Job Description
Facilities Engineer responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of GMP labs, managing maintenance schedules, and coordinating with vendors to meet regulatory requirements.
At PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale.
Our GMP labs in Athlone are continually growing and developing, and with that, the work is dynamic – projects could include deployment of lab space, repurposing of lab space, working with vendors, to general soft facilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the Facilities Manager on any facilities projects within the GMP labs.
- Plan and schedule all maintenance and preventative maintenance activities, generates work orders, tracks and progresses work to completion.
- Support the site needs, responding to communication from other departments in a timely manner.
- Responding to real-time requests to provide technical and mechanical assistance.
- Organize and implement daily work schedules, prioritize and dispatch personnel to critical tasks.
- Schedule work around operations to minimize impact to schedules, attend meetings with other departments to plan and schedule work.
- Responsible for contractors on PMs and site change projects.
- Perform daily walk-throughs reviewing PMs & WO's to verify that tasks are being performed to the required expectations.
- Keep records in an audit-ready state.
- Ensure all required GMP and technical documentation is generated and assure compliance with GMP guidelines and written procedures.
- Manage and review service contracts.
- Generate quotations and provide competitive prices.
- Assist with development of business objectives, plans and budgets.
Requirements:
- Relevant educational qualification ideally to 3rd level.
- Minimum 3 years experience working in a Facilities/Maintenance role where you have responsibility for site maintenance, equipment maintenance (HVACs, boilers, etc), working with vendors, facilities and all related paperwork.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- Decision-making role.
- Good understanding of Lab operations and support needed within a GMP environment.
- Experience with utilities such as HVACs, boilers, fume hoods, etc.
- Experience with soft facilities.
- Strong understanding of GMP.
- Ability to adhere to laboratory policies and standard operating procedures.
- Proficient computer skills.
- Effective communication skills.
- Ability to work with diverse workforce with multifaceted requirements.
- Ability to prioritize and coordinate resources to meet our customers' needs.
- Ability to work in a team environment without close supervision.
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need.