Utilities Maintenance Technician - HVAC

Amgen; Holly Springs (MS); On-site; USD 71,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a Utilities Maintenance Technician - HVAC for its new FleX Batch facility in the United States. You will provide HVAC expertise to support plant start-up and ongoing operations, maintaining air handling, exhaust, cold rooms, and environmental control systems while documenting activities and ensuring GMP-aligned practices.

The role requires strong maintenance skills, knowledge of HEPA testing, and the ability to work with contractors in a fast-paced biopharma environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with 1 year of HVAC operations or maintenance experience.
• EPA 608 Certification.
• Knowledge of HEPA testing and certification.
• Experience with refrigeration systems and DX cooling.
• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Provide HVAC technical expertise supporting start-up of the plant utilities and daily operations.
• Perform installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, testing and documentation of HVAC and utility equipment.
• Oversee maintenance service providers and equipment vendors.
• Complete quality and safety documentation, adhering to GMPs and SOPs.
• Communicate status of tasks to operators and stakeholders and ensure accurate work order records.

Skills

HVAC operations

Maintenance

Communication

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma / GED

EPA 608 Certification

Tools

CMMS

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.

Utilities Maintenance Technician - HVAC

Live

What you will do

Let's do this. Let's change the world. In this valuable role you will provide Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) technical expertise and guidance supporting the start-up of the plant utilities and daily operations.

• Performing intermediate installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, testing and documentation/logs of HVAC and utility equipment including HVAC systems, cold rooms and other environmental control units.
• Performing operations, maintenance and repair activities on utility equipment and systems providing utilities serving Manufacturing, Lab, and various operations across the ANC site:
• Specific Manufacturing and Lab HVAC systems include: Air Handling and Exhaust Fan units, Bio-Safety cabinets, air directional flow hoods, HEPA filters, walk-in cold rooms and freezers (refrigeration systems) and other environmental control units (chambers).
• Maintenance activities include inspections, testing, minor/major equipment overhauls, pump rebuild/replacements, valve rebuild/replacements, HVAC troubleshooting/repair, HEPA filter certification, Piping modification/repair, etc.
• Additional responsibilities include overseeing maintenance service providers and equipment vendors.
• 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 the Utilities Maintenance team in discussions and meetings with management, 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're 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 1 years of HVAC Operations or Maintenance experience

Preferred Qualifications:

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

• 4+ years of combined education, training, and experience in HVAC utility operations and mechanical maintenance with an emphasis on facility and plant HVAC equipment and systems.
• 2+ years knowledge of HVAC operations and systems and ability to effectively perform associated maintenance activities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of HEPA testing and certification
• EPA 608 Certification
• Demonstrated knowledge of refrigeration systems, components, and controls.
• Demonstrated refrigeration and DX cooling experience
• Working knowledge of local and national building code requirements.
• 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 mechanical drawings.
• 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.

The annual base salary range for this opportunity in the U.S. is provided below.

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

71,326.90USD -96,501.10USD