The Facilities Technician II is responsible for the safe, reliable, and compliant operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of plant utility systems and facility infrastructure. This role ensures critical systems-including boilers, compressed air systems, HVAC, and supporting utilities-operate efficiently to support manufacturing operations in a regulated GMP environment.
This is an intermediate level position for a fully competent technician capable of independently maintaining and troubleshooting facility and utility systems with minimal supervision.
Responsibilities & Duties
- Independently perform preventive and corrective maintenance on boilers and steam systems, compressed air, plant water systems (potable /deionization (DI)) and HVAC.
- Perform routine operation, inspection, and maintenance of critical utility systems including:
- Steam boilers and associated systems (feedwater, condensate return).
- Compressed air (compressors, dryers, receivers, condensate management).
- HVAC systems (air handling units, temperature/humidity controls, environmental conditions).
- Plant water systems and general facility infrastructure.
- Maintain accurate logs for boiler operations, HVAC performance, and inspections.
- Troubleshoot and diagnose mechanical and basic electrical and control-related issues in facility systems and resolve routine issues.
- Execute preventive maintenance (PM) tasks per CMMS schedule. Maintain accurate maintenance records and close out work orders with full documentation in CMMS.
- Escalate complex or high-risk problems appropriately to management. Coordinate with engineering and external contractors for complex issues.
- Monitor system performance and take corrective actions to identify and document deficiencies and recommend improvements to maintain efficiency and reliability.
- Respond to alarms and system deviations in a timely manner.
- Support predictive maintenance activities (vibration analysis, thermography, inspections).
- Perform repairs on equipment including pumps, motors, valves, and instrumentation.
- Ensure compliance with GMP, OSHA safety regulations and environmental and local regulatory requirements (e.g., PA DEP).
- Support audits and regulatory inspections.
- Follow all safety procedures including lock out, tag out (LOTO), confined space entry, and hot work permits.
- Identify and mitigate risks related to facility and utility operations.
- Support site safety initiatives and continuous improvement programs and projects. Support root cause analysis and
- reliability improvement efforts.
- Assist with installation, commissioning, and validation of new equipment.
- Provide input on capital projects and equipment upgrades.
- Mentor and support Level I technicians.
- Be able to work independently with limited supervision.