Sr Maintenance Technician I - Night Shift

Amgen SA; Holly Springs (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

Stock-based incentives

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a Maintenance Technician I - Night Shift to join our team in a highly regulated manufacturing environment. You will help start-up the plant, support daily operations, and ensure equipment operates safely and efficiently.

This role emphasizes GMP compliance, documentation, and continuous improvement within a busy site. The successful candidate will collaborate with maintenance and operations teams, interpret P&ID drawings, and participate in on-call rotations, including potential

Qualifications

• High school/GED plus 2 years of maintenance experience or military experience.
• Associate's degree plus 6 months of maintenance experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and guidance supporting start-up of the plant and daily operations.
• Support maintenance program implementation meeting GMP and safety requirements.
• Develop and implement maintenance documentation including SOPs, CCMS, NC, WO, JP, HRA, JHA.
• Ensure safety of all staff during construction, start-up, and maintenance activities.
• Perform intermediate installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, testing and documentation of equipment.

Skills

Sanitary processing equipment

Pneumatic systems

Mechanical systems

Hydraulic systems

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Education

High school/GED

Associate's degree

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Join Amgen's Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you're part of something bigger, it's because you are. Our shared mission-to serve patients living with serious illnesses-drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we've helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world's toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas -Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease- we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you'll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you'll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

SR MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN I - NIGHT SHIFT

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:

• Focus year's 1 and 2 will be to partner with the Capital Project Delivery and Site Operations 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 implementation of the Maintenance program meeting all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and safety requirements, local/ global regulations, and Amgen Maintenance excellence standards.
• Support development, writing and implementation of the Maintenance 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 maintenance activities.
• Post-Construction completion and continued operations:
• Performing intermediate installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, testing and documentation/logs of process and utility equipment.
• 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.
• 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 professional we seek is a dynamic candidate with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

• High school/GED + 2 years of Maintenance experience work or military experience OR
• Associate's + 6 months of Maintenance experience work or military experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of combined education, training, and experience in mechanical maintenance with an emphasis on sanitary processing equipment and systems.
• 3+ years knowledge of pneumatic, mechanical, and hydraulic systems and ability to effectively perform associated maintenance activities.
• Knowledge and experience working in a highly regulated function - cGMP.
• 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 your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we'll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of 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 that may include:

• A 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
• Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Application deadline

Amgen anticipates accepting applications until August 20th; however, we may continue accepting applications beyond this date if we do not receive a sufficient number of candidates.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.