Facilities Engineer

Vaxcyte is a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company engineering high-fidelity vaccines to protect humankind from the consequences of bacterial diseases, which have serious and costly health consequences when left unchecked. Working to eradicate or treat bacterial infections such as invasive pneumococcal disease, Group A Strep, and Shigella is just the beginning. Our path to success is clear and well-defined, and Vaxcyte is set up to go the distance.

Our core values drive everything we do and how we do it:

• RETHINK CONVENTION:
  We bring creative and intellectual diversity to every facet of the work we do in order to innovate and re-innovate the way vaccines are delivered.
• AIM HIGH:
  We embody our collectively audacious goal to courageously make the most complex biologics ever attempted to protect humankind.
• LEAD WITH HEART:
  Everyone leads at Vaxcyte with a kindness-first, inclusive approach to collaboration and vigorous debate that advances our business objectives.
• MODEL EXCELLENCE:
  The magnitude of our challenge requires our shared commitment to demonstrating integrity, accountability, equality and clarity across communications and decision making.

Vaxcyte is looking for a Facility Technician III to be responsible for the maintenance and improvement of our office and laboratories. The Facility Technician III will maintain and upgrade lab and office spaces throughout the San Carlos, CA campus. They will assess the facility’s resource requirements, design and optimize the facility’s layout and critical operational systems, and oversee the maintenance of infrastructure and equipment.

The successful Facility Technician III should develop and implement utility plans, perform system evaluations, and establish operational efficiency. They will conduct basic and routine facilities maintenance, construction, and repair tasks according to general service, quality, and safety standards, following standard operating procedures or manufacturer recommended procedures, installing, inspecting, repairing, and performing preventative maintenance on mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and safety systems.

A successful candidate is well organized, flexible, creative, and enjoys the challenges of managing a diverse and energetic office space. This is a full-time on-site role that reports to the Facilities Engineering Manager.

• Analyze data, blueprints, and reports.
• Perform all corrective maintenance for all facility assets such as RODI systems, HVAC, hot water heaters, compressor/vacuum skids, gas regulators and gas distribution systems.
• Perform preventative maintenance on all facility assets.
• Use a work order system to log activities as required.
• Develop ability to analyze data, blueprints, and reports.
• Determine facility and lab equipment specifications and requirements from equipment manufacturer technical specifications.
• Determine facility requirements (space, utilities, gases, etc.) and make assessments for lab equipment based on the equipment specifications and requirements.
• Support development of specifications and implementation of facility and lab equipment, equipment layout, other facility and lab systems, and controls.
• Evaluate operational systems and facility and lab infrastructure to ascertain and improve operational efficiencies.
• Plan and coordinate facility and lab infrastructure and equipment maintenance schedules and activities.
• Work with external and internal facility vendors.
• Install new laboratory and facility equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance and repair work on office mechanical, electrical, and other installed systems, and lab equipment.
• Maintain all Vaxcyte HVAC systems and associated equipment, electrical equipment, plumbing and gas systems, building management system (BMS), and office and lab repairs.
• Maintain and assure the proper function of the facility and its Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and DI Water Systems including repairing minor malfunctions of any of the components in and around the facility.
• Coordinate maintenance contractors performing maintenance activities.
• Review and understand equipment and methods of operation, BMS system, fire/life safety, and other…