Facilities Tech 1

While this is intended to accurately reflect the current job, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job.  Evergen, reserves the right to revise the job or require that other or different tasks are performed when circumstances warrant (i.e., emergencies, changes in personnel or staffing, workload, or technical developments). 

COMPANY SUMMARY:

Evergen is a global industry-leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) in regenerative medicine. As the only regenerative medicine company that offers a differentiated portfolio of allograft and xenograft biomaterials at scale, Evergen provides customers across a diverse set of market segments with leading-edge expertise, scale, and flexibility across end-to-end services including design, development, regulatory support, verification and validation, manufacturing, and supply chain management. Evergen is headquartered in Alachua, FL, and has manufacturing facilities in West Lafayette, IN., Eden Prairie and Glencoe, MN., and Neunkirchen, Germany.

 Evergen is rooted in a steadfast commitment to quality, integrity, and patient safety with a focus on five key values:

•    Accountable: We own our actions and decisions.

•    Agile: We embrace change to stay ahead of the curve and evolve to drive innovation and growth.

•    Growth Mindset: We embrace challenges as opportunities for continuous learning.

•    Customer-Centric: We prioritize customers at every touch point.

•    Inclusive: We thrive on the richness of our diversity and ensure every voice is heard, respected, and celebrated.

 At Evergen, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where we embrace the richness of our diversity and ensure that every voice is heard, respected, and celebrated. We believe that by embracing diversity and promoting inclusivity, we not only uphold our values but also strengthen our position as the CDMO of Choice in regenerative medicine solutions. We recognize that cultivating a growth mindset is essential to our success, and we are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement in our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Through accountability and action, we strive to create an environment where individuals can thrive, innovate, and contribute their unique perspectives to drive our collective success.

Montagu Private Equity (“Montagu”), a leading European private equity firm, acquired Evergen in 2020 and has supported the transformation of the company to its next level of potential.

Areas of Responsibility (list Duties, Assignments, Tasks, Objectives)

• Perform routine tasks required for the upkeep and operation of the facility, including periodic facility and safety system inspections, and corrective and preventative maintenance
• Ensure scheduled routine tasks are completed on time per the maintenance schedule.
• Respond in a timely manner to maintenance help tickets.
• Perform routine cleaning of assigned facility areas.
• Help facilities technicians with their work, as requested.
• Provide assistance to other employees with tasks such as movement of parts and materials, organization of areas, assembly and movement of furniture, hanging or moving wall furnishings and other ad-hoc requests.
• Arrange for maintenance of company vehicles.
• Communicate with vendors to schedule services and purchase parts and materials.
• Host outside vendors, and ensure their work is done to quality standards.
• Maintain facilities supplies inventory.
• Record work performed per quality system procedures

Minimum Work Experience/Educational Requirements

• High school diploma
• 0 – 4 years’ experience in facilities maintenance, construction trades, or other work experience
• Willingness to learn new skills and procedures from team members and ability to follow directions from Team Lead, Supervisor, and Manager is essential.
• Familiarity with basic hand tools and power tools.
• Detail oriented and able to follow written instructions precisely.
• Good written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to communicate and work constructively with team members and other colleagues to achieve established goals.
• Maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Proficient with using computers for word processing, e-mail, and spreadsheets.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite preferred.
• Experience in facilities maintenance desired - carpentry, painting, flooring, basic plumbing, etc.
• Minimal to no travel required.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with reasonable accommodations.
• Limited exposure to hazardous chemicals, material derived from animal tissues, and active pharmaceutical ingredients used in the manufacture of product.
• Physical demands are typical of a commercial maintenance and light manufacturing environment.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.