Senior Maintenance Technician – Utilities (Waste Water Treatment) – DayShift – 2 positions open

NCWOA; Holly Springs (MS); On-site; USD 84,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen in the United States is seeking a Senior Wastewater Treatment Operator/Mechanic to lead operation, monitoring, and maintenance of plant wastewater systems, ensuring discharge permit compliance. The role supports the start-up of plant utilities and operates on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule, 7 AM to 7 PM.

You will troubleshoot, optimize processes, supervise lab testing, and manage control systems (SCADA/PLC/HMI).

Qualifications

• 5+ years knowledge of wastewater treatment operations and mechanical maintenance.
• 3+ years knowledge of pneumatic, mechanical, and hydraulic systems.
• Experience in a cGMP or highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor wastewater treatment processes (DAF, pH, flow, TSS, TN, TP).
• Perform preventive maintenance and repairs on pumps, valves, instrumentation, and utilities.
• Monitor SCADA/PLC/HMI alerts and respond to process alarms to prevent permit violations.
• Maintain logs, inspections, and compliance documentation.
• Provide training and guidance to operators and maintenance staff.

Skills

Wastewater treatment ops

Mechanical maintenance

Pneumatic systems

Hydraulic systems

cGMP experience

Maintenance work orders

P&ID interpretation

Education

HS Diploma / GED

Tools

CMMS / maintenance software

Job description

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 day shift (2-2-
3 schedule, 7 AM to 7 PM).

The Senior Wastewater Treatment Operator/Mechanic is responsible for the operation, monitoring, maintenance,
troubleshooting, and optimization of industrial wastewater treatment systems to ensure compliance with all
local, state, and federal discharge permit requirements. This position serves as a technical lead for wastewater
treatment operations, laboratory testing, process control, preventive maintenance, equipment repairs, and
operator training.

The Senior Operator/Mechanic works independently to maintain treatment system performance, monitor permit
compliance parameters, and perform mechanical and electrical maintenance on wastewater treatment
equipment including pumps, mixers, chemical feed systems, Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) systems,
instrumentation, controls, and associated utilities.

Operate and monitor industrial wastewater treatment processes including equalization, pH
adjustment, chemical treatment, dissolved air flotation (DAF), sludge handling, and discharge
systems.

Monitor wastewater flow, pH, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Biological
Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Nitrogen (TN), Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3-N), Total Phosphorus (TP),
Chlorides, and other permit-regulated parameters.

Conduct routine inspections of treatment systems, tanks, pumps, valves, piping, instrumentation, and
process equipment.

Evaluate treatment performance and make operational adjustments to maintain compliance with
discharge permits.

Monitor SCADA, PLC, HMI, and automated control systems to ensure proper operation.
Respond to process alarms and emergency situations to prevent permit violations and operational
disruptions.

Maintain accurate operational logs, inspection reports, and compliance documentation.

Safety and Environmental Compliance

Follow all environmental, health, and safety regulations and company policies.
Utilize appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

Participate in confined space entry, lockout/tagout, chemical handling, and emergency response
activities.

Maintain compliance with wastewater discharge permits and environmental regulations.

Mechanical Maintenance

Perform operation, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, testing and documentation/logs of site
wastewater treatment system.

Support 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).

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 6 years of Water Treatment Operations or Maintenance experience
Or
2 years in a Technical School setting with hands-on experience in Water Treatment Operations or
Maintenance experience

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.
Ensure work order documentation is completed accurately.

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

5+ years knowledge of wastewater treatment operations and mechanical maintenance 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

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

Salary Range

83,593.25USD -113,096.75 USD