Senior Facilities Technician

WuXi AppTec
US - California - San Diego
January 30, 2025

Overview:

Responsible for the day-to-day operation, maintenance, and repairs of the mechanical and utility systems associated with the STA San Diego and HDB facilities. This includes the building HVAC and chiller systems, house vacuum pumps, compressed air system, liquid nitrogen tank and distribution system, electrical system, boiler system, laboratory and Kilo Lab fume hoods, and associated utilities/equipment in the Pilot Plant. This may include performing maintenance/repairs as well as working with various external contractors and service providers.

Responsibilities:

• Performs daily checks of the various mechanical and utility systems associated with the STA San Diego facility and make adjustments to ensure consistent operation (as necessary).

• Ensures that all mechanical equipment and utility systems are properly operated, maintained, calibrated, qualified, and/or validated (as necessary).

• Provides routine maintenance and repair needs for HDB facilities.

• Maintains emergency on-call services for the facility and responsible for communication with Security personnel.

• Communicates with Manager and Supervisor (Director of Pilot Plant Operations) and other colleagues to report routine events (i.e. equipment shutdown, impactful maintenance/testing, planned maintenance/calibration, etc.) and exceptional events (i.e. equipment operation issues, equipment out of calibration, etc.)

• Works with contractors and vendors as needed for equipment and facility improvements, maintenance, operational adjustments, calibration, etc.

• Responsible for the preparation and routine update of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that apply to the facility and associated mechanical and utility equipment.

• Interacts with Analytical Development, Chemical Development, EH&S, and Quality groups in an effective manner.

• Works with Chemical Development to schedule repairs and updates (as needed) to the Kilo Lab and Pilot Plant equipment and suites.

• Order spare parts and necessary repairs/maintenance needed for all facility-related equipment and systems.

• Stay current in training to be competent in cGMP, EH&S, and Facilities procedures.

• Maintains maintenance and repairs for facility-related equipment to meet customer and business goals.

• Ensures cGMP compliance of facility-related equipment.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent with 5-7 years of facilities maintenance experience. Demonstrated understanding of cGMP requirements for a facility.

• Experience with GMP and LMP manufacturing facilities.

• Technical trade school or military training in mechanical systems, preferred.

Qualifications / Skills / Abilities:

• Demonstrate capability in maintenance and repair of facility-related mechanical equipment and utility systems. Must be able to work with building HVAC and chiller systems, vacuum pumps, air compressors, electrical systems, boiler systems, and chemical fume hoods (not exhaustive list).

• Ability to problem-solve and troubleshoot technical issues to provide and support the laboratory/Kilo Lab/Pilot Plant utilities/equipment needs.

• Effective communication (both oral and written) required to interact with mechanics, Analytical Development, Chemical Development, EH&S, and Quality to accomplish goals.

• Ability to mentor and guide junior facilities techs to enable them to be productive contributors and facilitate their mechanical knowledge and career growth.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability

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