What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Technician, Facility Maintenance – HVAC & Mechanical Utilities position at Beam Therapeutics?
Company Overview:
Beam Therapeutics is a clinical stage biotechnology company committed to establishing the leading, fully integrated platform for precision genetic medicines. To achieve this vision, Beam has assembled a platform that includes a suite of gene editing and delivery technologies and is in the process of building internal manufacturing capabilities. Beam’s suite of gene editing technologies is anchored by base editing, a proprietary technology that is designed to enable precise, predictable and efficient single base changes, at targeted genomic sequences, without making double-stranded breaks in the DNA. This has the potential to enable a wide range of potential therapeutic editing strategies that Beam has used to advance a diversified portfolio of base editing programs, including four programs to the clinic. Beam’s lead program, BEAM-101 has recently demonstrated clinical validation in Sickle cell disease through upregulation of fetal hemoglobin in patients. Beam is a values-driven organization committed to its people, cutting-edge science, and a vision of providing life-long cures to patients suffering from serious diseases.
Position Overview:
The Beam facility in Research Triangle Park is looking for an experienced pharmaceutical maintenance professional to fill the role of Facility Maintenance Technician with depth in servicing HVAC and associated site utility systems. This position supports start-up, manufacturing, site services tasks, coordination of maintenance and site services vendors, and the execution and support of the preventive maintenance and reliability program. In addition to a strong HVAC maintenance and mechanical background and service-oriented mindset, the ideal candidate should also possess the ability to schedule and collaborate with site leadership, vendors, manufacturing operators, quality, and validation.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and schedule vendors for maintenance and site services tasks.
- Respond to and troubleshoot issues with HVAC, plant utilities, and associated equipment during business hours and in on-call rotation.
- Assist with response to issues with calibrated HVAC and utility system instruments for pressure, flow, temperature, etc.
- Respond to alarms from the Building Automation and Process Control systems.
- Create individual work and review vendor work within the site CMMS system.
- Execute daily rounds and maintenance and reliability activities for plant utilities and systems (including but not limited to HVAC, Chilled/Heating Hot Water, Compressed Air, etc.).
- Review and assists with updates for Standard Operating Procedures for site and facility maintenance.
- Review the spare parts inventory program related to site utilities including mechanical and HVAC equipment.
- Ensure compliant operations in accordance with site cGMP, environmental, and federal / state requirements.
Qualifications:
- BS, Associate degree, or equivalent experience in a technical discipline related to construction, utilities, or trades.
- 6 years experience in maintenance within a biotech, pharma, or medical device manufacturing environment.
- Specialized license/certifications in HVAC required.
- In depth knowledge of clean room system air balancing.
- Computer literacy with experience in CMMS (Blue Mountain RAM, Maximo, SAP, or other) Computerized Maintenance Management System.
- Computer literacy with experience in Siemens BAS or similar Building Automation System.
- Computer literacy with experience in DeltaV preferred.
- Strong background in cGMP manufacturing / operations knowledge.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and timelines and adapt quickly to changing circumstances.
- High degree of customer service focus (internal/external) and demonstrated collaboration in a team environment.
- Results oriented with the ability to demonstrate resiliency, humility, ownership, and drive.
- Must be able to work onsite daily and willing to have a flexible schedule during peak times, which may include supporting critical operations outside of normal work hours, as needed.
