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WuXi AppTec

Global contract research, development, manufacturing organization

Technicien Maintenance Utilities & Métrologie

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSwitzerlandNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of maintenance experience in a pharmaceutical, biotechnological, or technically demanding industrial environment.
  • A CFC qualification as a mechanic-electrician, electrician, or mechanic, or equivalent technical training.
  • Strong knowledge of purified-water production and distribution, compressed air, industrial steam, HVAC, process-air treatment, mechanics, regulation, and electricity.
  • Understanding of the interactions between utilities, instrumentation, and production processes.
  • Mastery of French; technical English knowledge is desirable.
  • Good command of MS Office and computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).

Responsibilities

  • Maintain the site's technical installations, including boilers, purified-water treatment, industrial steam, compressed air, HVAC, electricity, and generators.
  • Ensure the availability and reliability of critical utilities needed for production equipment, including spray-drying installations.
  • Plan and perform preventive and corrective maintenance with affected departments.
  • Diagnose technical issues and complete repairs in a timely manner to minimize production downtime.
  • Provide technical support for production equipment, particularly spray-drying systems.
  • Contribute to root-cause failure analyses and implement corrective and preventive actions.
  • Propose and implement technical improvements to increase the robustness, performance, and availability of production equipment.
  • Perform or support calibration, verification, and maintenance of measuring instruments, including pressure, temperature, flow, humidity, balances, and process sensors.
  • Help manage the instrument inventory in collaboration with the metrology team.
  • Maintain traceable maintenance and metrology documentation in accordance with GMP requirements.
  • Participate in the installation, commissioning, and qualification of new technical equipment.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams on installation improvement or modification projects.
  • Participate in reliability and continuous-improvement activities for utility systems, metrology, and process equipment.
  • Write, update, and apply maintenance and metrology procedures when applicable.
  • Report interventions in the computerized maintenance management system within required timeframes.
  • Participate in coding equipment and spare parts.
  • Apply and enforce GMP, EHS, and internal procedural requirements during all activities.
  • Supervise external contractors during technical interventions.
  • Keep technical areas clean, organized, and compliant with quality standards.
  • Communicate with internal partners about interventions and action plans.
  • Work closely with production to anticipate technical needs and prevent unplanned downtime.
  • Participate in the department's on-call rotation.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with instrumentation, metrology, or calibration.
  • Authorization under OIBT Article 13 or Article 15.
  • Experience with thermal process equipment or spray-drying equipment.
  • Technical English knowledge.

About the Company

WuXi AppTec

Global contract research, development, manufacturing organization

WuXi AppTec provides an open-access, global platform that offers contract research, development, and manufacturing services (CRDMO) for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries. Its services cover the full product lifecycle—from discovery and preclinical work to clinical and commercial manufacturing—delivered through a wide range of lab, testing, process development, and manufacturing capabilities that clients can access as needed. The company distinguishes itself by combining broad geographic reach with a comprehensive, end-to-end service portfolio and strategic acquisitions to support projects worldwide. Its goal is to help innovators bring new medicines and healthcare products to market faster and with high quality.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Huangpu, China
Founded
2000

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