Maintenance Technician; Facilities

Maintenance Technician – Albany, NY Build your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives.

The Maintenance Technician performs modifications and repairs to facility, properties, equipment and furniture, and assists in the maintenance and upkeep of the general facility, including custodial functions.

Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients. At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.

We proudly offer

• Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)
• Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
• Career advancement opportunities
• Education reimbursement
• 401K program with matching contributions
• Learning platform
• And more!

Responsibilities

• Responsible for facility modifications and repair, encompassing electrical, plumbing, painting and light construction. Assures that these functions are performed in compliance with workplace safety procedures, OSHA requirements, and all applicable federal, state and local regulations, to the extent that the employee is aware of from discussions with the supervisor and training received
• Maintain a working understanding of plant production processes, equipment, systems, and facilities in order to perform maintenance effectively, under general direction
• Interact with, monitor and assist outside contractors and vendors in conjunction with their projects
• Perform scheduled maintenance on equipment and facilities in accordance with the company's Maintenance Schedule and SOPs
• Use machine tools, hand tools, and other tools of the trade to work with a variety of materials within prescribed tolerances, as directed
• Locate, relocate, assemble and install equipment and furniture as needed or requested
• Perform custodial functions including, maintenance of the floors, rugs, bathrooms and overall facility appearance as needed and/or directed
• Recommend and implement methods to increase the quality of products and/or services
• Participates in self-development activities and training of others
• Complete the Facilities Personnel Core Competency in the Learning Management System
• Exhibits safety awareness and safe work practices
• Performs other related duties as may be reasonably assigned in the course of business or as requested by supervisor or management

Required

• Associate’s Degree in an electrical or mechanical discipline preferred, or appropriate trade certification and at least 2 years of experience in maintenance and/or machine repair
• Must possess good written and verbal communication skills and be able to coordinate several diverse responsibilities
• Chemical Hygiene Training

Other Qualifications

• Must pass a background check
• Must pass a drug screen
• May be required to pass Occupational Health Screening
• May be required to obtain and maintain gowning certification
• May be required to obtain and maintain media qualification

Pay Range: $24.05/hour.

Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.

All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.