Novartis Hiring for Senior Facilities Mechanic (nd shift) job in Morris Plains Full Time

Job Description
Location: Morris Plains, NJ
Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.

About this role:
365 days a year, we aspire to be the best manufacturer of Cell & Gene therapies to ensure our patients have the treatments they need to live longer, healthier lives.

The Senior Facilities Mechanic is responsible for performing a wide variety of activities following cGMPs and all safety regulations

Key Responsibilities:
• Oversees mechanical service calls and in-house repairs throughout facility and grounds, and determines necessary repair work.
• Monitors work in one or more maintenance trades including electrical, HVAC, plumbing and routine equipment repair and installation of office fixtures.
• Acts as the interdepartmental liaison between the calibration team and the supported groups, coordinating scheduling issues, resolving calibration-related problems, and providing technical support, as required to all groups internal/external.
• Supports calibration program and repairs instruments, including troubleshooting of equipment and system malfunctions, ensuring compliance with good manufacturing practices (GMP).
• Provides technical training and guidance to staff members.
• Monitors and operates the Building Maintenance System (BMS).
• Responsible for timely execution and compliance for related PMs; supports department work order system program.
• Defines facility SOPs and other appropriate procedures to ensure high reliability of department documentation and procedures.
• Uses ability as a skilled specialist to contribute in development of concepts and techniques and to complete tasks in creative and effective ways.
• Works on assignments that are extremely complex in nature where independent action and a high degree of initiative are required in resolving problems and developing recommendations.
• Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments and may pro­ vide guidance and oversee the activities of other support personnel.

Additional Specifications:
• This role is a 2nd shift position. This role is 4 days a week for 10 hours. The days of the shift rotate every 4 months. Must have flexibility for overtime based on business needs.
Minimum requirements
Essential Requirements:
• HS Diploma, GED or Technical Trade school
• A minimum of 6 years of relevant mechanic experience
• CFC universal license is required or the ability to obtain licensure within one year
• Low pressure black seal required or the ability to obtain licensure within one year
• Proficient in MS Office applications
• Flexibility to accommodate all shifts
• Must have the ability to work around laboratories, manufacturing areas and equipment, and must be able to regularly lift 10 – 20 lbs and occasionally up to 50 lbs.

Desirable Requirements:
• Strong background in HVAC/ Refrigeration repair
• Chiller and DX rooftop units experience
• Pharmaceutical experience

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $72,700 and $109,100per year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Why Novartis: Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

You’ll receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodations:
The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] call +1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

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