Utilities Manager – Night Shift

HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION? 

If you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. We are global collaborators who achieve together—researching, manufacturing, and delivering ever-better products that reach over 10 million patients worldwide. It’s time for a career you can be proud of. Join us.  

Be part of Amgen's newest and most advanced drug substance manufacturing plant. When completed, the Amgen FleX Batch facility will combine the latest in disposable technologies with traditional stainless-steel equipment to allow for maximum flexibility in operations. The FleX Batch facility will not only feature the best in-class drug substance manufacturing technologies with embedded industry 4.0 capabilities, but it will also integrate sustainability innovations to reduce carbon and waste, as part of Amgen's plan to be a carbon-neutral company by 2027. 

Utilities Manager – Night Shift 

What you will do 

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will provide technical and administrative leadership to a large and diverse group of craft-oriented personnel, with areas of focus including plant utilities, clean utilities, HVAC, and electrical systems. 

The schedule for this role will be on a rotating 2-2-3 shift schedule from 7pm to 7am. 

• Responsible for leading the Amgen NC F&E utility night shift staff supporting continuous clean and plant utility operations including electrical and HVAC systems at the site. 

• Provide support as required to maintain continuous and compliant (safety, quality, etc.) utility operations at the site. 

• Management and monitoring of a robust utility system maintenance program consisting of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities to maximize personnel safety, equipment reliability, overall equipment effectiveness, and product quality.   

• Ensure that all staff are trained and comply with all safety and GMP standards and procedures. 

• Maximize staff productivity and the efficient use of available resources across facilities.  

• Analysis and accurate review of engineering / construction / maintenance cost forecasts against scope.  

• Oversight and execution of complex facilities/utilities/maintenance related initiatives and small projects.  Provide expertise and resources for capital project execution. 

• Work cross-functionally with individuals, partners, clients, and others in Engineering, Environmental Health & Safety, Quality, Supply Chain and Manufacturing networks. 

• Maintain and improve plant capability and equipment reliability in partnership with engineering leadership and technical staff. 

• Identify areas of potential improvement, conduct analyses, recommend solutions, sponsor improvement projects and lead or support implementation. 

• Maintain and develop key performance indicators of maintenance performance, lead, assess, develop staff and ensure that all targets and milestones are completed on time and on budget. 

• Support network-wide improvement in plant maintenance and operation.  

• Provide leadership and guidance to organizational resources to accomplish activities and objectives. 

• Build a culture that cultivates and rewards creativity and innovation. 

Win 

What we expect of you 

Basic Qualifications: 

Doctorate degree 

OR 

Master’s degree and 3 years of Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance experience 

OR 

Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance experience 

OR 

Associate’s degree and 10 years of Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance experience 

OR 

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance experience 

AND 

In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, prograns, or directing the allocation or resources.  Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above  

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The Maintenance/Instrumentational professional we seek is a dynamic candidate with these qualifications.  

• 4+ years’ experience in engineering or utility operations within biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical or other regulatory environments, or Military experience 

• 3+ years’ experience of ensuring compliance in a highly regulated environment 

• Demonstrated interpersonal and facilitation skills and ability to work in a collaborative team-based environment 

• Ability to apply analytical skills to evaluate and interpret complex problems using multiple sources of information 

• Ability to lead multiple tasks and effectively set priorities 

• Proven skill in goal setting and driving continuous improvement through setting and monitoring of key metrics 

• Extensive knowledge of electro-mechanical, fluid, and gas equipment and systems 

• Strong knowledge of maintenance management, utilities operations programs, and Computerized Maintenance Management Systems 

• Demonstrated skill in analyzing and improving facilities related quality systems 

Thrive 

What you can expect of us 

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.  

• Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization 

• Diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act 

• Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits 

Apply now for a career that defies imagination 

In our quest to serve patients above all else, Amgen is the first to imagine, and the last to doubt. Join us. 

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