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How will you put your skills, experience, and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission-to serve patients-drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.\nBe part of Amgen's newest and most advanced drug substance manufacturing plant. When completed, the Amgen FleX Batch facility will combine the latest in disposable technologies with traditional stainless-steel equipment to allow for maximum flexibility in operations. 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In this vital role, you will provide technical expertise and guidance supporting the start-up of the plant and daily operations.\nDuring Construction Phase:\nThe initial focus of this role for the majority of 2027 will be to work closely with the Capital Project Delivery team providing technical support associated with the start-up, commissioning, and qualification of the wide variety of equipment and systems used in Manufacturing, Laboratories, Utilities, and other areas at the site. \nSupport the implementation of the Metrology program meeting all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and safety requirements, local/ global regulations, and Amgen Maintenance excellence standards. \nSupport the development, writing and implementation of the Metrology program documentation including Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Change Control (CCMS), Non-Conformance (NC), Work Orders (WO), Job Plans (JP), Hazard Risk Assessments (HRA), Job Hazard Assessments (JHA), etc. \nEnsure safety of all staff during plant construction and start-up operations and metrology activities. \nPost-Construction completion and continued operations. In this key role within the Facilities & Engineering team, under limited supervision, the Senior Instrument Technician is responsible for:\nPerforming calibration, repair, installation, troubleshooting and documentation / logs of instruments used on process control systems and building systems. \nCompleting quality and safety documentation and completing the work in a safe, compliant, and timely manner according to planning and predefined schedules with minimal impact to production while aligning with GMPs, SOPs and Amgen policies and regulations. \nWork in a highly productive and efficient manner to maximize the quantity of activities completed with focus on maintenance excellence. \nEnsure work is appropriately communicated to system operators and key stakeholders. \nEnsure work order documentation is completed accurately. \nReviewing and technically approving maintenance reports, forms, plans and records. \nIdentify waste, work-flow interrupters, and other opportunities for improvement, recommend solutions, and assist with implementation. \nIdentify opportunities to learn new skills and actively participate in development that will improve overall team performance. \nRepresent instrumentation team in discussions and meetings with peers and other site functions. \nProvide facility and manufacturing support as needed with on-call rotation - this may be outside of normal working hours including nights, weekends and holidays. \nWin\nWhat we expect of you\nWe are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The instrumentation professional we seek is a dynamic team player with these qualifications.\nBasic Qualifications:\nHigh school diploma / GED and 2 years of instrumentation experience OR \nAssociate’s degree and 6 months of instrumentation experience \nPreferred Qualifications:\nHigh school diploma / GED and 6 years of instrumentation experience OR \nAssociate’s degree and 4 years of instrumentation experience \nPrefers BioTech experience\nExperience in instrumentation maintenance with an emphasis on sanitary processing equipment and systems. \nAbility to troubleshoot circuitry up to 480V. \n5+ years knowledge of pneumatic, mechanical, and hydraulic systems and ability to effectively perform associated instrumentation activities. \nKnowledge and experience working in a highly regulated function - cGMP. \nExperience executing and documenting maintenance work orders in a computerized maintenance management system, preferred Maximo. \nAbility to interpret P&ID's. \nAbility to work with 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