Maintenance Technician

About Veranova

At Veranova, we believe people are our most important asset, and we are dedicated to building the most talented workforce in our industry. Our commitment to uncompromising focus on quality, compliance, safety, and excellence in delivery shapes everything we do. We are not just looking for skills; we are seeking innovative individuals who have a mindset open to learning and growth, and a desire to make a difference. Every role at Veranova plays a part in delivering an exceptional customer experience through ownership and integrity.

Veranova is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of complex active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for pharma and biotech customers. With deep technical expertise and impressive flexibility, we develop solutions and processes that support and accelerate innovation. Join us on our mission to enable current and next-generation therapeutics to improve and save the lives of patients.

About the Role

The Maintenance Technician is a hands-on position whose duties include assisting with repairing, maintaining, adjusting, calibrating, and installing equipment to ensure proper operations. In addition, activities related to facility upkeep and maintaining the two sites in good working order.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to production flow by minimizing downtime due to equipment or parts failures.
• Performs facility maintenance activities within site safety policies and contributes to facility appearance.
• Under the direction of the maintenance/facility leads, performs required tasks to ensure the implementation of the preventive maintenance schedule.
• Assists with calibration activities as directed.
• Recommends replacement of equipment when necessary and provides input to the critical spare part list to be added to inventory.
• Assists in obtaining work permits, confined space issues, hot works, and line breaks.
• May perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

• High School Diploma.
• One to two years’ experience in maintenance or facilities work is desired.
• Experience in maintaining HVAC systems is a plus.
• Basic knowledge of specialty chemicals/pharmaceutical manufacturing and mechanical parts, equipment, tools, and supplies is preferred.
• Must be able to read, understand, and comply with work instructions; assigned SOPs and GMP guidelines; blueprints and vendor drawings.
• Must be able to maintain good relationships with co-workers and internal customers.
• Overtime may be required to ensure production schedules are met.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands or arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear; climb ladders, reach, and kneel.
• The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, and peripheral vision; color perception; and the ability to adjust focus.
• Travel between locations is required.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $34–38/hour. This range represents a good-faith estimate of the compensation we expect to offer for this position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. In exceptional cases, compensation may exceed the stated range.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits, including access to mental health resources and wellness programs.
• Generous PTO and holiday pay policies.
• Competitive base salary with eligibility for performance-based bonuses.
• Attractive 401(k) Plan with company match.
• Opportunities for continuous learning through LinkedIn Learning, workshops, conferences, and mentorship.
• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Additional Information

Applicants for this role must be authorized to work in the United States without further employer sponsorship.