Maintenance Technician II

Job Description

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Job Description

Maintenance Technician

As Technician you are responsible for the repair and maintenance of the site's installations and related equipment. In this role you will be responsible for the technical state of the building related equipment such as HVAC and other critical utilities as well as laboratory and process equipment. You will support our new innovative biotechnology facility in Hoofddorp that includes general laboratories for bio-processing.

You will be joining a team of people where all backgrounds and experiences are respected, and where working together focused on saving lives, by finding the cure for cancer, is a daily activity. The team is diverse, enthusiastic and hardworking. Your manager will be the Manager Maintenance & Calibration.

Kite, A Gilead Company

At Kite, we are at the forefront of immunotherapy and engineered T cell therapy. We are helping change the paradigm of cancer treatment and we are revolutionizing individually tailored treatments. That means a fast paced and constantly changing environment, where we make discoveries every day – discoveries that include our own capabilities and our individual potential.

We’re currently seeking to recruit highly motivated talents for different positions, to join us and be part of our exciting journey in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies and their translation to the treatment of patients with cancer.

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for the repair and maintenance of installations and equipment of the pharmaceutical site
• Supervising work performed by outside contractors
• Follow up and permanently fix breakdowns on installations and equipment
• Documentation of executed work according to the cGMP regulations
• Supports development of engineering guidelines and standards
• Performs multi-shift work as well as on call duties as required

Skills

• Provides technical expertise on utility systems and small equipment
• Because of the diversity of the work on the equipment/installation on our site, if you are skilled both mechanically and electrically is a plus.
• Certification conform NEN:3140 as Skilled Person (VP) is a plus.
• Certification or knowledge of electrical testing is a plus.
• Performs with guidance fairly routine evaluation studies of manufacturing equipment
• Analyses issues to seek simple solutions or bring ups to engineer for further processing
• Able to communicate on several organizational levels within the organization
• Able to perform (simple) Problem solving and root cause analysis
• Experience with execution and starting improvement projects
• Project member

Your Profile

• Preferably minimum MBO level 4 or relevant education
• Preferably 3 years of maintenance experience in a biotech, pharmaceutical or food company with direct experience with cGMP or highly regulated work environments
• VCA-VOL certificate (or prepared to get this on short term)
• Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills in Dutch and a good understanding of English
• Able to work both independently and in a team
• Result and service oriented
• Ability to work safely

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