Maintenance Tech II

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
 

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.
 

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Job Description
 

Gilead's mission is to discover, develop, and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients with life-threatening illnesses worldwide.  As a (Maintenance Tech II), you are responsible for:

Role Summary: 

The Calibration Technician II will calibrate, troubleshoot and repair equipment in accordance with customer/process requirements on instruments and equipment used across Gilead La Verne site.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage contracted technicians.
• Perform planning/scheduling for routine and on-demand calibrations/repairs.
• Troubleshoot, repair and calibrate instruments and equipment.
• Open/Investigate Deviations and Out of Tolerance events.
• Revise calibration job plans and data sheets, as needed.
• Ensure activities are accomplished in a safe manner and with quality mindset.
• Strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures, safety requirements, training requirements and cGMPs.
• Work in a highly productive and efficient manner.
• Ensure work is appropriately communicated to system operators and key stakeholders.
• Ensure work order documentation is completed accurately and completely.
• Identify waste, workflow interrupters, safety and other opportunities for improvement, recommend solutions, and assisting with implementation.
• Identify opportunities to learn new skills and actively participate in development that will improve overall team performance.
• Assists in maintaining laboratory and performs other duties as assigned.
• Responsible for planning, installing, monitoring, troubleshooting and maintaining instrumentation/control systems used in manufacturing and support departments.
• Review and approve calibration work orders to ensure work is performed to SOP requirements.
• Procures spare parts, special equipment, contracts, documentation and equipment availability for work execution.
• Provide work order review/closure in a timely manner to ensure continued compliance.
• Train technicians, as needed, to ensure department maintains high level of training readiness.
• Perform calibrations on Temperature, Pressure, Analytical (pH/Conductivity), Electrical, Physical/Dimensional, Mass/Weight, Flow, Force, Velocity, Time/Frequency and Gas detector instrumentation.
• Performs calibrations for in lab and onsite locations following prescribed procedures.
• Understands basic uncertainty contributor and standard deviation calculations.
• Records data gathered during calibration within CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System).
• Identifies and utilizes appropriate measurement procedures. Generates certificates of calibration and/or out of tolerance reports as required and in correct media appropriate to meet customer requirements.
• May perform other duties as assigned/requested.
• Maintains secondary or intrinsic and/or working calibration standards.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma and Five (5) Years relevant experience
• Experience with calibrations and instrument troubleshooting in a regulated environment (GMP, ISO, etc).
• Work experience in instrumentation and control, installing, calibrating, maintaining, and repairing equipment or related equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Associate’s Degree and Four (4) Years' Experience
• Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) exper