Facilities Operation Technician

Facilities Operations TechnicianAt Wolfspeed, we do amazing things in a human way. We know that the achievements of our organization are due to the passion, hard work and creativity of our employees. We celebrate different perspectives to foster excellence across our organization, and our goal is to make diversity a foundation of what we do. We are proudly building an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work.Enjoy doing things that people say can't be done? Innovation is at the center of everything we do.Hate red tape? We remove roadblocks instead of creating them.Working parent? We provide childcare assistance and paid parental leave.Student? We offer continuing education assistance.Looking for community? There are many ways to get involved, from Employee Resource Groups to local outreach.Wolfspeed is seeking a Facilities Operations Technician to join the Facilities Operations & Maintenance Team at our Durham, NC sites. This position requires you to operate and maintain the systems that provide uninterrupted services and critical utilities as needed to maintain life safety and production. To ensure that the facilities are maintained and conditioned as needed to provide a clean, safe, and comfortable environment and enable Wolfspeed team members to be productive while performing their job functions.Shift work (12hr shifts) required to provide 24x7 coverage for the production facility (including night shift). This is a position that requires attendance during adverse weather conditions.The day-to-day:Monitors to ensure preventive maintenance is complete, and operation of HVAC equipment, hydronic systems including chilled, heating, wastewater systems, compressed air, medium voltage electrical distribution, among other various exhaust systems.Utilize control systems to monitor equipment within the factory and verify recent trends, respond to alarms and other urgent facility situations, troubleshoot operational parameters that fall outside of normal operating parameters.Start and stop equipment as well as maintain facility operation through control software, work with computers and software to include Microsoft Office suite of products and SCADA.Provide support for new equipment installation, startup, commissioning, and sustaining operations.Must be able to work safely, use all personal protective equipment as required by OSHA/ job requirements, observe all safety policies during the execution of required tasks, participate in training as needed, and assist with training less experienced personnel.This job is right for you if you have (minimum requirements):Must possess a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent.Must possess a valid US driver's license.5 years of related experience working in an industrial setting, military experience, or can be a combination of experience with a technical degree.Use of computerized building management system / SCADA to maintain and troubleshoot facility equipment.Ability to troubleshoot and effectively resolve complex equipment malfunctions on plumbing, electrical, mechanical, HVAC, chillers, fire system and other types of facility equipment.Document clearly (verbal and written) and ability to work from verbal and written instructions, manuals, wiring diagrams, schematics, piping and instrument diagrams, work orders and specification.Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.Ability to work in a non-climate-controlled environment, at heights and confined spaces, around machinery and moving parts.Ability to work in repetitive motions and pressure involving fingers, hands, and wrists, includes standing or walking over hard concrete surface, and climbing ladders.This position requires the lawful ability to access technical data, information, and areas controlled by United States export control laws and regulations.This role may require additional duties and/or assignments as designated by management.To put it legally –Wolfspeed is an equal opportunity employer.We recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation and other protected status as required by law.We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.