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United States, Vacaville (California)
Senior Maintenance Mechanic
Location: Vacaville, California (On-site)
Join our Process Maintenance Team in Vacaville and play a vital role in ensuring equipment reliability and operational excellence. As a Process Mechanic, you’ll maximize equipment availability through safe preventive and corrective maintenance, perform repairs, and support 24/7 operations. You’ll also contribute to discrepancy response, contractor oversight, vendor resource management, project support, and training—while being cross-trained to maintain systems in manufacturing support areas, Materials Management, Quality Control Labs, and Utility Operations.
Shift: Sunday through Tuesday, 6:00pm to 6:30 am
Every other Saturday night 6pm-6:30 am
What You Will Get
The full-time base annual salary for this position is expected to range between $63,000 – $101,000. In addition, below you will find a comprehensive summary of the benefits package we offer:
What You Will Do
At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30 sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.
Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.
Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.
Reference: R71934
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Senior Maintenance Mechanic
Location: Vacaville, California (On-site)
Join our Process Maintenance Team in Vacaville and play a vital role in ensuring equipment reliability and operational excellence. As a Process Mechanic, you’ll maximize equipment availability through safe preventive and corrective maintenance, perform repairs, and support 24/7 operations. You’ll also contribute to discrepancy response, contractor oversight, vendor resource management, project support, and training—while being cross-trained to maintain systems in manufacturing support areas, Materials Management, Quality Control Labs, and Utility Operations.
Shift: Sunday through Tuesday, 6:00pm to 6:30 am
Every other Saturday night 6pm-6:30 am
What You Will Get
The full-time base annual salary for this position is expected to range between $63,000 – $101,000. In addition, below you will find a comprehensive summary of the benefits package we offer:
- Performance-related bonus
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) matching plan
- Life insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Employee assistance programs
- Paid Time Off
What You Will Do
- Perform repair and preventive maintenance on valves, pumps, centrifuges, autoclaves, washers, tanks, and associated piping.
- Ensure accurate documentation and compliance with cGMP, SOPs, and safety standards.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and other teams to maintain optimal equipment performance.
- Assist with system start-up, validation, and spare parts management.
- Train other mechanics and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Interpret Piping and Instrumentation Drawings (P&ID) and review SOPs for accuracy.
- Execute tasks safely, including confined space entries and working at heights.
- High School Diploma or equivalent; technical certifications a plus.
- Proficient relevant industrial maintenance experience.
- Strong understanding of mechanical systems and industrial process equipment.
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs with reasonable accommodations.
- Proficiency with CMMS and basic computer applications.
- Valid driver’s license.
At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30 sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.
Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.
Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.
Reference: R71934
Apply
Salary : $63,000 - $101,000