Facilities Lead Maintenance Mechanic - Days

Facilities Lead Maintenance Mechanic - Days

At AstraZeneca we work together across global boundaries to make an impact and find answers to challenges. We do this with the upmost integrity even in the most difficult situations because we are committed to doing the right thing. We continuously forge partnerships that help pursue world-class medicines in new ways, combining our people’s exceptional skills with those of people from all over the globe.

Our Frederick Manufacturing Center (FMC) is one of 30 production facilities in 18 countries that creates life-changing medicines for people around the world. This biologics manufacturing facility makes a direct contribution to treating people with cancer, respiratory and autoimmune conditions across the globe. It’s challenging but highly rewarding work, involves more than 675 talented people throughout the manufacturing lifecycle and supporting office functions. We work hard to deliver life-changing medicines to patients, and we take time to have fun and celebrate our accomplishments. From catered site festivities to competitive events, community outreach activities, environmental and wellness showcases and team-building events, we take time to recognize our achievements.

We are dedicated to creating a culture of inclusion and collaboration. We are committed to continuous learning and offer ongoing skill building and training for our staff and encourage additional secondary schooling with tuition reimbursement of 100% up to $10,000 each year. The FMC is also an award-winning employer and has been recognized as a ‘Top 50’ Business in Frederick and awarded Frederick County’s ‘Best Place to Work’ distinction in 2015 and 2019. Come join our award-winning team and support the manufacture of life-changing medicines for patients across the world.

Everything we do is to make people’s lives better. To us it’s personal, as we invent, make, deliver and support. Taking our cutting-edge innovations from our science labs to patients. Fueled by our aspiration to deliver accelerated growth for our company and to make people’s lives better, there’s never been a more exciting time to shape the next phase of Operations’ evolution and growth. We explore, willing to support new ideas, go above and beyond to find better solutions, every day. This is a place for the resilient – hungry for new challenges and diverse opportunities. The driven – willing to learn, take personal accountability and step out of their comfort zone. To build a collective legacy of doing good for people, the environment and society.

Why Join Operations?

Here we turn molecules to medicines, bringing our Research & Development pipeline to life through a rigorous process of development, manufacturing, testing and delivery. In our fast-paced, growing environment, embrace an exciting opportunity to build a long-term, varied career. With a huge variety of global opportunities and learning from other teams this is the place to embrace lifelong learning and build capabilities, setting your own direction and pace.

If you have the passion and the drive to accelerate growth and make people’s lives better – then this is the place for you.

What you’ll do:

Facilities Lead Maintenance Mechanic – Days

Provides hands-on support for preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on process and utility equipment in support of a multi-product, large-scale biologics manufacturing facility operating 24/7.

This is a lead-level individual contributor role that combines direct process mechanic support with broader technical ownership across maintenance execution, troubleshooting, investigations, and project-related activities. The role requires a level of autonomy and the ability to provide business continuity across the Monday-Friday day shifts.

Shift: Monday-Friday, 5:30 AM-2:00 PM.

This role may require overtime and occasional flexibility in shift timing to support project demand, equipment startup, commissioning activities, construction walkdowns, and other business needs. These schedule adjustments are generally planned and communicated with notice whenever possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Hands-on maintenance support: Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on process and utility equipment to support safe, reliable manufacturing operations.
• Process equipment support: Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain equipment such as bioreactors, centrifuges, purification skids, purification columns, glasswashers, and autoclaves.
• Utilities and facilities support: Support equipment including HVAC air handlers, refrigeration systems, cold rooms, chillers, cooling towers, pumps and drives, electrical switchgear, UPS systems, power distribution equipment, and emergency generators.
• Project and startup support: Support new equipment implementation, equipment startup, area and equipment commissioning, turnover activities, and field execution of project work.
• Construction walkdowns: Participate in construction walkdowns, field verification, punch-list identification and follow-up to support readiness and turnover.
• Provide technical troubleshooting and support equipment-related investigations, including identification of issues, root cause analysis, and follow-up actions in partnership with cross-functional teams.
• Autonomous ownership of work: Independently prioritize routine and emergent work, manage assigned responsibilities with limited oversight, and ensure timely follow-up and communication.
• Business continuity across shifts: Maintain continuity of support across the weekday day shift through clear documentation, effective handoff practices, and coordination with operations, engineering, quality, and maintenance partners.
• Documentation and systems: Complete required GxP/GMP documentation, work orders, logbooks, and maintenance records accurately and on time using a CMMS or similar system.
• Safety and compliance: Follow site safety procedures including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), PPE requirements, hazard identification, and escalation of unsafe conditions.

Minimum Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience with a High School diploma, technical school, certificate of completion at a 2-year technical school.
• Relevant experience: 5+ years of maintenance experience in plant equipment maintenance, utilities, facilities, or manufacturing support roles; experience in biotech, pharmaceutical, or other regulated manufacturing environments strongly preferred.
• Process and/or utility maintenance experience: Hands-on experience troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining industrial process equipment and/or utility systems.
• Equipment knowledge: Experience with manufacturing equipment such as bioreactors, centrifuges, purification skids, purification columns, glasswashers, and autoclaves, and/or utility systems such as HVAC, refrigeration, pumps, drives, and electrical distribution equipment.
• Technical documentation: Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, drawings, equipment manuals, and technical documentation.
• Systems proficiency: Experience using a CMMS or similar work order/documentation system and basic computer proficiency for email and electronic documentation.
• GMP/GxP execution: Ability to complete required GMP/GxP documentation accurately and on time.
• Safety knowledge: Demonstrated knowledge of safe work practices, including LOTO, hazard recognition, stop-work expectations, and timely escalation of safety concerns.
• Communication and teamwork: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across operations, engineering, quality, and other cross-functional teams.
• Physical and environmental requirements: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and perform physical tasks such as climbing, bending, and extended standing; ability to work at heights, in mechanical rooms, outdoor conditions, and cleanroom spaces while wearing required PPE.

Preferred Qualifications

• Commissioning and startup: Experience supporting equipment commissioning, startup, qualification support, and turnover to operations in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Project support: Experience supporting capital projects, equipment installations, expansions, or facility improvements.
• Construction field support: Experience performing construction walkdowns, field verification, punch-list development, and readiness support.
• Investigations and root cause analysis: Experience supporting equipment-related investigations, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of autonomy, prioritize competing responsibilities, and maintain continuity of support across a weekday day shift schedule.
• Quality systems knowledge: Experience with deviations, CAPA, and change control.
• Monitoring systems: Familiarity with BMS/EMS systems.
• Advanced trade capability: Strong expertise in one or more technical areas such as HVAC/refrigeration, electrical, or mechanical systems.
• 24/7 manufacturing support: Experience supporting equipment in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca when we see an opportunity for change, we seize it and make it happen, because any opportunity no matter how small, can be the start of something big. Delivering life-changing medicines is about being entrepreneurial - finding those moments and recognizing their potential. Join us on our journey of building a new kind of organization to reset expectations of what a bio-pharmaceutical company can be. This means we’re opening new ways to work, pioneering cutting-edge methods and bringing unexpected teams together. Interested? Come and join our journey.

Are you already imagining yourself joining our team? Good, because we can’t wait to hear from you.

Next Steps – Apply today!

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please complete the full application on our website at your earliest convenience – it is the only way that our Recruiter and Hiring Manager can know that you feel well qualified for this opportunity. If you know someone who would be an excellent fit, please share this posting with them.

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $ 65,068 – $97,602 Annual USD. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program. Benefits offered include a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.  

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