Biotech Utilities Operator
Position Title: Biotech Utilities Operator/ Shift\- CES
Reporting To: Biotech Utilities Supervisor
Main Purpose and Objectives of Position:
The primary responsibility of the Biotech Utility Operator will be to operate equipment in accordance with design parameters, user manuals and current standard operating procedures.
Working closely with Utility Engineers and area Technical Support the Biotech Utility Operator will be a key team player in the Biotech Utilities Department.
The following skills will be expected of the Biotech Utilities Operator:
- Good attitude to safety.
- Good self\-management skills. Ability and willingness to learn.
- Proactive attitude and able to work on own initiative.
- Good computer skills.
- Ability to handle a varied workload with competing priorities.
- Team player who works well with people.
- Accountability. Ready to accept ownership and work without close supervision.
- Good documentation skills.
- Good attention to detail.
- Significant aptitude for Mechanical Equipment Operations and problem solving.
- Understanding of the importance of correctly following procedures in a GMP environment.
Required Qualifications and Experience;
Minimum; FETAC Level 6 Trade Qualification or Equivalent
Driving License (site road vehicle used)
FAS Safe Pass (or equivalent)
5 years’ industrial experience in a regulated environment.
Language Requirements: Proficient inEnglish
Key Responsibilities: In line with the job outlined above, the following are typically the key tasks that would be expected of the role:
- Adhere to compliance requirements (safety, quality \& environmental) and ensure any adverse events are communicated/troubleshot appropriately.
- Be capable of commissioning and validating activities for new pieces of equipment \& processes to the appropriate standards and guidelines, where relevant.
- The Biotech Utility Operator will be responsible for the following systems and areas: Biotech HVAC, Purified Water Systems, Water for Injection Systems, Liquid Nitrogen System, Glycol Systems, Compressed Air Systems, Cooling Towers, Bulk Chemical Storage Systems and others used for the provision of utilities to the Biotech campus.
- Managing these above systems with respect to the associated logs \& alarms.
- Carry out daily sampling and testing duties as assigned on the above listed systems to ensure equipment and systems are in good operating conditions and they are maintained in accordance with local and corporate regulatory requirements.
- Navigation of the Automated Distributed Control System (DCS).
- Understand Health, Safety \& Environmental\-regulated environment and application of Health \& Safety/Process Safety standards in order to execute key/critical GMP duties.
- Monitoring and collecting data on equipment use and performance i.e. trying to anticipate potential equipment reliability problems.
- Working with Maintenance and Technical Support to respond appropriately to potential utility supply upsets or equipment failure.
- Contacting the appropriate help if there is a problem or an event (spill/deviation/incident) during processing.
- Communication to other shifts re the status of the area operations and details of any issues/problems that have occurred at handover.
- Actively participating in assigned building \& area operations such as safety audits, procedure co\-ordination and improvement projects.
- Training and qualification on all specified unit operations within the building.
- Housekeeping activities and ensuring area is kept at an audit readiness standard.
- First line response and fault finding of equipment failures \& breakdowns.
- Undertake adhoc tasks or activities as directed by area Technical Support.
Work Location: In person
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