The Philadelphia, PA site manufactures a life-saving influenza vaccine, which is aseptically filled into sprayers for nasal administration. The site consists of two geographic locations - a facility at Red Lion Road in NE Philadelphia has about 140 full-time employees and the Bensalem storage and distribution facility has about 5 employees. The facilities are about 8 miles apart and both are situated close to I-95, the city of Philadelphia, and Philadelphia International Airport. Operations continue year-round, with the production season being in the summer (typically May-August).

** Day shift start at 6/7am. Some weekends.**

Job Responsibilities

Our technician will be required to support a Biologics Manufacturing Facility:

• Must have knowledge of utility and facility equipment, such as air handlers, refrigeration, cold rooms, chillers, boilers, pumps and drives, electrical switchgear, power distribution equipment, and emergency generators.

• May work with water purification processing and sanitization skids, clean steam, chemical or water treatment equipment and autoclaves.

• Experience with refrigeration systems within cold rooms, refrigerators, freezers, ultra-low freezers (-80C), incubators and HVAC systems.

• Familiarity with NEC and local electrical codes.

• Detail oriented and ability to complete any required (GxP) documentation in a timely manner, including logbooks and work orders.

• Support 24x7, as secondary rotational on-call support.

Minimum qualifications:

• HS diploma/GED, technical school, certificate of completion at a 2-year technical school, or experience in plant or equipment maintenance, or military training and experience in biotech/ pharmaceutical industry.

• 5+ years proficiency performing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on HVAC, electrical, and utility equipment.

• Experience with 3-Phase Power is a must!

Preferred qualifications

• Electrical issue solving experience.

• Must be familiar with mechanical schematics, piping diagrams, P&IDs, electrical schematics and single line diagrams, Control/Instrumentation

Wiring knowledge.

• Able to work in a clean room environment and lift 50 pounds.

• GMP/Critical Facility Experience.

You should be proficient in:

• Machine Setups for Production Runs
• PLC Troubleshooting Skills
• Creating Preventive Maintenance Plans
• Hydraulics Experience
• Troubleshooting Industrial Automation Equipment
• PLC Programming Experience
• PLC Wiring Experience
• Pipefitting Skills
• Mechanical Assembly Skills
• Machine Safety Inspections
• High School / GED
• Shop Math Skills
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment
• HVAC
• Electrical Troubleshooting Skills
• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills

Salary info:

$32.69 - $36.78 / hr