Facilities Maintenance Engineer

About the Role

Roche’s R&D laboratory and office facility operates highly complex, critical infrastructure supporting sensitive scientific research and corporate operations. This temporary Maintenance Engineer role will audit, optimize, and expand the existing Preventative Maintenance (PM) program to ensure maximum uptime, regulatory compliance, and asset longevity. The role bridges field maintenance and data systems, converting technical documentation and historical work order data into actionable, detailed maintenance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Review existing and historical work order data within the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to identify procedural gaps.
• Cross-reference current asset registries with physical field inventory to ensure critical equipment tags are accurate.
• Author, revise, and standardize detailed PM job plans and step-by-step procedures for critical utility and facility equipment, including:
  • HVAC Systems: Air Handling Units (AHUs), HEPA filtration loops, and VAV systems.
  • Exhaust Systems: Lab chemical fume hoods, bio-safety cabinet exhaust fans, and stroboscopic exhaust stacks.
  • Plant Utilities: Chillers, cooling towers, boilers, and compressed air systems.
  • High-Purity Utilities: Reverse Osmosis / Deionized Water (RODI) purification and distribution systems.
• Integrate safety requirements into all procedures, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) specifications.
• Ensure all written procedures comply with local regulatory bodies, Roche global engineering standards, and applicable Good Manufacturing/Laboratory Practices (GxP).
• Incorporate clear "pass/fail" criteria, calibration check-points, and data collection parameters within PM steps to maintain Good Documentation Practices (GDP).

Deliverables & Timeline

• Gap Analysis Report (within 2 months): A comprehensive assessment report detailing the health of the current PM program, identifying high-risk assets lacking adequate PM documentation, and a prioritized timeline for procedure creation.
• Standardized PM Templates (Month 3): An Engineering Manager-approved template format for all written job plans to ensure consistency across mechanical, electrical, and plumbing disciplines.
• Finalized PM Job Plans (Ongoing, batched monthly): Batch delivery of finalized, ready-for-upload PM procedures for all targeted equipment classes (AHUs, chillers, RODI, etc.).
• CMMS Change Requests (Project conclusion): Completed data upload sheets or system change requests to transition newly authored procedures into the active CMMS database.

Requirements

• Education: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Facilities Engineering, or equivalent technical field experience.
• Experience: 5+ years in facilities engineering, reliability engineering, or maintenance operations within a regulated industry (Biotech, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, or Semiconductor).
• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of commercial/industrial HVAC, chilled water plants, industrial exhaust, and high-purity water system (RODI) operations and failure modes.
• Systems Experience: Proficiency with enterprise CMMS platforms (SAP preferred).
• Soft Skills: Exceptional technical writing ability, strong data analytical skills, and communication skills to interview field technicians and capture tribal knowledge.

Logistics

Estimated duration: 6 to 12 months (with potential for extension based on project scope expansion).

Work location: On-site.

Schedule: Standard 40-hour work week, Monday through Friday.

Pay

$39–$49/hour.