What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Maintenance Technician – Utilities (HVAC) Rotating Night Shift position at Amgen?
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.
Senior Maintenance Technician – Utilities (HVAC)
What You Will Do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will report to the Night Shift Utilities Manager and be responsible for operating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing critical utility systems that support manufacturing, process development, and quality operations across the ARI facility.
In this role, you will be expected to work a 12-hour shift (7PM-7AM) on a rotating schedule. This includes extra benefits such as receiving an added 15% shift differential, and also getting premium pay for any Sundays worked. The schedule during the initial on-boarding phase for this role (2-6 weeks) will be administrative (Monday through Friday, approximately 8am to 5pm).
Key Responsibilities
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dedicated professional we seek is a great teammate with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications
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:
careers.amgen.com
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 does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.
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.
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.
Senior Maintenance Technician – Utilities (HVAC)
What You Will Do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will report to the Night Shift Utilities Manager and be responsible for operating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing critical utility systems that support manufacturing, process development, and quality operations across the ARI facility.
In this role, you will be expected to work a 12-hour shift (7PM-7AM) on a rotating schedule. This includes extra benefits such as receiving an added 15% shift differential, and also getting premium pay for any Sundays worked. The schedule during the initial on-boarding phase for this role (2-6 weeks) will be administrative (Monday through Friday, approximately 8am to 5pm).
Key Responsibilities
- Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair complex utility systems and associated equipment that support manufacturing and laboratory operations.
- Maintain critical plant utilities including:
- Purified Water
- Water for Injection (WFI)
- Clean Steam
- Clean Compressed Air
- Plant Steam
- HVAC systems
- Chilled water systems
- Process cooling tower water
- Wastewater treatment systems
- Heating hot water
- Domestic hot and cold water systems
- Bulk storage and laboratory gas systems
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance activities including:
- Equipment inspections and testing
- Minor and major equipment overhauls
- Pump rebuilds and replacements
- Valve rebuilds and replacements
- HVAC troubleshooting and repair
- Piping modifications and repairs
- Maintain and service equipment such as:
- Industrial Air Handling Units (AHUs)
- −30°C freezers
- 2°C chillers
- Air compressors
- WFI stills
- Clean steam generators
- Boilers
- Chillers
- Cooling towers
- Ensure all work is performed in accordance with:
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)
- Local, state, and federal regulatory requirements
- Execute maintenance activities safely using site safety programs including:
- Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
- Confined Space Entry
- Fall Protection
- Hot Work
- Electrical Energized Work (EEW)
- Contractor Safety programs
- Drive Right-First-Time execution and ensure quality completion of maintenance tasks.
- Communicate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Identify operational inefficiencies, workflow interruptions, and improvement opportunities and support implementation of solutions.
- Participate in training and skill development to enhance team capability and performance.
- Provide operational support outside normal working hours when required, including nights, weekends, or holidays.
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dedicated professional we seek is a great teammate with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications
- High School Diploma / GED and 2 years of utilities operations and/or maintenance work or military experience
- Associate degree and 6 months of utilities operations and/or maintenance work or military experience
- Rhode Island Refrigeration Journeyperson – Class 1 License
- Strong computer proficiency
- 5 years of combined experience in utility, HVAC, and refrigeration systems maintenance, including sanitary/clean utilities
- Experience with pneumatic, mechanical, and hydraulic systems
- Knowledge and experience in:
- Rigging
- Welding
- Plumbing
- Pipefitting
- Experience working in highly regulated environments (cGMP)
- Experience using Maximo CMMS for maintenance work order execution and documentation
- Experience with Building Automation Systems (BAS), Building Management Systems (BMS), and SCADA
- Ability to read and interpret:
- Mechanical drawings
- Electrical schematics
- Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
- Technical specifications
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Strong communication skills with the ability to provide timely updates on work status
- Ability to collaborate effectively across teams
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.
careers.amgen.com
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 does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.
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.