Utility Associate Jobs in Raleigh, NC (NOW HIRING)

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is building the future of bioproduction in Holly Springs, North Carolina. By end of 2025, we'll open North America's largest end-to-end CDMO biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, offering drug substance production, fill-finish, and packaging under one roof.

We're looking for passionate, mission-driven people to help us realize this exciting vision and deliver the next vaccine, cure, or therapy. We offer a dynamic work environment and we're proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your purpose, energy, and drive-what we call Genki. Ready to shape the future of medicine? Let's transform healthcare together!

Holly Springs, North Carolina, combines small-town warmth with proximity to Raleigh's thriving tech scene, making it the perfect blend of community and opportunity.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of "giving our world more smiles." Visit: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/about/region/careers

This is a night shift position supporting our 2/2/3 schedule from 6pm-6am.

The Utility Operator 2 operates, maintains, and repairs black and clean utility systems. This position is also responsible for monitoring mechanical and electrical equipment, power distribution, chilled water, process gas, domestic and de-ionized water, water for injection (WFI), clean steam generator and distribution, plant steam boilers, compressed air, fire alarm, security, remote building equipment monitoring, sanitary, acid waste, and storm drain systems. Additionally, this role performs daily monitoring of tank farm, supports lab admin building, building management system (BMS) and critical alarm response.

What You'll Do

• Operates and monitors utility systems, including compressed gases, cooling towers, plant steam, chillers, boilers, HVAC, fire alarm system, and utilities tank farm.
• Monitors equipment performance, conducts routine maintenance, troubleshoots issues, and ensures compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
• Assists with analyzing data to identify areas of improvement, to implement energy saving measures, and to optimize utility usage to minimize costs and environmental impact.
• Performs basic and complex preventive maintenance on utility equipment.
• Responds to equipment failures promptly.
• Responds to emergency conditions, such as power outages, fire alarms, and critical equipment alarms.
• Operates and monitors site building management system (BMS) and Delta V.
• Performs and monitors chemical levels of boiler feed water, cooling tower water, and plant steam and adjusts water chemistry to maintain pre-established parameters.
• Monitors and operates the site's waste neutralization system.
• Monitors and maintains compressed gas inventory.
• Ensures utility systems and operations comply with relevant regulation standards and guidelines.
• Maintains accurate records and implements corrective actions to address non-compliance issues.
• Participates in cross-department meetings and provides technical expertise, as directed.
• Assists colleagues with the implementation of process improvements under the direction of senior technician or supervisor.
• Participates in continuous improvement initiatives to optimize utility operations, cost reductions, and efficiency enhancements.
• Manages the inventory of spare parts and equipment.
• Provides guidance and mentors operators.
• Provides input for the development of safety procedures.
• Supports site operations and emergency work orders during off-hours, as needed.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities

• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
• Ability to operate hand and power tools.
• Knowledge of control systems.
• Effective communication, both written and oral.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma methodologies or other continuous improvement techniques.
• Must be able to support 24/7 manufacturing facility, including shift, on-call and weekends.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• 2-4 years of experience in Utility Operations or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree in mechanical, electrical, applied engineering, or industrial technology.
• Prior utility operations experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing, or industrial environment.
• Experience with data tracking software, such as Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Experience using Microsoft Office.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required on a regular basis to:

• Will work in environment which may necessitate respiratory protection.
• May work in Mechanical/Production spaces that may require hearing protection and enrollment in a hearing conservation program.
• Will work in environment operating a motor vehicle or Powered Industrial Truck.
• Ability to discern audible cues.
• Ability to inspect or perform a task with 20/20 corrected vision, visual acuity, including distinguishing color.
• Ability to ascend or descend ladders, scaffolding, ramps, etc.
• Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time, up to 12 hours.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time, up to 12 hours.
• Ability to conduct activities using repetitive motions that include writs, hands and/or fingers.
• Ability to operate machinery and/or power tools.
• Ability to conduct work that includes moving objects up to 33 pounds.
• Ability to bend, push or pull, reach to retrieve materials from 18" to 60" in height, and use twisting motions.
• Will work in warm/cold environments, from a range of 0-115 degree Fahrenheit.
• Will work in outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind.
• Will work in small and/or enclosed spaces.
• Will work in heights greater than 4 feet.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of FUJIFILM about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at FUJIFILM via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of FUJIFILM, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by FUJIFILM for this requisition and a valid agreement with FUJIFILM is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the FUJIFILM agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

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Fujifilm is committed to providing equal opportunities in hiring, promotion and advancement, compensation, benefits, and training regardless of nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, political creed, ideology, national, or social origin, disability, veteran status, etc.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to our HR Department (FDBN_PNC@fujifilm.com).