Description

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

Job Description

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.

This role is located on-site in Morris Plains, NJ. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role. Please note the shift for this role rotates every 4 months. Sunday through Wednesday; Wednesday through Saturday (5am - 330pm)

Major accountabilities:

• 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 rou tine 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.
• Leads 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.

The salary for this position is expected to range between $66,800 and $124,000 per year.

The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.

Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.

US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma required, Associate's Degree preferred.
• 6+ years of relevant experience in a GMP environment.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.
• Ability to monitor BMS phone 24 hours/day.
• 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.
• Black Seal license preferred.

EEO Statement:

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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 to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to us.reasonableaccommodations@novartis.com or 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.

Salary Range
$66,800.00 - $124,000.00

Skills Desired
Knowledge Of Core Work Processes, Knowledge Of Relevant Tools And Systems