Job Description

Position Description:

Facilities Engineering Specialist

Provide engineering and project support to facilities, maintenance and/or utilities for Rahway, New Jersey pharmaceutical research campus and headquarters for our Company. Provide regional assistance to other North American sites, as required.

This position supports day-to-day operations that includes technical input to projects, mechanical support to utilities, and maintenance engineering for site facilities including office, warehousing, pilot manufacturing, and labs.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide support and monitoring of equipment performance and maintenance reliability, as well as troubleshooting to ensure compliant, reliable and efficient operations.

• Propose facility and infrastructure improvements for large capital projects.

• This position requires interactions with internal customers and external service providers.

• Represents facilities on cross-functional teams and uses established relationships to influence and lead teams for successful completion of activities.

• Interacts with hourly, salaried and contract employees in routine matters, troubleshooting and project support.

• The individual should be able to recognize problems of moderate complexity, and independently, develop potential solutions.

• Authors Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and other technical documentation.

• Monitors maintenance metrics and other KPI's to understand performance and improvement opportunities.

• Perform root cause analysis on equipment or systems failures and develop strategies to prevent reoccurrence.

• Assists in training development for mechanics and supervisors.

• Supports and contributes to maintenance and planning processes in assigned area.

• Responsible for change control (management of change) for assigned systems and/or areas.

• Provide technical input to building and site Master Plans based on risked based life cycle analysis.

• Ensures compliance requirements; e.g. Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), safety, environmental, and operating cost goals are achieved.

• Supports culture change toward safety goal of Target Zero, as well as ongoing reinforcement of Safe by Choice principles and behaviors.

Position Qualifications :

Education Minimum Requirement:

• BA or BS in Engineering

Required Experience and Skills:

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience or equivalent in relevant research/pharmaceutical areas this can include co-op and internships

• Proficient in the following competencies: empowering leadership, flexibility, motivation, teamwork/collaboration, problem-solving, communication, and computer skills

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Desire to lead in a dynamic, growth environment

• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma Methodology, Root Cause Analysis, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, knowledge in reliability engineering (including asset life cycle management).

• Knowledge of Computerized Management Maintenance Systems SAP.

• Familiarity with cGMP for pharmaceutical manufacturing desired

• Knowledge of widely accepted Engineering Standards to support daily work functions

• Familiar with project and construction management flow

NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS

In accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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U.S. Hybrid Work Model

Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

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Expected salary range:

$83,100.00 - $130,900.00

Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here (https://www.benefitsatmerck.com/) .

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

Yes

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

07/9/2024

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Job Posting End Date: 07/09/2024

A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

Requisition ID: R300590