Water Systems Specialist
Who we are
Fagron is the global market leader in pharmaceutical medicine, and its products are sold to more than 200,000 customers in over 60 countries. The goal of Fagron is: Together we create the future of the personalized medicine. Fagron, together with prescribers, pharmacists, and customers, strives to improve medications and help the patient. From our position as market leader, we act locally and think internationally.
About the job
The Water Systems Specialist supports the operation, monitoring, maintenance, and improvement of process water systems used in sterile manufacturing. This is a hands-on technical role for someone with strong mechanical aptitude, familiarity with water treatment or utility systems, and a willingness to learn pharmaceutical water-system requirements. This role partners with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, and Quality to help keep water systems operating reliably, support routine sampling and monitoring, coordinate maintenance activities, assist with troubleshooting, and maintain accurate documentation.
Responsibilities
- Support day-to-day operation of process water generation, storage, and distribution systems.
- Aid with system start-up, shutdown, sanitization, and routine checks.
- Ensure systems are operating reliably and in accordance with site procedures.
- Support sampling, review, and trending of water quality and operating data.
- Aid in monitoring key system parameters such as conductivity, TOC, temperature, flow, and related instrumentation.
- Identify abnormal conditions, equipment issues, or performance trends and escalate as needed.
- Aid in troubleshooting system, instrumentation, and operational issues.
- Collaborate with Maintenance and Engineering to support preventive maintenance, calibration, and corrective repairs.
- Maintain water system equipment and critical instrumentation in a reliable operating condition.
- Provide input on work orders, spare parts, and maintenance planning.
- Aid in SOPs, work instructions, logs, and related documentation.
- Support training of site personnel on basic water system operation and good documentation practices.
- Maintain accurate records of monitoring, maintenance, and operational activities.
- Identify opportunities to improve system reliability, performance, and ease of operation.
- Support investigations, follow-up actions, and implementation of approved improvements.
- Learn and apply pharmaceutical water-system requirements with support from site leadership and quality personnel.
Set yourself apart
- Experience with water treatment, process water, utilities, RO/DI, purified water, or similar systems
- Strong mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting ability
- Familiarity with pumps, valves, instruments, tanks, skids, and distribution systems
- Experience in manufacturing, utilities, maintenance, or technical operations
- Ability to interpret trends, complete documentation, and follow procedures
- Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, food, beverage, or other regulated environments
- Experience with USP water systems, WFI, or ozonation
What's on offer?
- A competitive salary
- A comprehensive benefits package
- A performance package
- The opportunity to be part of an international leader in an expanding industry