Maintenance Specialist I/II (Contractor) (HVAC)

Location: Onsite in Raritan, New Jersey, United States

Salary: $96,267–$126,351 USD per year. Contractors are not eligible for company benefits.

Company

Global biotechnology company developing cell therapies, including CAR-T, TCR-T, and natural killer cell-based treatments for serious diseases.

What you will do

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain HVAC, refrigeration, cleanroom HVAC, clean steam, cryogenic storage, utilities, and process equipment.
• Perform preventive, predictive, and reactive maintenance, including plumbing, pipefitting, millwright, instrumentation, electrical, and electromechanical work.
• Maintain equipment, critical utilities, building automation systems, PLCs, HMIs, sensors, switchgear, motors, and electrical systems up to 600 volts.
• Perform minor upgrades, installations, facility projects, asset management, reliability work, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Document maintenance activities in the CMMS using good documentation practices and support deviations, investigations, change controls, root cause analysis, and FMEAs.
• Support safe, compliant cGMP manufacturing operations and collaborate with Operations, Quality, HSE, Warehouse, QC, Facilities, and Engineering.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent experience plus trade or technical school certification, craft certification, or military-equivalent training; a related B.Sc. or M.Sc. is also accepted.
• At least 4 years of experience in industrial manufacturing or a regulated environment, with proficiency in more than one craft.
• Experience with CMMS or a similar maintenance management system.
• Knowledge of HVAC, cleanroom maintenance, refrigeration, process maintenance, instrumentation, PLCs, VFDs, electrical practices, and building automation.
• Knowledge of cGMP manufacturing and applicable EPA, OSHA, DEA, and other regulatory requirements.
• English proficiency is required, and applicants must already be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Pharmaceutical or related industry experience.
• Experience working in controlled cleanroom environments under aseptic conditions.
• Experience with HVAC and cleanroom maintenance in cGMP manufacturing.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a state-of-the-art cell therapy manufacturing facility supporting clinical and commercial production.
• Schedule flexibility is required, including the ability to work other shifts and provide on-call support.
• Permanent full-time employees may receive medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid parental leave, paid time off, and additional voluntary benefits.
• Contractors are explicitly excluded from benefits provided through the organization.

Hiring process

• Selected applicants must complete Form I-9 employment verification through E-Verify.