Facilities Technician

Facilities Technician

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide day-to-day technical guidance and coaching to Facilities Technicians and contractors.
• Lead troubleshooting activities for complex HVAC, electrical, water, compressed air, BAS, EMS, and utility system failures.
• Develop and update SOPs, maintenance procedures, and technical standards.
• Conduct technical training sessions and knowledge transfer activities.
• Analyze system performance trends and identify reliability improvement opportunities.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA), CAPA implementation, and failure investigations.
• Develop predictive maintenance strategies based on equipment criticality and historical performance.
• Support Lean Manufacturing, TPM, and Operational Excellence initiatives.
• Serve as SME for one or more utility systems such as: HVAC Purified Water Compressed Air Building Automation Systems (BAS) Energy Management Systems (EMS) Electrical Distribution.
• Monitor KPIs and establish action plans when system performance deviates from targets.
• Ensure systems remain inspection-ready and compliant with GMP requirements.
• Lead small to medium capital projects and facility modifications.
• Review engineering designs, P&IDs, technical specifications, and contractor proposals.
• Manage contractor performance, safety compliance, work permits, and execution quality.
• Participate in commissioning, qualification, and validation activities.
• Lead Change Controls, Risk Assessments, FMEA, and HAZOP studies.
• Support internal and external audits as Facilities SME.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, EHS, OSHA, local regulations, and corporate standards.
• Drive closure of audit observations and quality actions.
• Lead planning and execution of preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Review and optimize PM strategies within SAP.
• Analyze maintenance data and generate reliability reports.
• Mentor technicians on SAP work order management, documentation, and spare parts control.

WHO YOU ARE

• HS diploma or Technical Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electromechanical, Industrial Maintenance, or related field (required).
• 5 or more years of experience in pharma and/or medical devices industry under ISO , FDA or similar quality systems or regulations.
• Proven experience supporting critical utility systems.
• Demonstrated experience leading troubleshooting efforts and technical projects.
• Experience managing contractors and multiple stakeholders.
• Experience supporting audits, inspections, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Experience using SAP PM, CMMS, BAS, EMS, and industrial automation systems.
• Advanced knowledge of HVAC systems.
• Advanced electrical troubleshooting.
• BAS/EMS administration and optimization.
• Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM).
• Predictive maintenance technologies.

At Bayer we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion. We aim to create an environment in which everybody can feel authentic, respected and equally valued. Every day we strive to reflect our values through our unique capabilities, self-experiences, and aspirations. We intentionally seek diversity, to enable our people to bring their fullest potential out and encourage others to likewise do so. Our company wins when we leverage our capabilities to lead the cultural transformation in our business, positively impacting society.

Candidates who meet the requirements based on the job profile will be considered for employment regardless of physical disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and will not be at a disadvantage if unemployed.

Application Period:

10/16/2026 - 10/23/2026

Reference Code:

892998

Division:

Pharmaceuticals

Location:

Costa Rica : Heredia : Heredia

Functional Area:

Engineering & Technology

Work Time:

Full time

Employment Type:

Regular

Contact Us

Address

Alajuela, Costa Rica