Senior Instrumentation Technician

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HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION? 

You’ve 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 mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s 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  

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What you will do 

Let’s do this! Let’s 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