Sr Associate Facilities

Job Title: Sr Associate Facilities

Duration: 1 Year

Location: Thousand Oaks, CA

Description:

Client at Thousand Oaks is looking for a Sr. Associate Facilities to provide maintenance leadership and technical expertise in support of facility equipment/systems, utility systems, and/or production suites, ensures systems operate within designed parameters. Area of responsibility may consist of multiple facilities, disciplines, or clients. All work to be completed to assure minimal impact to production while complying with all safety / cGMP guidelines and company’s procedures.

Responsibilities include:

• Directing/planning/delegating of tasks to personnel in daily operations, corrective action, and preventative maintenance activities in a reliable and compliant manner. This includes, but is not limited to, maintenance and emergency repair of all production related utilities and facility equipment that support GMP production: HVAC, HEPA certifications, and pressure cascades, water purification systems, plant and clean steam, chillers and clean gas systems. Additionally, the staff will need to understand room classification and gowning requirements. Alarms and associated subject matter expertise will be provided to triage events impact to quality or safety. Fundamental control system strategy and logic will need to be understood to troubleshoot and provide data trends from EMS/BMS/USC systems.
• Create, edit, or obsolete training with associated equipment systems and evaluate staff proficiency to qualification records.
• Development and maintain the current repair job plans and spares inventory control for associated equipment
• Interact with various support teams for integrated contracted partners for calibration support and outside vendors that provide contracted maintenance
• Assure quality and safety change control procedures are followed and changes are approved prior to execution and purchases being approved.
• Work to be completed in accordance with CFRs, cGMPs, SOPs and company’s policies
• Participate in On-Call rotations for after-hours facility and Manufacturing support and may work outside of established shift hours upon short notice

Basic Qualifications:

Master’s degree OR Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of maintenance experience OR Associate’s degree and 6 years of maintenance experience OR High school diploma / GED and 8 years of maintenance experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 year technical/AA/AS degree in building maintenance, Mechanical maintenance, Plant engineering or related technical discipline
• 7+ years combined education and experience with 4+ years in an FDA (GMP) or comparable regulated environment
• Experience with RCA facilitation and participation
• Experience with RCM, TPM, or other reliability centered concepts
• Experience with installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair and testing of HVAC, laboratory and utilities equipment
• Advanced Knowledge of pneumatic, mechanical, and hydraulic fundamentals as well as advanced skills in the use of power and hand tools in the building trades such as carpentry, plumbing, and electrical
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Possess a high mathematical understanding, excellent reading skills along with intermediate to advanced computer and typing skills

Top 3 Must Have Skill Sets:

• Technical Skills Regarding Facilities Engineering
• Great Communication Skills
• Teamwork

**Resumes need to be thorough and carry a strong level of documentation of previous experience and how its relatable to this role and it's requirements

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Directing/planning/delegating of tasks to personnel in daily operations, corrective action, and preventative maintenance activities in a reliable and compliant manner.
• This includes, but is not limited to, maintenance and emergency repair of all production related utilities and facility equipment that support GMP production: HVAC, HEPA certifications, and pressure cascades, water purification systems, plant and clean steam, chillers and clean gas systems. Additionally, the staff will need to understand room classification and gowning requirements. Alarms and associated subject matter expertise will be provided to triage events impact to quality or safety. Fundamental control system strategy and logic will need to be understood to troubleshoot and provide data trends from EMS/BMS/USC systems.
• Create, edit, or obsolete training with associated equipment systems and evaluate staff proficiency to qualification records.
• Development and maintain the current repair job plans and spares inventory control for associated equipment
• Interact with various support teams for integrated contracted partners for calibration support and outside vendors that provide contracted maintenance
• Assure quality and safety change control procedures are followed and changes are approved prior to execution and purchases being approved.
• Work to be completed in accordance with CFRs, cGMPs, SOPs and company’s policies
• Participate in On-Call rotations for after-hours facility and Manufacturing support and may work outside of established shift hours upon short notice

Possible Extension: Yes

Red Flags:

Lack of Technical Details

Poor Communication and Teamwork

Lack of engagement

Interview Process: WebEx

Note: The Company is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAhr@spectraforce.com.

About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at:

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