Pipefitter

MSD; Rahway (NJ); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in Rahway, New Jersey seeks an experienced Industrial Pipefitter to provide mechanical maintenance support. Responsibilities include installation and repair of piping systems for utilities, ensuring compliance with safety and GMP standards. Ideal candidates will have strong troubleshooting skills and relevant vocational training or equivalent experience.

Qualifications

• 4 years apprenticeship or 8 years of experience as an industrial Pipefitter with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Strong leadership and the ability to work as part of a team is a must.
• Familiar with all phases of industrial maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Install, repair, and maintain pipe systems for site utilities.
• Read and understand blueprints and P&I diagrams.
• Perform pressure tests and leak tests on repairs.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Mechanical troubleshooting

Rigging

Plumbing systems

Education

High School Graduate or equivalent

Vocational or Technical school certification

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity with a rapidly growing pharmaceutical manufacturer? If so, then this is the opportunity for you!

Provide mechanical maintenance support of our facilities & utilities, at our Rahway, New Jersey pharmaceutical research campus. Support day-to-day preventative and corrective maintenance for assigned area(s), including technical input to mechanical utilities in areas of HVAC, steam, water, and/or other utilities.

Experienced Industrial Pipefitter with working knowledge of mechanical operations. Able to maintain, repair, troubleshoot, and install plant equipment.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Layout, assemble, install, alter, modify, repair, and test pipe systems that carry site utilities (water, steam, air, or other liquids, or gases)

Read and understand blueprints and P&I diagrams.

Fabricate supports, mount, and braces for pipelines, valves, instruments, and connected equipment.

Install, maintain, and troubleshoot, regulators, valves, traps, and equipment connected to piping. Install and repair drainage systems in compliance with applicable plumbing code.

Repair tanks including heating coils, associated pipe systems, and insulation as required. Perform appropriate pressure tests and leak tests to ensure repairs are done properly.

Assist in performing other duties, including work of other trades as required.

Maintain work area and equipment in a safe, efficient, and clean operating condition.

This position requires interaction with internal customers and external service providers, supports and contributes to maintenance planning process.

Uses all tools and equipment necessary to make installations and repairs, diagnose & remedy mechanical problems quickly. Proficient in rigging and the set-up of rigging equipment needed to execute repair work.

Ensures compliance requirements are achieved, e.g. - Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), safety, and environmental.

Supports a Target Zero Safety Culture.

Documents Maintenance activities using SAP computerized maintenance system.

Completes training requirements as defined in training plan. Provides complete written documentation of work including work orders, PM's, etc. and maintains cGMP records related to maintenance & repair.

Utilize electronic technologies, electronic work order systems, e-training, and email.

High School Graduate or equivalent

Vocational or Technical school certification

Required Experience and Skills:

4 years apprenticeship or 8 years of experience as an industrial Pipefitter with increasing levels of responsibility.

Strong leadership and the ability to work as part of a team is a must. Applicants must be familiar with all phased of industrial maintenance.

Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the culture of the organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Legal, Information Technology, Procurement, Administration, Facilities, and Security.

Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status:

Regular

Job Description

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity with a rapidly growing pharmaceutical manufacturer? If so, then this is the opportunity for you!

Provide mechanical maintenance support of our facilities & utilities, at our Rahway, New Jersey pharmaceutical research campus. Support day-to-day preventative and corrective maintenance for assigned area(s), including technical input to mechanical utilities in areas of HVAC, steam, water, and/or other utilities.

Experienced Industrial Pipefitter with working knowledge of mechanical operations. Able to maintain, repair, troubleshoot, and install plant equipment.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Layout, assemble, install, alter, modify, repair, and test pipe systems that carry site utilities (water, steam, air, or other liquids, or gases)

• Read and understand blueprints and P&I diagrams.

• Fabricate supports, mount, and braces for pipelines, valves, instruments, and connected equipment.

• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot, regulators, valves, traps, and equipment connected to piping. Install and repair drainage systems in compliance with applicable plumbing code.

• Repair tanks including heating coils, associated pipe systems, and insulation as required. Perform appropriate pressure tests and leak tests to ensure repairs are done properly.

• Assist in performing other duties, including work of other trades as required.

• Maintain work area and equipment in a safe, efficient, and clean operating condition.

• This position requires interaction with internal customers and external service providers, supports and contributes to maintenance planning process.

• Uses all tools and equipment necessary to make installations and repairs, diagnose & remedy mechanical problems quickly. Proficient in rigging and the set-up of rigging equipment needed to execute repair work.

• Ensures compliance requirements are achieved, e.g. - Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), safety, and environmental.

• Supports a Target Zero Safety Culture.

• Documents Maintenance activities using SAP computerized maintenance system.

• Completes training requirements as defined in training plan. Provides complete written documentation of work including work orders, PM's, etc. and maintains cGMP records related to maintenance & repair.

• Utilize electronic technologies, electronic work order systems, e-training, and email.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• High School Graduate or equivalent

• Vocational or Technical school certification

Required Experience and Skills:

• 4 years apprenticeship or 8 years of experience as an industrial Pipefitter with increasing levels of responsibility.

• Strong leadership and the ability to work as part of a team is a must. Applicants must be familiar with all phased of industrial maintenance.

Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the culture of the organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Legal, Information Technology, Procurement, Administration, Facilities, and Security.

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We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Required Skills:

Application Maintenance, Environment Health and Safety, Equipment Maintenance, GMP Compliance, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Maintenance Management, Maintenance Planning, Maintenance Planning Software, Organizational Performance Management, Plumbing, Plumbing Systems, Procurement, Repair Services, Sanitary Systems

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

07/12/2025

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Merck & Co., Inc.

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