Facilities Maintenance Technician

Overview

GSK is currently looking for a Facility Maintenance Technician to join our team in Rockville, MD. In this role you will be responsible for mechanical maintenance, service calls, and in-house repairs throughout the facility. You will perform work in mechanical maintenance trades and perform routine equipment maintenance, troubleshooting and repair. You will also make periodic or special inspections of equipment to ensure operability and to determine necessary repairs.

You may work from rough sketches and drawings. You must also understand, and abide by, applicable cGMP requirements.

• Performs maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs on building utility systems and bio-pharmaceutical production equipment.
• Works effectively with outside contractors.
• Tackles assignments that are extremely complex in nature requiring independent action and a high degree of initiative to resolve problems and develop recommendations.
• Assists with the development and improvement of department procedures, documents, and operating and maintenance practices.
• Works and participates effectively in a team environment within the department, with other departments, and with outside contractors.
• As required, serves as the on-call technician 24 hours a day for emergency situations.
• Requires supervision of outside contractors performing facility and equipment-related services.
• Requires technician-level operation of the computerized maintenance system database.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Reinforce EHS rules and policies within the work area.
• Elevate identified EHS risks for which assistance is needed to mitigate, through tiered accountability.

The Utility Technician will be responsible for providing input to the Facilities Manager when discussing departmental decisions concerning maintenance and repair of utility and process equipment. The typical work hours are a standard workday and 40-hour work week, with shift work being a possibility depending on manufacturing demand. There is also an on-call rotation consisting of 24/7 support for alarm monitoring and emergency services.

Some travel may be required.

• High School Diploma or GED
• 3+ years of experience working in facilities maintenance, utilities, or equipment support within a GMP-regulated biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, or industrial manufacturing environment.

• Familiar with FDA and cGMP requirements and implementing and maintaining procedures to meet such guidelines
• Strong organizational skills
• Stationary Engineers License State of Maryland
• EPA Certified Universal Refrigerant License
• State of Maryland Board of Waterworks & Waste Systems Operators License
• Boiler, HVAC, CMMS or Utility Equipment experience
• Basic understanding of cleanroom protocols, contamination control, and aseptic behavior.
• Competence in performing preventive and corrective maintenance on mechanical, electrical, and process utility equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, electrical and mechanical schematics, blueprints, and equipment manuals.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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