Facilities & Equipment Maintenance Technician - Biotech / Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Job Description

Facilities & Equipment Maintenance Technician - Biotech / Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Join our client's team to maintain critical facility systems and process equipment in a GMP-regulated biologics environment. You’ll work hands-on with HVAC, chillers, boilers, and bioreactors, ensuring reliable operations and supporting life-changing biotech manufacturing. Bring your troubleshooting skills and proactive maintenance expertise to a global biopharma leader!

Type : Contract-to-hire

Rate : $33 - $40 / hr

Location : Middlesex County, NJ

Shift : All Shifts Available

Duties :

• Perform routine and emergency maintenance on facility systems, including HVAC, boilers, chillers, air compressors, and cold storage units (freezers, refrigerators, incubators).
• Monitor and maintain building utilities and environmental control systems supporting GMP production areas.
• Conduct preventive maintenance and calibration checks on bioreactors, shakers, centrifuges, pumps, and other lab or process equipment.
• Troubleshoot equipment and system issues to minimize downtime and maintain continuous operations.
• Support installation, qualification, and commissioning of new or upgraded equipment and utilities.
• Maintain accurate documentation in accordance with GMP standards, SOPs, and company policies.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, and Engineering teams to ensure compliance and operational readiness.
• Participate in after-hours or weekend on-call rotations to support 24 / 7 facility operations.

Qualifications :

This job description is a complete list of all desired skills, but not all are required. We strongly encourage candidates who have some of the skills to apply. We look forward to a conversation to learn more about you!