Senior Maintenance Technician – Utilities – Day Shift

Amgen SA; Holly Springs, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare plans

Discretionary annual bonus

Stock-based incentives

Time-off programs

Flexible work options

Job summary

Amgen seeks a Senior Maintenance Technician to support the start-up and daily operation of the new FleX Batch facility utilities. The role focuses on installation, troubleshooting and maintenance of plant utilities across steam, cooling, water systems, HVAC, and related equipment.

You will work on a rotating dayshift (5 days, Mon-Fri, 7:00 AM–3:30 PM) with responsibility for documentation, safety and compliance, and collaboration with vendors to maximize uptime.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with 2 years of Utility Operations or Maintenance experience
• Associate's Degree with 6 months of Utility Operations or Maintenance experience
• 5+ years knowledge of utility operations and mechanical maintenance with emphasis on plant utilities and systems

Responsibilities

• Install, troubleshoot, maintain, repair, test and document process and utility equipment.
• Maintain and repair utility systems serving Manufacturing, Lab and operations.
• Collaborate with maintenance service providers and equipment vendors.
• Complete quality and safety documentation and ensure work aligns with GMPs, SOPs and Amgen policies.
• Provide timely communication of status to system operators and stakeholders.
• Support on-call rotations including nights, weekends and holidays.

Skills

Utility operations

Mechanical maintenance

Pneumatic systems

Hydraulic systems

cGMP experience

CMMS maintenance orders

P&ID interpretation

Communication skills

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Associate's Degree

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 Maintenance Technician - Utilities - DayShift

What you will do

Let's do this! Let's change the world! In this valuable role you will provide technical expertise and guidance supporting the start-up of the plant utilities and daily operations. This position is on a rotating dayshift (5 days per week, Monday through Friday, 7AM to 3:30PM).

• Perform intermediate installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, testing and documentation/logs of process and utility equipment.
• Perform operations, maintenance and repair activities on utility equipment and systems providing utilities serving Manufacturing, Lab, and various operations across the ANC site:
• Specific plant systems include: steam, chilled water, compressed air, cooling tower water, and heating hot water.
• Specific Manufacturing and Lab utility systems include: clean steam, water for injection (WFI), process cooling water, process air, process gases, process waste, HVAC systems, walk-in cold rooms and freezers, and other environmental control units (chambers).
• Maintenance activities include: inspections, testing, minor/major equipment overhauls, pump rebuild/replacements, valve rebuild/replacements, HVAC troubleshooting/repair, piping modification/repair, etc.
• Additional responsibilities include partnering with maintenance service providers and equipment vendors.
• Complete quality and safety documentation and completion of 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.
• Review 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 the Utilities Maintenance team in discussions and meetings with management and peers.
• Provide facility and manufacturing support as needed with on-call rotation - this may be outside of normal working hours including nights, weekends and holidays.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Maintenance teammate we seek is a dynamic candidate with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED and 2 years of Utility Operations or Maintenance experience OR
• Associate's Degree and 6 months of Utility Operations or Maintenance experience OR

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years knowledge of utility operations and mechanical maintenance with an emphasis on plant utility equipment and systems (chillers, boilers, cooling towers, air compressors, etc.) and ability to effectively perform associated maintenance activities.
• 3+ years knowledge of pneumatic, mechanical, and hydraulic systems and ability to effectively perform associated maintenance activities.
• Knowledge and experience within a cGMP or other highly regulated environment.
• Experience executing and documenting maintenance work orders in a computerized maintenance management system.
• 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.

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.

This position will be paid on an hourly basis. The annualized base pay range for this opportunity in the U.S. is $67,204 - $82,445.

In addition to the base salary, 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

Why join us

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.