Job Description
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity with a rapidly growing pharmaceutical manufacturer? If so, then this is the opportunity for you!
Job Description:
The Maintenance Supervisor oversees maintenance and repair work conducted throughout the Rahway site, with a focus on facilities and utilities systems and equipment. Trades supervised are pipefitters, millwrights, electricians, instrument technicians and HVAC technicians.
The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for the safe, quality and on-time completion of maintenance activities onsite. The Supervisor manages trades attendance, distributes scheduled workorders to team crafts, writes and signs work permits, supports energy isolation / equipment clearance / lockout/tagout activities, tracks workorder progress and ensures craft compliance in completing workorder documentation in computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). Work in a fast-paced environment to balance workload against company priorities.
- Responsible for performance, behavior and safety/training compliance of trades team, working in a union environment. Work with Union timekeeper for managing trades overtime
- Take ownership of covered areas, proactively identifying problems, developing solutions, and driving efforts to completion. Work with planners to identify / specify equipment, develop repair plans, ensure required parts and tools are available to complete jobs, and verify work completion per site/company standards
- Interface with customers to correctly and with a sense of urgency to characterize problems, develop and implement solutions, and communicate progress/status back to customers.
- Coordinate with other trades/areas supervisors when support is needed or when work needs to be transferred between areas.
- Complete workorder documentation and closeout, including workorders requiring strict GMP procedure requirements
- 2nd shift supervisor will lead a team supporting the entire site, and so will need to develop a working knowledge of many areas
2nd Shift Hours
3:00 PM – 11:45 PM, Monday-Friday
Education Minimum Requirement:
High School graduate or equivalent. Vocation or technical school certification desired.
Required Experience and Skills:
5-10 years of experience in applicable trade (pipefitting/plumbing, electrical, millwright, HVAC) and/or supervising trades in an industrial environment.
Strong electrical background preferred.
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to adequately perform required job functions. This includes being able to lift, bend, and move in such a way as to perform job tasks in a safe and approved manner. Must be able to operate required hand/power tools and equipment required by this trade in a safe and approved manner.
Environmental Conditions:
Environmental conditions will vary based on the job being performed. Work may take place in either a shop setting and/or in the plant depending upon the job requirements.
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Required Skills:
Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), Decision Making, Electromechanical Troubleshooting, Facilities Operations, Fast-Paced Environments, GMP Compliance, Maintenance Management, Operational Efficiency, People Leadership, Safety Compliance, Safety Procedures, Training and DevelopmentPreferred Skills:
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U.S. Hybrid Work Model
Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.
The salary range for this role is
$106,200.00 - $167,200.00This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.
You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status:
RegularRelocation:
No relocationVISA Sponsorship:
NoTravel Requirements:
No Travel RequiredFlexible Work Arrangements:
Not ApplicableShift:
2nd - EveningValid Driving License:
NoHazardous Material(s):
n/aJob Posting End Date:
03/17/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.