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Senior Instrumentation Technician

Employer
Amgen
Location
Holly Springs, North Carolina
Start date
Jan 16, 2025
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HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?

Youve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared missionto serve patientsdrives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the worlds leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

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.

Senior Instrumentation Technician

Live

What you will do

Lets do this! Lets change the world! In this vital role, you will provide technical expertise and guidance supporting the start-up of the plant and daily operations.

During Construction Phase:

  • The initial focus of this role for the majority of 2024 will be to work closely with the Capital Project Delivery team providing technical support associated with the start-up, commissioning, and qualification of the wide variety of equipment and systems used in Manufacturing, Laboratories, Utilities, and other areas at the site.

  • Support the implementation of the Metrology program meeting all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and safety requirements, local/ global regulations, and Amgen Maintenance excellence standards.

  • Support the development, writing and implementation of the Metrology program documentation including Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Change Control (CCMS), Non-Conformance (NC), Work Orders (WO), Job Plans (JP), Hazard Risk Assessments (HRA), Job Hazard Assessments (JHA), etc.

  • Ensure safety of all staff during plant construction and start-up operations and metrology activities.

Post-Construction completion and continued operations. In this key role within the Facilities & Engineering team, under limited supervision, the Senior Instrument Technician is responsible for:

  • Performing calibration, repair, installation, troubleshooting and documentation / logs of instruments used on process control systems and building systems.

  • Completing quality and safety documentation and completing the work in a safe, compliant, and timely manner according to planning and predefined schedules with minimal impact to production while aligning with GMPs, SOPs and Amgen policies and regulations.

  • Work in a highly productive and efficient manner to maximize the quantity of activities completed with focus on maintenance excellence.

  • Ensure work is appropriately communicated to system operators and key stakeholders.

  • Ensure work order documentation is completed accurately.

  • Reviewing and technically approving maintenance reports, forms, plans and records.

  • Identify waste, work-flow interrupters, and other opportunities for improvement, recommend solutions, and assist with implementation.

  • Identify opportunities to learn new skills and actively participate in development that will improve overall team performance.

  • Represent Maintenance team in discussions and meetings with peers and other site functions.

  • Provide facility and manufacturing support as needed with on-call rotation - this may be outside of normal working hours including nights, weekends and holidays.

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The maintenance professional we seek is a dynamic team-player with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

  • High school diploma / GED and 6 years of Maintenance experience OR

  • Associates degree and 4 years of Maintenance experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in mechanical maintenance with an emphasis on sanitary processing equipment and systems.

  • 3+ years knowledge of pneumatic, mechanical, and hydraulic systems and ability to effectively perform associated maintenance activities.

  • Knowledge and experience working in a highly regulated function cGMP.

  • Experience executing and documenting maintenance work orders in a computerized maintenance management system.

  • Ability to interpret P&ID's.

  • Ability to work with minimum direction.

  • Ability to effectively communicate issues and status of tasks in a timely manner.

  • Ability to interact constructively with peers/teams.

Thrive

What you can expect of us

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

Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

  • Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.

  • A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan

  • Stock-based long-term incentives

  • Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns

  • Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

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for a career that defies imagination

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.

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Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Company

We are all different, yet we have this in common: our mission to serve patients. This sense of shared purpose is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. It guides us as we continue to launch new medicines and reach millions of patients worldwide.

We live the mission.

We win together.

We thrive on continual challenge.

Our team of 22,000+ scientists and professionals worldwide bring distinct perspectives and experiences to all we do. We leverage our global talent to achieve together—to research, manufacture and deliver ever-better products and greater depth to our mission.

At Amgen, there is a strong correlation between our high level of diversity and performance. Because addressing issues with a wider range of perspectives and approaches leads to more creative problem-solving. Together, we’re transforming the promise of science and biotechnology into therapies that have the power to restore health.

Connect with us to explore how you can Win, Live, and Thrive at Amgen.

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Company info
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Phone
805-447-1000
Location
Corporate Headquarters
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks
California
91320-1799
United States

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