Technical and Craft Labor - Lead Manufacturing Maintenance Technician III

Lead Facilities Maintenance Technician

This is a 1st shift role, Monday - Friday 6am-2:30pm

Position Location:

Frederick, MD

Position Summary:

To provide facilities related mechanical, utility, and mission-critical infrastructure services for a complex biotech manufacturing, distribution, R&D, and data center site including equipment and facility installation, repair, troubleshooting, and preventative maintenance. This is the highest-level technical role in the Facilities Maintenance department and is responsible for advanced troubleshooting, GMP documentation quality, critical alarm response, mentoring of junior technicians, and reliability of building, utility, and mission-critical IT infrastructure.

Key Objectives of the role:

• Develop and maintain a complete working knowledge of all infrastructure systems and operations at the facility.
• Respond to all site infrastructure, utility, and IT mission-critical equipment alarms and execute repair and mitigation activities.
• Ensure that the critical environment is restored to its original maintenance condition following repairs or interventions.
• Support site customer infrastructure facility needs to ensure continuous operations.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts on HVAC, boilers, pure steam generators, autoclaves, lab washers, RODI, refrigeration, electrical, plumbing, and pneumatic systems.
• Operate, maintain, and support mission-critical IT data center infrastructure including Computer Room Air Conditioning (CRAC) units, Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS), and battery strings.
• Complete preventative maintenance on equipment and building systems as established in department procedures.
• Available for emergency on-call rotation.
• Provide guidance, training, and mentorship to junior and senior technicians; serve as working shift lead.
• Author and own GMP quality records including Change Controls, Deviations or Problem Reports, CAPAs, and Methods of Procedure (MOPs).
• Author and revise Standard Operating Procedures, Preventive Maintenance procedures, job plans, and work instructions.
• Review and approve work order closure quality for completeness, accuracy, and GxP compliance before record submission.
• Serve as facility and utility subject matter expert during regulatory inspections and internal audits.
• Monitor critical plant systems through rounds, meter readings, Client trend reviews, and field inspections.
• Perform and document daily meter readings and trend utility performance data.
• Maintain accurate records of building operations, repairs, parts, equipment condition, and PM activities within the CMMS.
• Act as power user of the site CMMS for work order management, PM scheduling, job plan revision, and asset records.
• Act as power user of the site Client for alarm monitoring, trend review, and graphic verification.
• Coordinate planned work in server room spaces with site IT, ensuring Change Controls are in place for any activity affecting mission-critical systems.
• Approve contractor work scopes and Job Safety Analyses; escort contractors in GMP, R&D, Warehouse, and data center areas; verify completion and quality of contractor work.
• Represent Facilities Maintenance on commissioning and qualification (IQ, OQ, PQ) of new and modified utility, facility, and mission-critical systems.
• Identify recurring failures, develop reliability reports, and recommend improvements to maintenance strategies, spare parts, and PM frequencies.
• Recommend capital and operating budget items including parts and equipment replacement planning.
• May perform other related duties as required and/or assigned.
• Ensure continuous operations of the site HVAC, utility, and mission-critical IT systems.

Minimum Qualifications (must have):

• Must have at least 8 years of related facilities or utilities maintenance experience in a GMP-regulated biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or life sciences manufacturing site.
• Must have demonstrated experience supporting at least two of the following GMP operating environments: GMP manufacturing, R&D laboratories, and warehouse or distribution facilities.
• Must have a proven working knowledge of electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and refrigeration equipment and systems.
• Must have demonstrated experience independently authoring and closing GMP quality records, including Change Controls, Deviations or Problem Reports, CAPAs, and Methods of Procedure (MOPs).
• Must have demonstrated experience as a working shift lead, crew lead, or team lead, including assigning daily work and providing technical direction to other technicians.
• Must comply with FDA, EH&S, cGMP, and ISO regulations.
• Must have advanced troubleshooting skills.
• Must have a strong working knowledge of the site Building Management System (Client) and Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Must have experience supporting emergency response, critical system recovery, and after-hours or on-call maintenance response.
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have technical certification in multiple relevant mechanical and/or electrical trades.
• Prefer current…