Rotating Day Shift Sr. Maintenance Tech.

Merck; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 78,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

Comprehensive benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Merck in Durham, NC is seeking a skilled equipment maintenance professional to support our Manufacturing Division. You will install, repair and maintain GMP production equipment across utility and processing lines.

The role requires at least four years of related maintenance experience and DeltaV computer fluency. A high school diploma or GED is required, with a technical certificate or associate degree preferred.

Qualifications

• Education Minimum Requirement: High School Diploma or GED
• Preferred: Technical School Diploma or Associate Degree
• A minimum of four (4) years of equipment maintenance or related experience
• DeltaV knowledge and computer fluency

Responsibilities

• Must have knowledge installing, repairing, and maintaining mechanical related equipment throughout a Manufacturing environment to include utility equipment and GMP production related equipment
• Anticipates and solves complex production, maintenance, and operational problems, including off-shift and after hours support
• Improves business by streamlining work and identifying opportunities for projects
• Maintains equipment with PMs, documents work in SAP and supports equipment installations
• Provides technical guidance and maintenance training to others

Skills

Equipment maintenance

DeltaV

Computer literacy

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Technical School Diploma or Associate Degree (preferred)

Job description

Job Description

Our company is a global health care leader with a portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where our company has codified its legacy for over a century. Our company's success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare. Our company's Manufacturing Division, is a team of dedicated, energetic individuals who are committed to being the most trusted supplier of pharmaceuticals and health products worldwide. Our facilities, along with our external contractors, suppliers, and partners, comprise an interdependent global manufacturing network that’s committed to delivering a compliant, reliable supply to customers and patients on time, every time, across the globe.

Key Responsibilities

• Must have knowledge installing, repairing, and maintaining mechanical related equipment throughout a Manufacturing environment to include:
  • Utility equipment (e.g. Clean steam generators, Water-For-Injection generation/distribution, reverse osmosis skids, vapor compression stills, compressed gas systems)
  • GMP production related equipment (e.g. Autoclaves, Fillers, Lyophilizers, Cappers and Automated Inspection Machines
  • The ability to satisfactorily perform all types of industrial mechanical work as assigned.
• Anticipates and solves complex production, maintenance, and operational problems, including off-shift and after hours support.
• Strong sponsor for the problem solving efforts and solutions offered by other shifts and teams.

Additional Responsibilities

• The ability to perform predictive maintenance and reliability tasks as assigned.
• Outstanding communication skills helping to ensure that all shifts of assigned team are well informed and working at optimum efficiency.
• Identifies opportunities and implements projects that help improve the business by streamlining work.
• Maintains process equipment by developing/performing PM's, installing new equipment, documenting work using a computerized maintenance management system (SAP) and other duties as requested by the Coach or Mechanical Services Engineer.
• Routinely provides technical guidance and maintenance/process training to others.
• Responsible for participating in new equipment/replacement installations by interfacing with equipment vendors and recommending spare parts, selecting lubrication processes and assisting process project engineers.
• Assists with execution of automation, validation and additional testing, as required.
• Follows instructions for completion of job tasks.
• Completes written documentation of work performed.
• Efficient and safe maintenance and repair of equipment using Hazardous Energy Control Procedures (HECPs).
• Compliance with current good manufacturing procedures (cGMP), safety and environmental requirements/regulations/guidelines.
• The ability to follow complex instructions and use of our Manufacturing Division business systems (SAP, ADP eTime, etc.)
• Physical requirements – Must be able to lift 50 lbs, climb ladders and stairs, work on platforms and equipment above floor level.
• Walking, bending, crawling, stooping is required.
• Required to wear personal protective equipment including safety glasses, earplugs, gloves, hard hats, safety harnesses, etc.
• Position requires aseptic gowning during performance of job duties.
• Must be willing to be vaccinated/blood tested for titer for products manufactured within the facility if needed.
• Required to support an on-call schedule to include days, nights and weekends on a rotational basis with other team members.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and advance several tasks in parallel.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude.
• Proficient in the use of general hand and power tools, instruments and testing apparatus common to the electronic, mechanical, and instrumentation fields.
• Ability to read P&ID's, electrical drawings, blueprints, etc.

Required

Educational Qualification

• Education Minimum Requirement: High School Diploma or GED

Preferred

Education

• Preferable: Technical School Diploma or Associate Degree associate

Experience And Skills

Required

• A minimum of four (4) years of equipment maintenance or related experience
• Computer fluency, including thorough knowledge of DeltaV

Preferred

• Experience working in a clean room or GMP/regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience working on Clean Utility systems.

Salary

$77,700 - $122,300

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days.

Required Skills

Animal Vaccination, Animal Vaccination, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), Computer Literacy, Electrical Maintenance, Equipment Commissioning, Equipment Maintenance, Global Health, HVAC Systems, Hydraulic Systems, Industrial Mechanics, Instrumentation Systems, Instrument Calibrations, Lockout Tagout, Maintenance Troubleshooting, Managing Engineering Teams, Mechanical Equipment Maintenance, Mechanical Maintenance, PLC Programming, Pneumatic Systems, Predictive Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Process Engineering, Production Operations, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) {+ 1 more}

Employment Information

• 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
• Job Posting End Date: 08/25/2026
• Requisition ID: R409308

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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.

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