree in a specific trade program is preferred, with 1 year experience and a working knowledge of industrial and/or process equipment.

Preferred Candidate

• Preventive maintenance and repairs on Filling, Inspection and Packaging equipment
• Experience working in a Class A/B environment
• Aseptic Gowning
• Preventive maintenance and repairs on industrial and process equipment including but not limited to the following:Air Handling Unit Operations
• Tensioning of belts and alignment
• Knowledge of VFDs, VAVs,
• Knowledge of steam principals
• Electronics
• PLCs and chart recorders
• Clean rooms and air balancing
• Pump repairs, rebuilds, replacement
• Motor replacement and alignment
• Schematics and the ability to read blueprints
• Electricityincluding single phase and 3 phase 480V
• Replacement of valves and piping system repairs
• Knowledge of SAP

Certification

• Associate degree in a specific trade program

Why Choose Us?

Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether its through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks gender-neutral parental leave.

Sanofi US Services and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers committed to a culturally inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.