Maintenance Technician, Senior Specialist

Job Description

Join our dynamic team at Agilent’s GMP facility in Frederick, Colorado, where you'll play a critical role in maintaining and optimizing manufacturing equipment and processes. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the production of oligonucleotide (DNA-RNA) based therapeutics in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Shift: 2nd shift 4-day/10-hour rotating schedule, with shift differential pay. Flexibility for varied shifts as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of manufacturing, utility, and laboratory equipment in a GMP environment.
• Collaborate with engineers to optimize production processes, ensuring quality, efficiency, and safety.
• Coordinate and execute maintenance activities, including preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and emergency repairs.
• Support GMP compliance through documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Change Controls, Deviations, and CAPAs.
• Work with industrial control systems, such as PLCs, SCADA, and BAS, to maintain, operate, and monitor system functionality.
• Interpret technical documentation (e.g., P&IDs, control drawings, blueprints, and equipment manuals) to ensure proper equipment setup and maintenance.
• Accurately document all maintenance activities in the maintenance database.

What You’ll Bring:

• A proactive, self-starter attitude with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Strong technical problem-solving skills, including diagnosing and resolving complex equipment issues.
• Effective communication skills to provide clear updates on maintenance activities and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Commitment to quality, safety, and professionalism in all maintenance activities.
• Familiarity with regulated environments (e.g., GMP pharmaceutical manufacturing) and industrial chemical systems.

Qualifications

Required:

• Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in manufacturing maintenance or technical support.
• Proficiency in maintaining and troubleshooting fluid handling and thermal control systems (e.g., pumps, agitators, piping systems, automated valves).
• General knowledge of electrical systems, including troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Familiarity with GMP, GDP, OSHA safety guidelines, lock-out/tag-out procedures, and hot work permits.
• Strong ability to read and interpret technical documents such as P&IDs, control drawings, electrical schematics, and equipment manuals.

Preferred:

• Technical certifications or tradesman credentials in relevant fields.
• Experience leading or assist in coordinating group work activities.
• Background in designing or implementing tools to improve manufacturing and/or processes.

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to sit, talk, hear, stand, walk, grasp, reach, climb, balance, kneel, stoop, or crawl.
• Ability to lift/move up to 100 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities, including close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

Work Environment:

• Working around chemical fumes, airborne particles, and caustic chemicals.
• Work around moving mechanical parts, high voltage systems, and variable noise levels.

Additional Details

This job has a full time weekly schedule. Applications for this job will be accepted until at least May 15, 2025 or until the job is no longer posted.

The full-time equivalent pay range for this position is $35.15 - $54.93/hr plus eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locations

Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We value diversity at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age,