Supervisor, Engineering

Our purpose is to bring hope to life by enabling life-changing therapies for patients around the globe, creating a healthier and happier tomorrow. Our mission is to work side by side with our customers in order to improve patients’ lives by bringing new biopharmaceuticals to market.

Job Summary

The Utility Supervisor is a key member of the EOS Utilities team responsible for overseeing staff in the monitoring, troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, testing, and documentation of a wide variety of manufacturing process and general utilities. May perform general labor duties as needed and work outside of core business hours upon short notice. Work performed must be completed with minimal impact to production, and must be documented/logged in accordance with written SOP’s, GMP and AGC Biologics’ guidelines as applicable.

One Colorado, one team. At our Boulder and Longmont locations, we cultivate a unified team under the banner of 'One Colorado', fostering collaboration among diverse teams and their respective business units. Together, we leverage a shared services objective between the two sites to enhance care for our clients and their patients.

Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Supervise the daily operations across shifts, including, but not limited to the advanced installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and testing of a wide variety of facility and manufacturing utility systems used in a GMP Biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
• Promote a safe work environment.
• Provide exceptional customer service to all customers internal and external.
• Responsible for completing the required documentation including, but not limited to, deviation reports, CAPAs, change control, work orders, forms, and checklists.
• Responsible for the review of completed work orders.
• Review and ensure errors during utility operations are corrected.
• Monitor system operation performance via a computerized building management system and in-the-field monitoring.
• Perform sanitizations and passivation of utility equipment as appropriate.
• Work under general direction of project engineers or section head, or under general administrative instruction performing detailed maintainability studies and calculations of component/system downtime.
• Help establish good maintenance practices.
• Operate, log, and maintain utility systems in accordance with standard operating procedures.
• Assist management in development of work-related programs and standard operating procedures.
• Complete routine request work orders and Preventative Maintenance (PM) work orders.
• Due to the nature of operations, shifts can and will vary. Shift preference may not always be available upon request.
• Present reliability, safety, and cost savings improvement ideas.
• Assist with the execution of validation protocols or change controls as needed.
• Establish priorities, set clear expectations, and demonstrate high standards of work practices.
• Provide detailed training for the team in order to develop the team’s knowledge in the utility operation field and other areas of the plant.
• Maintain personal training records and takes charge of own training and ongoing education.
• Report on or provide status updates to the Leadership team.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings, customer’s meetings and audits, vendor or service provider meetings, etc.
  
  

Leadership Skills

• Ability to interact constructively with peers/teams, and can seek outside resources as needed.
• Ability to delegate.
• Ability to be flexible to changing priorities.
• Maintaining a positive attitude and outlook.
• Ability to find solutions.
• Train, coach, and mentor Utilities team on operational functions.
• Understanding when and how to gain cooperation for team efforts.
• Open to learning and seeking advice with an always learning attitude.
  
  

Qualifications

Required:

• 7 years’ experience in GMP equipment maintenance, including operation, troubleshooting, and repair of utility systems in a GMP manufacturing plant.
• Demonstrated high level of expertise operating utility systems such as steam boilers, boiler feedwater, hot and chilled water, compressed air, wastewater treatment, dust collection, municipal water treatment, purified water, water for injection (WFI), tempered water, backup power generation, and HVAC.
• Ability to work outside of core business hours upon short notice.
• Demonstrated understanding of and ability to comply with all company health and safety procedures and practices.
• Advanced knowledge of pneumatic, mechanical, water treatment, and hydraulic fundamentals.
• Advanced skills in the use of power and hand tools.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate ideas through verbal and written forms, in English.
• Practical knowledge of GMP’s and working in an SOP environment.
  
  

Preferred

• Experience with the following systems/processes highly desired:
• Purified Water Systems (RO, DI, WFI), Clean Steam, and Clean Compress Air
• Incubators, Compressed gas (CO2, O2, N2)
• Modular Process Skids, CIP, TCU
• HVAC, Waste treatment and Bio-inactivation systems
• Technical writing skills preferred
• Knowledge and experience of regulatory requirements of ISO and GMP preferred
• Knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel desired
  

Physical Requirements (US Only)

• Ability to lift items in excess of 40 pounds with or without assistance.
• Ability to work in confined spaces and near operating equipment.
• Ability to work in loud noise environments.
  
  

Compensation

94,000-129,250

Our culture at AGC Biologics is defined by the six core values: Knowledge, Trust, Quality, Ingenuity, Accountability and Teamwork. Our core values stem from our team members and are embedded into our DNA. They provide a common language and understanding of how we as an organization are connected across three continents. Our core values serve as a compass and reminder of how we achieve our purpose of bringing hope to life for patients around the globe.

AGC Biologics is a leading global biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standard of service as we work side-by-side with our clients and partners, every step of the way. We provide world-class development and manufacture of mammalian and microbial-based therapeutic proteins, plasmid DNA (pDNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), viral vectors, and genetically engineered cells. Our global network spans the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with cGMP-compliant facilities in Seattle, Washington; Boulder and Longmont, Colorado; Copenhagen, Denmark; Heidelberg, Germany; Milan, Italy; and Chiba, Japan. We currently employ more than 2,500 employees worldwide. Our commitment to continuous innovation fosters the technical creativity to solve our clients’ most complex challenges, including specialization in fast-track projects and rare diseases. AGC Biologics is the partner of choice. To learn more, visit www.agcbio.com.  Want to keep posted about our growth and learn more about our company? Follow us on LinkedIn and give us a quick Like on Facebook!

AGC Biologics offers a highly competitive compensation package and a friendly, collaborative culture that values personal initiative and professional achievement. AGC Biologics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.