Senior Maintenance Technician

Career Category Maintenance Job Description Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. Senior Maintenance Technician What you will do Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for day-to-day operation, monitoring, and first-line support of site utility systems that support Biologics and API manufacturing operations at Amgen Singapore Manufacturing. The role focuses primarily on reliable utilities operation, safe system handover, and compliance with operating and LOTO requirements, with limited hands-on maintenance support where required. • Operate, monitor, and perform routine rounds for site utility systems including HVAC, chillers, cooling towers, compressed air, nitrogen, and associated support systems. • Monitor and interpret operating parameters, alarm conditions, and system performance trends to identify abnormal, recurring, or deterioration conditions; execute approved response actions, recommend appropriate follow-up measures, document observations and actions taken, and escalate issues beyond established procedures to the relevant System Owners, Maintenance, or Manufacturing teams in a timely manner. • Carry out alarm monitoring, timely response, escalation, and reporting for utility systems through approved alarm management tools, and site communication processes. • Perform operational adjustments, start-up, shutdown, changeover, and recovery activities in accordance with approved procedures. • Coordinate with Planner, Utilities, Maintenance, Manufacturing, and service providers for system shutdowns, equipment handover, and return-to-service activities. • Coordinate, escort, and oversee vendors or service providers during assigned utility-related work activities to ensure compliance with site safety, GMP, and operational requirements. • Provide guidance and on-the-job support to new or less-experienced personnel on routine utility operations, LOTO practices, alarm response, and operational documentation, promoting safe and compliant execution of established procedures. • Perform and verify Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) requirements in accordance with site safe work procedures before equipment maintenance, inspection, or troubleshooting activities. • Assist in permit-to-work preparation, Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), line breaking, confined space, hot work, and other safety controls relevant to utility operations. • Provide first-line technical troubleshooting support by investigating equipment and process abnormalities within defined operating procedures and established practices, applying available technical resources to identify likely causes, documenting observations and actions taken, and escalating deviations, non-routine issues, or engineering-related concerns to the appropriate engineering personnel. • Support plant testing, commissioning, qualification, and periodic verification activities related to utility systems. • Maintain accurate shift handover notes, operating records, and documentation in compliance with GMP, safety, ALCOA+ and site procedures. • This position requires shift work to support continuous utility operations and manufacturing requirements. All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional tasks and responsibilities. What we expect of you We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. • Associate’s Degree or Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronic, Facilities Management, or related engineering discipline and 4 years of directly related experience OR • High School Diploma / NITEC / Higher NITEC / GED and 6 years of directly related experience in plant, facilities, or utility operations • Preferred certifications on steam boilers, work at height, confined space or NFPA hot work • Preferred certification or hands-on experience in utility systems operation, HVAC, chilled water systems, cooling towers, boilers, compressed air, nitrogen, or other industrial utility systems. • Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, refinery, chemical, semiconductor, or other regulated manufacturing environments will be an advantage. • Working knowledge of utility operating principles, equipment line-up, alarm response, system isolation, and safe start-up/shutdown practices. • Ability to monitor, acknowledge, respond to, escalate, and document utility alarms accurately in accordance with site procedures and reporting expectations. • Familiarity with Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO), permit-to-work, Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), GMP documentation, and safe work practices. • Able to perform routine inspections, clearly communicate abnormalities, and escalate issues for maintenance or engineering support. • Competency in basic computer skills, including electronic logbooks, maintenance management systems, and standard of…