Senior Instrument Technician

Amgen Inc.; Holly Springs (NC); On-site; USD 83,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work models

Bonus program

Stock-based incentives

Retirement plan

Job summary

Amgen Inc. is building a state-of-the-art FleX Batch facility in North Carolina and seeks a Senior Instrumentation Technician to support startup and ongoing operations.

You will lead calibration, maintenance, and validation of instrumentation across manufacturing, utilities, and labs, contributing to safe, compliant, and efficient production. Ideal candidates bring practical instrumentation maintenance experience, GMP knowledge, and ability to work with limited supervision.

Qualifications

• High school diploma / GED with 2 years instrumentation experience OR Associate’s degree with 6 months instrumentation experience.
• Experience in instrumentation maintenance with sanitary processing equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot circuitry up to 480V.
• Knowledge of cGMP regulatory environment.
• Experience executing and documenting maintenance work orders in Maximo.

Responsibilities

• Calibrate, repair, install, troubleshoot, and document instruments on process control and building systems.
• Complete safety and maintenance documentation per GMPs and SOPs.
• Work with minimal direction to maximize maintenance output.
• Communicate issues and task status to operators and stakeholders.
• Review and technically approve maintenance reports, forms, plans, and records.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and participate in implementation.
• On-call support may be required outside normal hours.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Independent work

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Education

High school diploma / GED

Associate’s degree in instrumentation

Tools

Maximo

P&ID reading

Job description

Career Category

Maintenance

Job Description

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience, and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

Be part of Amgen’s newest and most advanced drug substance manufacturing plant. When completed, the Amgen FleX Batch facility will combine the latest in disposable technologies with traditional stainless-steel equipment to allow for maximum flexibility in operations. The FleX Batch facility will not only feature the best in-class drug substance manufacturing technologies with embedded industry 4.0 capabilities, but it will also integrate sustainability innovations to reduce carbon and waste, as part of Amgen’s plan to be a carbon-neutral company by 2027.

Senior Instrumentation Technician

Live

What you will do

Let’s do this! Let’s change the world! In this vital role, you will provide technical expertise and guidance supporting the start-up of the plant and daily operations.

During Construction Phase:

The initial focus of this role for the majority of 2027 will be to work closely with the Capital Project Delivery team providing technical support associated with the start-up, commissioning, and qualification of the wide variety of equipment and systems used in Manufacturing, Laboratories, Utilities, and other areas at the site.

Support the implementation of the Metrology program meeting all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and safety requirements, local/ global regulations, and Amgen Maintenance excellence standards.

Support the development, writing and implementation of the Metrology program documentation including Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Change Control (CCMS), Non-Conformance (NC), Work Orders (WO), Job Plans (JP), Hazard Risk Assessments (HRA), Job Hazard Assessments (JHA), etc.

Ensure safety of all staff during plant construction and start-up operations and metrology activities.

Post-Construction completion and continued operations.

In this key role within the Facilities & Engineering team, under limited supervision, the Senior Instrument Technician is responsible for:

• Performing calibration, repair, installation, troubleshooting and documentation / logs of instruments used on process control systems and building systems.
• Completing quality and safety documentation and completing the work in a safe, compliant, and timely manner according to planning and predefined schedules with minimal impact to production while aligning with GMPs, SOPs and Amgen policies and regulations.
• Work in a highly productive and efficient manner to maximize the quantity of activities completed with focus on maintenance excellence.
• Ensure work is appropriately communicated to system operators and key stakeholders.
• Ensure work order documentation is completed accurately.
• Reviewing and technically approving maintenance reports, forms, plans and records.
• Identify waste, work-flow interrupters, and other opportunities for improvement, recommend solutions, and assist with implementation.
• Identify opportunities to learn new skills and actively participate in development that will improve overall team performance.
• Represent instrumentation team in discussions and meetings with peers and other site functions.
• Provide facility and manufacturing support as needed with on-call rotation - this may be outside of normal working hours including nights, weekends and holidays.

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The instrumentation professional we seek is a dynamic team player with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma / GED and 2 years of instrumentation experience OR
• Associate’s degree and 6 months of instrumentation experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• High school diploma / GED and 6 years of instrumentation experience OR
• Associate’s degree and 4 years of instrumentation experience
• Prefers BioTech experience
• Experience in instrumentation maintenance with an emphasis on sanitary processing equipment and systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot circuitry up to 480V.
• 5+ years knowledge of pneumatic, mechanical, and hydraulic systems and ability to effectively perform associated instrumentation activities.
• Knowledge and experience working in a highly regulated function – cGMP.
• Experience executing and documenting maintenance work orders in a computerized maintenance management system, preferred Maximo.
• Ability to interpret P&ID's.
• Ability to work with minimum direction.
• Ability to effectively communicate issues and status of tasks in a timely manner.
• Ability to interact constructively with peers/teams.

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

Salary Range

83,345.90USD -112,762.10 USD