On-Site Utilities Maintenance Technician – Pharma Facility

SSi People; Westborough (MA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SSi People seeks a Utility Maintenance Mechanic in Westborough, MA, to keep critical utility plant equipment and building automation systems running reliably for a life sciences facility.

You will perform preventive and corrective maintenance on HVAC, purified water, boilers, chillers, and distribution systems, reading schematics, and supporting audits. On-site role with on-call rotations and lifting duties.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3–5 years’ hands-on experience maintaining industrial utility systems in pharma/biotech labs.
• Universal EPA 608 certification for refrigerant handling.
• Experience with chillers, boilers, cooling towers, purified water systems, and building automation.
• Ability to read P&IDs, electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, and equipment manuals.
• Basic plumbing, pipefitting, welding, electrical troubleshooting, and mechanical repair skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours, participate in on-call rotation, and lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot central utility plant equipment and building automation systems.
• Perform preventive maintenance on purified water, steam, and distribution systems.
• Respond to failures and alarms, perform root cause analysis with corrective actions.
• Maintain logs, work orders, calibration records, and equipment histories; support qualification and audits.

Skills

HVAC systems

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical repair

P&IDs reading

On-call flexibility

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma

Tools

PLCs

Building automation systems

Job description

SSi People seeks a Utility Maintenance Mechanic in Westborough, MA, to keep critical utility plant equipment and building automation systems running reliably for a life sciences facility.

You will perform preventive and corrective maintenance on HVAC, purified water, boilers, chillers, and distribution systems, reading schematics, and supporting audits. On-site role with on-call rotations and lifting duties.