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Supervisor, Facilities-December 2024
Cambridge
Dec 21, 2025
ABOUT THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC
As the world’s leader in serving science, at Thermo Fisher Scientific, our professionals develop critical solutions—and build rewarding careers.
10,000+ employees
Biotechnology, Manufacturing
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About Supervisor, Facilities

  Job Description

  As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

  Location/Division Specific Information

  This position will be site based in Cambridge, MA and will support our Viral Vector Services (VVS Cambridge) business unit of Thermo Fisher Scientific. At VVS Cambridge, we deliver process development through commercial supply and offer the expertise and resources vital to help clients deliver innovative gene therapies. Placed in the forefront of our leading and cutting edge Cell and Gene Therapy business enabling clients to cure genetic, rare, and otherwise untreatable diseases.

  Discover Impactful Work:

  Supervisor, Facilities/Maintenance: A motivated self-starter with high levels of initiative. Responsible for leadership, supporting and maintaining the Cambridge, GMP clinical/commercial manufacturing facility utility systems, including HVAC, Water for Injection (WFI), Purified Water (PW), Reverse Osmosis (RO), Pre-Treatment, Incubators, Compressed Gases, Waste Neutralization, and other building systems. Respond to utility and equipment related alarms, and maintenance issues during manufacturing campaigns. Identify areas of potential, to improve operational performance and compliance. Uphold safety procedures and safe practices. Provide technical support and troubleshooting for manufacturing support equipment during shift. Documents all work in SAP, and equipment logbooks.

  A Day in the Life:

  Schedule, lead and perform preventative, routine, and non-routine maintenance on GMP equipment and building utilities.Provide mentorship, training and career development opportunities for maintenance staff.Makes daily inspection rounds and ensure all utilities and equipment in area of responsibility are operated and maintained per GMP guidelines.Tracks utility systems through the BMS and Delta V control systems.Logs readings on various plant equipment systems and investigates when alarms occur.Documents all work on validated systems including equipment logs, readings, and alarm investigations.Investigates equipment failures and troubleshooting and repairs.Responds to critical alarms for equipment systems.Reacts to loss of electrical power.Adhering to all established Standard Operating Procedures and Safety Policies (i.e., lockout/tagout, arc flash, OJTs)Reviews and completes assigned work orders in a timely manner.Ensures adequate inventory of spare parts is available.Partners with team members to ensure daily production goals are met.Works independently but collaborates with equipment Responsible Engineers.Follows standard operating procedures (SOP).Assesses equipment needs and provides recommendations on system improvements.Participate in the Maintenance on-call responsibilities.Initiate, review, and approve team's work orders in CMMS.Review and approve personnel time keeping and time off.

  Keys to Success:

  Education

  BS degree preferred.High School Diploma or equivalent required.Facilities/Maintenance certification or trade certification preferred.State license in requisite trades preferred.

  Experience

  3-5 years of experience operating and maintaining facility equipment in a medical device or pharmaceutical GMP Environment preferred.Training or field experience in Autoclaves, Clean Steam, WFI, water systems, HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, electrical systems, and/or water treatment preferred.Prior experience as a utility operator in a complex pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment preferred.Experience with HazMat procedures is preferred.

  Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  Knowledgeable in WFI systems, Purified Water, Clean Steams, Compressed gas, and HVAC Operation.Ability to work independently.Knowledgeable in Waste treatment and Bio-inactivation systems, Environmental chambers, and Environmental Systems.Ability to lift 50 lbs to a height of 4 feet.Practical knowledge of GMP's and working in an SOP environment.

  Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

  Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com

  Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

  Accessibility/Disability Access

  Job Seekers with a Disability: Thermo Fisher Scientific offers accessibility service for job seekers requiring accommodations in the job application process. For example, this may include individuals requiring assistance because of hearing, vision, mobility, or cognitive impairments. If you are a job seeker with a disability, or assisting a person with a disability, and require accessibility assistance or an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please submit a request by telephone at 1-855-471-2255*. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.

  This telephone line is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes, such as not being able to get into the career website, following up on an application, or other non-disability related technical issues will not receive a response.

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