Maintenance Technician; Facilities

Curia; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 27,276 - 38,848; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate benefits

Vacation & holidays

Career advancement

Education reimbursement

401K with matching

Learning platform

More benefits

Job summary

Curia in Albany, NY seeks a Maintenance Technician responsible for repairing and modifying facilities, equipment, and furniture while upholding safety standards and OSHA guidelines. You will interact with contractors and perform scheduled maintenance to ensure smooth operations.

The role requires an associate degree in a mechanical/electrical field or equivalent certification, plus 2+ years in maintenance, and may involve background checks and health screenings where applicable.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in electrical or mechanical field preferred; or applicable trade certification.
• At least 2 years of maintenance and/or machine repair experience.
• Chemical Hygiene Training is required.

Responsibilities

• Repair and modify facilities, electrical, plumbing, painting, and light construction.
• Ensure work aligns with safety procedures, OSHA rules, and regulations.
• Understand plant processes to perform maintenance effectively under supervision.
• Coordinate with outside contractors and vendors on projects.
• Perform scheduled maintenance per Maintenance Schedule and SOPs.
• Use hand and power tools to work with varied materials.
• Install equipment and furniture as needed.
• Carry out custodial tasks to maintain facility appearance.

Skills

Communication skills

Safety awareness

Maintenance knowledge

Education

Associate’s Degree in electrical/mechanical discipline

Trade certification

Tools

Hand tools

Machine tools

Job description

Maintenance Technician – Albany, NY

Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives.

Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives. The Maintenance Technician performs modifications and repairs to facility, properties, equipment and furniture, and assists in the maintenance and upkeep of the general facility, including custodial functions.

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life‑saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.

Benefits

• Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)
• Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
• Career advancement opportunities
• Education reimbursement
• 401K program with matching contributions
• Learning platform
• And more!

Responsibilities

• Responsible for facility modifications and repair, encompassing electrical, plumbing, painting and light construction.
• Assures that these functions are performed in compliance with workplace safety procedures, OSHA requirements, and all applicable federal, state and local regulations, to the extent that the employee is aware of from discussions with the supervisor and training received.
• Maintain a working understanding of plant production processes, equipment, systems, and facilities in order to perform maintenance effectively, under general direction.
• Interact with, monitor and assist outside contractors and vendors in conjunction with their projects.
• Perform scheduled maintenance on equipment and facilities in accordance with the company's Maintenance Schedule and SOPs.
• Use machine tools, hand tools, and other tools of the trade to work with a variety of materials within prescribed tolerances, as directed.
• Locate, relocate, assemble and install equipment and furniture as needed or requested.
• Perform custodial functions including maintenance of the floors, rugs, bathrooms and overall facility appearance as needed and/or directed.
• Recommend and implement methods to increase the quality of products and/or services.
• Participates in self‑development activities and training of others.
• Complete the Facilities Personnel Core Competency in the Learning Management System.
• Exhibits safety awareness and safe work practices.
• Performs other related duties as may be reasonably assigned in the course of business or as requested by supervisor or management.

Required Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in an electrical or mechanical discipline preferred, or appropriate trade certification and at least 2 years of experience in maintenance and/or machine repair.
• Must possess good written and verbal communication skills and be able to coordinate several diverse responsibilities.
• Chemical Hygiene Training.

Other Qualifications

• Must pass a background check.
• Must pass a drug screen.
• May be required to pass Occupational Health Screening.
• May be required to obtain and maintain gowning certification.
• May be required to obtain and maintain media qualification.

Pay Range: $24.05/hour.

Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.