On-Site Maintenance Technician for Life Sciences Startup

Piper Companies; Holly Springs (NC); On-site; USD 48,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Sick leave

Job summary

Piper Companies seeks a Maintenance Technician to support a major life sciences manufacturing startup project in Holly Springs, NC. This is a 12-month+ on-site contract requiring five days per week in the field.

The role involves hands-on startup, energization, and mechanical readiness activities, plus system walkdowns using P&IDs, LOTO coordination, and collaboration with engineering and CQV teams to meet punch-list and project timelines.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in industrial maintenance or mechanical work.
• Ability to interpret piping and instrumentation diagrams.
• Willingness for physically demanding field work.
• Pharmaceutical or regulated industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Execute startup and set-to-work activities to bring systems online.
• Perform system walkdowns using P&IDs to verify installation.
• Support energization with LOTO, loop checks, calibration readiness.
• Troubleshoot mechanical issues to ensure operational readiness.
• Collaborate with engineering and field teams to track punch lists and timelines.

Skills

Industrial maintenance

Mechanical work

P&ID interpretation

Field-based work

Problem solving

Tools

LOTO procedures

Calibration readiness

System energization

Job description

Piper Companies seeks a Maintenance Technician to support a major life sciences manufacturing startup project in Holly Springs, NC. This is a 12-month+ on-site contract requiring five days per week in the field.

The role involves hands-on startup, energization, and mechanical readiness activities, plus system walkdowns using P&IDs, LOTO coordination, and collaboration with engineering and CQV teams to meet punch-list and project timelines.