Senior Maintenance Technician
Veranova L P
Summary
The Senior Maintenance Technician is a hands-on position whose duties include assisting with repairing, maintaining, adjusting, calibrating and installing equipment to ensure proper operations. In addition, activities related to facility upkeep and activities related to maintaining the two sites in good working order.
Job description
Core Responsibilities
- Contributes to production flow by minimizing downtime due to equipment or parts failures.
- Performs facility maintenance activities within site safety policies and contributes to facility appearance.
- Under the direction of the maintenance / facility leads, perform required tasks to ensure the implementation of the preventive maintenance schedule.
- Assists with calibration activities as directed.
- Recommends replacement of equipment when necessary, and provides input to the critical spare part list, to be added to inventory.
- Assists in obtaining work permits, confined space issues, hot works, and line breaks.
- May perform other related duties as required.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma required
- 7+ years of Maintenance related experience required
- 3+ years in a regulated industry preferred
- Experience in maintaining HVAC systems required
- Basic knowledge of specialty chemicals / Pharmaceutical manufacturing and mechanical parts, equipment, tools, and supplies is preferred.
- Must be able to read, understand and comply with work instructions; assigned SOP’s and GMP guidelines; blueprints and vendor drawings.
- Must be able to maintain good relationships with co-workers and internal customers.
- Overtime may be required to ensure production schedules are met.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands or arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear; climb ladders, reach, and kneel.
- The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100Ibs.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, and peripheral vision; color perception; and the ability to adjust focus.
- Travel between locations is required.
Requirements
- High School Diploma required
- 7+ years of Maintenance related experience required
- 3+ years in a regulated industry preferred
- Experience in maintaining HVAC systems required
- Basic knowledge of specialty chemicals / Pharmaceutical manufacturing and mechanical parts, equipment, tools, and supplies is preferred.
- Must be able to read, understand and comply with work instructions; assigned SOP’s and GMP guidelines; blueprints and vendor drawings.
- Must be able to maintain good relationships with co-workers and internal customers.
- Overtime may be required to ensure production schedules are met.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands or arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear; climb ladders, reach, and kneel.
- The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100Ibs.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, and peripheral vision; color perception; and the ability to adjust focus.
- Travel between locations is required.
Benefits
- Health & Wellness Benefits
- Mental Health Resources
- Wellness Programs
- Generous PTO
- Holiday Pay
- Performance-Based Bonuses
- 401(k) Matching
- LinkedIn Learning
- Workshops
- Conferences
- Mentorship
- Tuition Assistance
Company overview
Veranova L.P. is a global leader in contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) services, specializing in the development and production of complex active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. With over 50 years of industry experience, Veranova focuses on specialist niches requiring expertise in highly regulated and complex chemistries, including controlled substances, highly potent APIs, and specialty modalities such as antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), PROTACs, and oligonucleotides. The company operates a global network of cGMP-compliant facilities in the United States and United Kingdom, offering comprehensive services spanning solid form sciences, process development, analytical method development, and commercial-scale manufacturing. Veranova has contributed to approximately 15% of FDA-approved small molecule drugs since 2014 and maintains over 200 active Drug Master Files, demonstrating its significant impact on the pharmaceutical industry. The company's mission centers on enabling current and next-generation therapeutics to improve patient lives through innovative manufacturing solutions and collaborative partnerships.