Maintenance Technician 3 - Facilities Operations

About the role

Illumina is hiring a Maintenance Technician 3 who leads a small team of technical personnel and runs the Facilities Department's operations. The role supports Facilities Operations at manufacturing sites and related areas such as warehouses and walk-in freezers, and covers repairs of the facility's structure and equipment, including electrical, HVAC and other systems. It also involves maintaining the facilities database and assisting the administrative work of the facilities and EH&S groups.

Key responsibilities

• Operate facilities equipment and carry out hands-on preventive and corrective maintenance of systems such as the RODI water system, HVAC, mechanical and electrical systems.
• Plan and schedule equipment preventive maintenance according to the master list, liaise with vendors and supervise maintenance activities.
• Respond to interruptions, troubleshoot equipment issues and support manufacturing and related areas while upholding environmental safety.
• Take part in O&M improvement projects, site assessments and change control, execute document changes and close MMS work orders.
• Monitor environmental and system parameters via the BMS and EMS, handle out-of-specification scenarios, run sensor calibration and verification, and support internal and external audits.
• Keep daily logs, trend data for engineers, and help the supervisor track PM work status and CM progress.
• Guide team members, solve complex problems with little guidance, write root cause analysis reports, and lead predictive maintenance based on a life-cycle management plan.
• Identify, procure and manage critical spares, support maintenance service contracts, and help with annual plant shutdown planning.

Required profile

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to stand by 24 hours and work rotating 12-hour shifts if required.
• Preferred: experience in a cleanroom or manufacturing facilities environment.
• Preferred: NITEC, Higher NITEC or Diploma in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Good communication, teamwork, independence and ability to work with all levels of the company.

Required skills

• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong electrical fundamentals with hands-on troubleshooting experience.
• Able to generate simple reports.