Job Description

Job Description
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This key role will perform light building, and equipment, maintenance, liaise with employees and vendors, prepare for on- and off-site events, support environmental, health, safety, shipping, receiving, and waste management efforts, among other varied tasks. The Facilities Lab Technician will be a Backup to the Facilities Manager for all key operating systems and will work to ensure that the facility and lab operations run safely and smoothly while being efficient and cost-effective.
This is an hourly, overtime-eligible position. Typical working schedule will be Monday-Friday, however, occasional weekend/ after-hours work may be required as driven by business need. This position reports to the Facilities Supervisor and will be located at headquarters in New Haven, CT.


Principal Responsibilities
• High level of computer skills
o Work order management systems
o Equipment monitoring
o Asset management systems
o Data entry
• Maintenance and repair of building and lab based equipment
o Conducts and/or assists in troubleshooting, repairs (corrective maintenance) and preventative maintenance of process equipment, building support systems, utility systems, automation systems, and laboratory systems
• Complete costumer work requests as assigned
• Perform general shipping and receiving duties when required
• Constructively, collaboratively, and professionally interact with peers, company leadership, vendors, and visitors.
• Manage and execute office/ laboratory moves, respond to employee requests, assist in space-planning efforts, and maintain accurate records
• Works to limit any interruptions, disruptions, or losses arising from unscheduled downtime of client services. Systems operations and maintenance must be safe, reliable, and cost-effective.
• Attends all mandatory safety training and maintains a safe work environment by following OSHA/ IACUC/ etc. guidelines, relevant GxP regulations, and all facility safety policies and procedures.
• May assist in designing and drafting facility-related SOPs. Takes prompt action to correct conditions found to be out of compliance or unsafe.
• General laboratory maintenance
o Cleaning water baths
o Defrosting freezers
o Refilling carboys
o Stocking consumables (flasks, pipette tips, tubes, etc.)
o Monitor and change out high pressure lab gases
o Emptying vacuum flasks
o Monitoring equipment
• Laboratory stock room management
o Organizing laboratory stock room
o Taking inventory and ordering items that are low
o Stocking ordered items
• Laboratory stock room management
o Organizing laboratory stock room
o Taking inventory and ordering items that are low
o Stocking ordered items
• Escalate risks and concerns throughout the organization appropriately
• Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
• Five (5) years of in a building services/operations role in a pharmaceutical environments required
• Strong computer skills are required, implementation and operation of computerized systems used by Facilities to perform their daily duties is essential
• Experience in Data entry and is required
• facility maintenance experience is preferable.
• Self Starter, work with minimal direction
• Pharmaceutical/ Biotech/ Laboratory/ Vivarium-related experience required; knowledge of GxP standards is a plus.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills required, to facilitate interactions with diverse group of internal and external stakeholders (including employees, senior leadership, external vendors, etc.)
• Strong oral and written communication skills are required.
• Must be willing to work overtime to include starting work early or staying late past scheduled work hours based on business needs, if required.
• Must be willing to work some weekends/ company holidays based on a relevant busine ss need, if required.
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs
• Must be able to work using respirator
Education
• High school diploma from an accredited school.
• Vocational/trade school training is a plus.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Casual work, Work at office, Monday to Friday,

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